Using UAV technology and data processing to address issues in waste management and environmental protection

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项目编号	NE/P01299X/1
	Using UAV technology and data processing to address issues in waste management and environmental protection
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主持机构	SRUC
项目开始年	2016
	2016-10-31
项目结束日期	2017-04-30
资助机构	UK-NERC
项目类别	Fellowship
国家	英国
语种	英语
英文摘要	Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV or drones) are now becoming a much more common sight, especially when the footage from these aircraft are shown on the media when environmental emergencies occur, such as the flooding that occurred throughout much of the UK in 2015-2016. The perspective they can give can be quite stunning due to the birds eye view, however rather than just using them to report on events as they occur or simply record them, they can also be used to identify where these problems may occur, enabling environmental agencies take pre-emptive action to reduce the likelihood of flooding in the first place. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is already trialling the use of drones for this kind of pre-emptive action, however drones produce very large quantities of imagery and trying to inspect and process all of this manually is a very time consuming task. It requires automation of both the processing and analysis of the imagery, so that areas identified as a risk can be flagged up for more detailed analysis both of the aerial imagery and on the ground. The use of drones is also not just limited to flood risk as SEPA is responsible for ensuring the health of the environment in general. This includes areas such as tackling the rise of invasive non-native species that reduce biodiversity and can be a hazard to human health. Waste crime is also another key area, especially in the protection of fresh water rivers and streams as these can be polluted by the dumping of rubbish, or company's illegally storing hazardous waste. Imagery from drones can be used to investigate these kinds of waste crimes, allowing the gathering of evidence and prosecution of the offenders to occur, protecting the environment for future generations.
来源学科分类	Natural Environment Research
文献类型	项目
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/86372
专题	环境与发展全球科技态势
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	[unavailable].Using UAV technology and data processing to address issues in waste management and environmental protection.2016.