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Detecting and monitoring artificial plastic targets with satellite imagery and UAVs
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- Title Detecting and monitoring artificial plastic targets with satellite imagery and UAVs
- Released: 11/05/2023
- Length 00:01:22
- Language English
- Footage Type Live Footage
- Copyright University of the Aegean
- Description
There is an urgent need to assess the levels of plastic pollution in the ocean, to allow for future monitoring and to determine the efficacy of any attempted remediation. As a consequence, parallel to in situ observations, there is a growing interest in detecting marine debris using remote sensing satellite and uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery.
For the second year in a row, the Marine Remote Sensing Group at the University of the Aegean ran the Plastic Litter Project (PLP), which is a calibration/validation project for detecting artificial plastic targets on the sea surface using Copernicus Sentinel satellite and UAV images. Find out more about the project here.
The project was funded through the Discovery element of ESA’s Basic Activities. It was selected through an Open Space Innovation Platform (OSIP) call for ideas on remote sensing of plastic marine litter.
Access the other Final presentations of ESA Discovery element activities videos.