UAVVASTE

Using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a GPS locator and performing a flight along a given route (automatically or manually controlled), we locate abandoned waste in a given area. The extension of GPS data with a high-resolution vision system provides a highly accurate location. The observation from above and the ability to quick, unlimited movement of the UAV make the map obtained in a very short time. The designated waste location points can be transferred to a cleaning team or an autonomous robot, additionally planning their route so as to minimize cleaning time and workload... We use the DJI Mavic Air as an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle that captures the image and provides sensor data... Current algorithms need photos with annotations and the only option is to do them by a human.