High-tech pigeons on patrol…


It is often said that pigeons are the rats of the air. In London they now say: pigeons, the rescuers of the air. An unusual project is intended to draw attention to the extreme air pollution in the metropolis.

It is often said that pigeons are the rats of the air. In London they now say: pigeons, the rescuers of the air. An unusual project is intended to draw attention to the extreme air pollution in the metropolis.

The Pigeon Air Patrol (in English: pigeon air patrol) collects all the necessary data, which is then provided with a location and sent to Plume Labs and published. A map shows in which neighborhood the air is okay and where not.

The Pigeon Air Patrol (in English: pigeon air patrol) collects all the necessary data, which is then provided with a location and sent to Plume Labs and published. A map shows in which neighborhood the air is okay and where not.

The Pigeon Air Patrol (in English: pigeon air patrol) collects all the necessary data, which is then provided with a location and sent to Plume Labs and published. A map shows in which neighborhood the air is okay and where not. “The Pigeon Air Patrol (in English: pigeon air patrol) collects all the necessary data, which is then provided with a location and sent to Plume Labs and published. A map shows in which neighborhood the air is okay and where not.The Pigeon Air Patrol (in English: pigeon air patrol) collects all the necessary data, which is then provided with a location and sent to Plume Labs and published. A map shows in which neighborhood the air is okay and where not.

In London, around 9,500 people die every year from the effects of polluted air. The eight million metropolis is growing and growing – In London, around 9,500 people die every year from the effects of polluted air. The eight million metropolis is growing and growing

In London, around 9,500 people die every year from the effects of polluted air. The eight million metropolis is growing and growing

To ensure that the experiment is not forgotten after a short time, the Pigeon Patrol website is already looking for human successors for a beta version of the sensor. Hobby athletes such as runners, cyclists or skaters should then continue the job of the pigeon patrol as a test. "This is a health and environmental scandal for people - and pigeons," said Duquesnoy. "We make the invisible visible."

To ensure that the experiment is not forgotten after a short time, the Pigeon Patrol website is already looking for human successors for a beta version of the sensor. Hobby athletes such as runners, cyclists or skaters should then continue the job of the pigeon patrol as a test. "This is a health and environmental scandal for people - and pigeons," said Duquesnoy. "We make the invisible visible."

In the Baden-Württemberg state capital, the limit of 50 micrograms per cubic meter is exceeded particularly often because the city is located in a valley basin. In the statistics of the Federal Environment Agency, Stuttgart has been the capital of bad air for years.

In the Baden-Württemberg state capital, the limit of 50 micrograms per cubic meter is exceeded particularly often because the city is located in a valley basin. In the statistics of the Federal Environment Agency, Stuttgart has been the capital of bad air for years.

 

In the Baden-Württemberg state capital, the limit of 50 micrograms per cubic meter is exceeded particularly often because the city is located in a valley basin. In the statistics of the Federal Environment Agency, Stuttgart has been the capital of bad air for years.


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