Space AIoT platform company HDC Labs, led by CEO Lee Jun-hyeong, presented a case study on AI-based service innovation.
At the '2026 AI Service Trends Conference' held on April 29, HDC Labs introduced its GDX platform, describing how it has shifted golf course operations from experience-based decisions to a data-driven management system.
The conference, themed "Digital transformation and innovation completed by AI services," was organized to share real-world operating cases and key AI technology trends, centered on winners of the 2025 AI Service Awards. Working-level leaders from award-winning projects and industry executives presented service results and operating strategies.
Sessions covered AI-based golf course management, high-performance AX strategies and AI security, along with practical know-how for deploying AI services in the field. Special lectures also addressed changes in an era of AI collaboration, as well as AI service startups and success cases.
HDC Labs said GDX won the grand prize in the AI service category at i-AWARDS KOREA 2025, a domestic digital and AI awards program. The company said the platform was recognized for its innovation and completeness, including drone-based remote course inspection technology that supports digitalized course management.
The company said GDX is built around AI-based turf data inference. Using more than three years of drone and multispectral data, HDC Labs developed algorithms to quantify turf conditions and signs of disease and to forecast future conditions through time-series analysis.
HDC Labs said the approach enables proactive management rather than after-the-fact responses, helping improve turf quality and reduce operational risk.
The company said GDX is being used at operating golf courses. It has deployed the platform at major golf courses at I'Park Resort, which has 90 holes in South Korea, and is integrating and managing large-scale turf data at Seongmunan CC and Oak Valley CC to help maintain premium course quality.
"We will continue to expand the commercialization of GDX and keep setting a new standard for data-driven course management," said Park Jong-min, a managing director at HDC Labs' AIoT & Platform Lab.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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