Behind the Scenes: How the Map Layer Editor Works

Introducing Map Layer Editor

We've added a new way to work with your maps on Lupain.AI — the Layer Editor. Before this update, organizations could only upload data using shapefiles. That approach worked well for complete datasets, but it made small edits or quick additions harder to do. With the new Layer Editor, you can now create and edit map layers directly from your browser. It supports drawing polygons, lines, and points, and lets you add custom properties to each feature. Building this tool took careful work t

Expanding the Power Outages Map: Now Covering VECO Service Areas

Power interruptions aren’t just a Metro Manila issue - they're a shared experience for communities across the country. From sudden brownouts to scheduled maintenance, understanding when and where these happen helps everyone prepare better. We’re excited to announce that the Power Outages Map now includes data from the Visayan Electric Company (VECO) — expanding coverage to one of the largest electricity distributors in the Visayas region. This integration brings us one step closer to a truly n

The Interactive LGU Directory

Finding up-to-date and accessible contact information for a specific municipality or city in the Philippines can be a challenge. Information is often scattered across different government websites, outdated PDF files, or not easily searchable. What most people need is a simple, central, and visual way to find this information: to see the geography and get the contact details in one place. At Lupain.AI, we built the Philippine LGU Contact Map to organize this public data into a single, interact

How we built MERALCO Brownout Map for the Philippines

Power interruptions are part of daily life for many Filipinos — from scheduled maintenance to sudden brownouts caused by weather or system issues. What most of us want to know is how often these outages happen in our area, and which places are most affected. At Lupain.AI, we built the Power Outages Map so people can easily see and understand how power interruptions affect their communities. Using data sourced from Electrical Distributors (EDs) covering 2024 to 2025, we built an interactive map