Artificial Intelligence (AI) recognizes plastic waste in drone photos
A group of universities and startups in Japan have tested the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to recognize plastic waste in Drone Photos.
Find plastic waste in drone photos with AI
A group of six startups working on [mks_highlight color=”#ffff00″]artificial intelligence and drones[/mks_highlight] teamed up with the [mks_highlight color=”#ffff00″]University of the Ryukyus and Nagasaki University[/mks_highlight] to test if AI can identify plastic waste in drone photos taken on the coast of Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan on Friday.
The tests are part of a project promoted by the Nippon Foundation to address marine pollution, reports NHK World – Japan.
During the test, a drone would fly about [mks_highlight color=”#ffff00″]600 feet along the coastline at an altitude of about 60 feet[/mks_highlight]. The aerial photos were sent to[mks_highlight color=”#ffff00″]Tokyo[/mks_highlight] to be analyzed by the AI to distinguish between different types of trash such as [mks_highlight color=”#ffff00″]styrofoam, fishing buoys, plastic bottles, and driftwood[/mks_highlight]. The various types of waste would then be color-coded.
According to the team of researchers, the tests prove that AI can accurately identify various types of garbage with a level of accuracy as well as calculate the total volume of plastic that was scattered along the coastline in a short period of time.
[mks_highlight color=”#ffff00″]The drones in combination with AI can scan an area of about one square kilometer and identify plastic waste in about one hour.[/mks_highlight]According to team lead, Inoue Shosuke, combining AI and drones allows them to efficiently collect plastic waste in coastal areas and maybe recycle that garbage in the future.
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The photo above is from Jordan Simons and shows a polluted beach in Bali.
Just another day in paradise 😍 pic.twitter.com/NMlJ178uLx
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