Identifying and remediating a gas leak

An unmanned aerial vehicle for controlling a gas leak, the unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:

• a gas leak sensor configured to detect a condition indicative of the gas leak;
• an environmental sensor configured to detect an environmental condition indicative of an environment near the gas leak;
• an ignition mechanism configured to discharge an ignition source;
• and
• a controller operatively coupled to the gas leak sensor, the environmental sensor, and the ignition mechanism, the controller configured to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a signal representing the condition of the gas leak from the gas leak sensor;
• receiving the signal representing the condition of the gas leak from the environmental sensor;
• determining, based on the condition of the gas leak and the environmental condition indicative of an environment near the gas leak, a flight plan comprising an ignition zone;
• positioning, based on the flight plan, the unmanned aerial vehicle relative to the ignition zone;
• and
• discharging the ignition source by the ignition mechanism into the gas leak to ignite the gas leak.

A method comprising:

• detecting a gas leak;
• positioning an unmanned aerial vehicle proximal to the gas leak;
• and
• discharging, by the unmanned aerial vehicle, an ignition source into the gas leak.