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Drones are helping to clean up the world's plastic pollution
Drones are convenient and efficient. They can shoot images, spray pesticides, carry small items, and survey areas whether manually or autonomously. So, how about using drones to map where plastic waste is? Since plastic waste is often washed up on the shore of beaches, discarded in remote places, or floating in the ocean, it is physically and economically difficult to identify where, what kind, and how much plastic waste exists. A newly developed way to make use of drones’ capability is to survey designated areas to locate where plastic waste is and identify the type and size of plastic waste through computer software and image recognition. Instead of humans walking around and capturing images manually, aerial surveillance does the job much more extensively, accurately, and quickly. Though this technology isn’t capable of analyzing microplastics, it does identify their source.
A lot of new technologies have become available recently, such as drones, robots, AI, and autonomous driving, which are waiting to be utilized more and better.
Enjoy reading the article and learn about this innovative way to use drones.
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/23/europe/ellipsis-drone-plastic-pollution-c2e-spc-intl/index.html
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