Microsoft Gaia Cam

Problem

According to the World Economic Forum studies, every year more than 8 million tons of plastic waste end up in the ocean. Most of the plastic waste enters the ocean from rivers. It is estimated that just 10 river systems contribute 90% of ocean plastic.

Approach

The team followed an iterative design cycle where they first defined the problem, ideated on a solution, iterated on various functional prototypes, and evaluated their solution.

Solution

The project is an integrated system of IoT devices that use computer vision devices to collect data on plastic waste in rivers. By deploying multiple devices along rivers. The team expects to build a map of plastic flow along rivers and eventually locate pollution sources based on data analysis.

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