Authors : Dr. Ananya Rao, Rahul Sharma
ABSTRACT : The growing concerns over environmental pollution and public health risks from landfill sites necessitate advanced monitoring techniques. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), equipped with state-of-the-art sensors, offer a transformative approach to landfill monitoring, enabling high-resolution data acquisition, rapid assessment, and cost-effective operations. This paper explores the application of UAVs in environmental monitoring of landfill sites, emphasizing their role in detecting leachate contamination, monitoring gas emissions, mapping landfill boundaries, and assessing surface stability. The integration of UAV technology with GIS, remote sensing, and advanced analytics significantly enhances the capability to ensure regulatory compliance and maintain environmental sustainability. The study provides case examples, highlights operational advantages, addresses technical and regulatory challenges, and discusses potential future developments in UAV-based landfill monitoring.
Keywords: UAVs, landfill monitoring, environmental assessment, remote sensing, GIS, leachate detection
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