Detection and monitoring of waste disposal in an environmental location using artificial intelligence

A computer system for monitoring and detecting waste disposal in an environmental location, comprising:

• one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising:
• receiving, by a computer, a collection of images from aerial data acquisition sources, the collection of images corresponding to the environmental location and a waste disposed in the environmental location, wherein the environmental location includes a water body;
• processing, by the computer, the collection of images to extract data comprising properties of the waste and first properties of the environmental location, the first properties of the environmental location including geographic coordinates and a temporal information associated with the environmental location;
• classifying, by the computer, the properties of the waste disposed in the environmental location according to a class;
• receiving, by the computer, additional information from external data sources, the additional information comprising second properties of the environmental location, the second properties of the environmental location including a water flow direction, a velocity, and a depth associated with the environmental location;
• determining, by the computer, a behavior of waste disposal in the environmental location over a period of time based on the classified properties of the waste disposed in the environmental location and the first and second properties of the environmental location;
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• generating, by the computer, a remediation plan according to the determined behavior of waste disposal in the environmental location.

A computer program product for monitoring and detecting waste disposal in an environmental location, comprising:

• one or more computer readable storage media, and program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to receive, by a computer, a collection of images from aerial data acquisition sources, the collection of images corresponding to the environmental location and a waste disposed in the environmental location, wherein the environmental location includes a water body;
• program instructions to process, by the computer, the collection of images to extract data comprising properties of the waste and first properties of the environmental location, the first properties of the environmental location including geographic coordinates and a temporal information associated with the environmental location;
• program instructions to classify, by the computer, the properties of the waste disposed in the environmental location according to a class;
• program instructions to receive, by the computer, additional information from external data sources, the additional information comprising second properties of the environmental location, the second properties of the environmental location including a water flow direction, a velocity, and a depth associated with the environmental location;
• program instructions to determine, by the computer, a behavior of waste disposal in the environmental location over a period of time based on the classified properties of the waste disposed in the environmental location and the first and second properties of the environmental location;
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• program instructions to generate, by the computer, a remediation plan according to the determined behavior of waste disposal in the environmental location.