Pigeons tweet on air quality

sQuashie

March 17, 2016 10:20 AM

A patrol of 10 pigeons with sensors collect data on air pollution so that they are disseminated on social networks.

In London, they do not carry messages like their cousin "travelers" but pigeons are equipped with a small electronic box which records their location and data on quality of air.

Certainly, fixed sensors are already present in the British capital, but pigeons can cover a larger area and go higher in the sky. Survey results are then processed and tweeted on the Twitter account of the "air patrol" of 10 pigeons.

According to a report on the website RT, users can send a tweet with their position and receive in response an indication of the air quality in their area.

Launched last Monday, this new operation will last a total of three days. The pigeons are not however, only tweeting, but an application for smartphones and tablets has been designed, and a website too.

The aim is to sensitize the London air quality because, according to the latest research, the pollution causes 9,400 premature deaths per year.

After pigeons, a beta testing is envisaged with 100 people (cyclists, runners, walkers) who will benefit from the same equipment.

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