Defra Network eTendering Portal · Awarded contract

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Provision of Pilot Drone Surveys of Beach Locations in Belize for AI Environmental Monitoring

Awarded 01 Feb 2023

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Awarded01 Feb 2023

Value£20,711.00

SupplierCoastal Zone Management Authority and Institute

AgencyDefra Network eTendering Portal

RegionUnited Kingdom

CategoryResearch & Development

Ended 2y 9mo ago12mo term

Awarded 1 Feb 2023Expired 31 Jan 2024

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Defra Network eTendering Portal awarded a contract to Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute for the provision of pilot surveys using Remote Piloted Aircraft (RPA) of beach locations in Belize.

The contract supports the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP), a bilateral aid programme under the Blue Planet Fund, specifically the cross-country Artificial Intelligence (AI) Environmental Monitoring work package led by Cefas.

The work involves gathering high-resolution RPA imagery of coastal and beach environments in Belize at a quality sufficient to clearly identify a cigarette butt in raw imagery, to support the development of an end-to-end machine learning solution for monitoring, analysing, and reporting marine litter.

The contract value is £20,711.

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