System and method for tracking pollution

A computer program product for detecting a source of pollution, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to:

• detect a geographic position of an automated vehicle by a position sensor disposed on the automated vehicle, wherein the automated vehicle is an automated aerial vehicle;
• measure a concentration of the pollution by at least one pollution detection sensor disposed on the automated vehicle, wherein the at least one pollution detection sensor comprises a microphone, the pollution comprises noise pollution, and the microphone detects the concentration of the noise pollution;
• receive the geographic position and the concentration of the pollution via a network interface disposed at a back-end system from the automated vehicle;
• store the geographic position and the concentration of the pollution received via the network interface in a database disposed at the back-end system;
• measure a gradient of the concentration of the pollution, wherein the gradient includes a range of sounds including relatively low decibel sound and relatively high decibel sound;
• and
• control a movement of the automated vehicle based on the gradient to guide the automated vehicle toward the source of the pollution to identify to source of the pollution.

A method of detecting a source of pollution, comprising:

• detecting a geographic position of an automated aerial vehicle by a position sensor disposed on the automated aerial vehicle;
• measuring a concentration of the pollution by at least one pollution detection sensor disposed on the automated aerial vehicle, wherein the at least one pollution detection sensor comprises a microphone, the pollution comprises noise pollution, and the microphone detects the concentration of the noise pollution;
• receiving the geographic position and the concentration of the pollution via a network interface disposed at a back-end system from the automated aerial vehicle;
• storing the geographic position and the concentration of the pollution received via the network interface in a database disposed at the back-end system;
• measuring, by a processor disposed at the back-end system, a gradient of the concentration of the pollution wherein the gradient includes a range of sounds including relatively low decibel sound and relatively high decibel sound;
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• controlling, by the processor, a movement of the automated aerial vehicle based on the gradient to guide the automated aerial vehicle toward the source of the pollution to identify to source of the pollution.