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groundbreaking pilot program to monitor and manage coastal waste in Patagonia using satellite imagery and artificial intelligence. The initiative, launched as part of SalmonChile’s open innovation challenge <i>Observatorio de Playas</i>, aims to enhance coastal surveillance and optimize cleanup operations.</p><p>Through field visits, data calibration, and satellite analysis provided Eyesea, Paz Recycling, SalmonChile, and sustainability consultancy Këtrawa validated a system that detects and tracks waste accumulation in Chile’s fjords and beaches. Implemented in key areas of the Los Lagos and Aysén regions, the pilot trained local teams to use the Eyesea pollution reporting platform for real-time data collection, georeferencing, and waste categorization.</p><p>Eyesea’a CTO, Marius Suteu, said “A critical part of recovering coastal pollution from remote areas is balancing effort with effectiveness. This project has shown we can identify pollution concentrations over enormous areas using satellite image spectrometry. As a result, our partners and local communities can better organize clean-up work.”</p><blockquote><p>The project utilized satellite spectrometry from Eyesea’s partner, Grundo.io, to establish contamination baselines, calibrating remote sensing data with on-the-ground findings. 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