Posts by tag

Waste

2 posts
View Post

An AI Software Able To Detect And Count Plastic Waste In The Ocean

It is both very clever and simple and you could use this same model for many image classification applications. FMMLs Odei Garcia-Garin et al. from the University of Barcelona have developed a deep learning-based algorithm able to detect and quantify floating garbage from aerial images. They also made a web-oriented application allowing users to identify these garbages, called floating marine macro-litter, or FMML, within images of the sea surface. Floating marine macro-litter is any persistent, manufactured, or processed solid material lost or abandoned in a marine compartment. As you most certainly know, these plastic wastes are dangerous for fish, turtles,…
View Post
Share
View Post

From Hobart, To London, To Dhaka: Using Cameras And AI To Build An Automatic Litter Detection System

It’s estimated about two million tonnes of plastics enter the oceans from rivers each year. But our waterways aren’t just conveyor belts transporting land waste to the oceans: they also capture and retain litter. Currently, the most common method for monitoring litter relies on humans conducting on-ground visual counts. This process is labour-intensive and makes it difficult to monitor many locations simultaneously or over extended periods. As part of CSIRO’s research to end plastic waste, we’ve been developing an efficient and scalable environmental monitoring system using artificial intelligence (AI). The system, which is part of a larger pilot with the…
View Post
Share