The abundance of beach litter has been increasing globally during the last decades, and it is
an issue of global concern. A new survey strategy, based on uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV …

Plastic pollution in coastal and marine areas is an ongoing environmental concern in the
world. Despite its growing concern worldwide, there is a knowledge gap in terms of its …

This baseline reports scientific evidence of marine litter items embedded in the dune volume
at two study sites on the North Atlantic Portuguese coast. We described how stranded litter …

This work analyses the cross-shore (80 m) and long-shore (200 m) spatial and size
distribution of macro-litter on coastal dunes, employing a mapping framework based on an …

Multirotor drones can be efficiently used to monitor macro-litter in coastal and riverine
environments. Litter on beaches, dunes and riverbanks, along with floating litter on coastal …

The abundance of litter pollution in the marine environment has been increasing globally.
Remote sensing techniques are valuable tools to advance knowledge on litter abundance …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV, aka drones) are being used for mapping macro-litter in the
environment. As drone images require a manual processing task for detecting marine litter, it …

Abstract The use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS, aka drones) has shown to be feasible
to perform marine litter surveys. We operationally tested the use of multispectral images (5 …

Plastic pollution is a critical global issue. Increases in plastic consumption have triggered
increased production, which in turn has led to increased plastic disposal. In situ observation …

Unmanned aerial systems (UAS, aka drones) are being used to map macro-litter on the
environment. Sixteen qualified researchers (operators), with different expertise and …