Waste management is not a mere nicety of a civil society but a borne responsibility that has to be met. We apply the capability of modern drones by enhancing and innovating the approach to waste removal. Whether it is about making regular observations of landfill sites, our drones ensure that all threat factors are identified and reported on time so as to prevent hazards that would compromise the efficiency and environmental health of the waste management sites.

Volumetric Analysis Sanitary Landfill

• We use advanced drone photogrammetric techniques for providing elevation profiles of site which will allow monitoring erosion over time or accurately calculating the volume of fill left inside. This information can help spot issues as they emerge, fix them sooner and usually at a lower cost.

• Precision Monitoring and Management

• Sanitary landfills therefore need special attention to help them be effective operations and safe for the environment. The topographical features of these sites affording extensive elevation profiles are captured by our drones with photogrammetry technology. It provides an insight into the erosional ways and the measurement of the actual volume of fill left that is so vital in planning and management.

• Erosion Monitoring: Later on, the conditions do change, and there are erosions that may lead to the destruction of the structure of the landfill. Our drone solutions take frequent elevation profiles that are high resolution and that make it easier to monitor the changes on the floor. It could be addressed at an early stage, where it can be seen that it is less costly to sort out than when it has turned into a major problem.

• Accurate Volumetric Calculations: There are specific and concrete reasons as to why it is important to understand how much space is available in a landfill. Our drones offer accurate volumetric data so that you can gain the right information that will help you get the most out of your landfill space and increase the landfill’s useful life.

Identification of Vegetation and Emerging Leachate

• If site is capped, we can conduct regular analysis of the health of the vegetation cover, identifying areas of stressed vegetation which could be indicative of an emerging problem and for potential identification of areas where leachate is reaching the surface.

• Proactive Environmental Protection

• The vitality of the vegetation growing on the landfill site is always a clear reflector of the site’s status. The drones take pictures periodically to assess the health status of vegetation and to identify new emerging leachate that could pose threat to the environment.

• Leachate Detection: Contamination from leachate, the liquid that percolates or ‘leaches’ through the contents of a landfill can be very dangerous if it finds its way to the surface. One of the advantages of our drone is that it can detect the presence of leachate areas through analysing vegetation condition and other features of the site. First detection gives a chance to act before the environment is contaminated with hazardous substances, and before the costs of cleaning it would be tremendously high.

Thermal Heat Detection

• Drones have thermal imaging cameras. These images take high quality images that inspectors and managers can then use to detect temperature variation on a site.
• Waste management companies and landfills can use this information to predict subsurface landfill fires before they spread, adds Forester Media.

• Fire Safety and its Prevention: Subsurface fire danger is one of the biggest hazards associated with landfill sites and these fire may be very hard to contain. In our drones, we have installed thermal imaging cameras that capture temperature differences across the site and which are so vital in identifying and combating these risks.

• Early Fire Detection: Subsurface landfill fires burn out of sight and out of reach until one day the conflagration becomes an inferno that gobbles up everything in sight. The drones generate thermograms that can help determine that there are hot spots, and therefore address them before they become full-blown fires. This not only makes sites safer but also reduces the losses that are incurred financially and the impact one has on the environment.

• Comprehensive Site Analysis: Besides fire detection, thermal imaging gives many base-line indications of the health of the landfill in general. Temperature changes themselves are a signal of many problems, such as an increase in gas production, or low efficiency of the processes of decomposition of waste, which will allow you to be proactive in the management of a site.