Drones Combat Coastline Pollution: DJI Teams Up with Boat Owners

DJI is providing Lagoon with drones in order to measure plastic waste on beaches around the Caribbean. The drones will collect images for AnimaMundi’s automated processing to measure the scope of plastic waste pollution more efficiently. This data will offer evidence as to whether or not efforts to disrupt the flow of plastic into our oceans are resulting in a decrease in pollution on our coastlines.
With over 300 million tons of plastic produced each year, at least 8 million tons end up in our oceans, making up 80% of all marine debris, from surface waters to deep-sea sediment. However, there is currently no global data documenting the size, location, and evolution of the problem.
AnimaMundi has developed software that will automatically record, count, and register the presence and number of plastic bottles on our shores in real time, captured via an app using still photography and images from drones. The data is automatically uploaded, processed, and stored on the company’s servers and will be provided to those involved in ocean health projects, allowing for results-driven, measurable impact.
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