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and i will see you very soon. hello, and welcome to this big, green open space. never before have we appreciated outdoor spaces and parks like we have since lockdown. yeah, unfortunately, though, lockdown also saw an increase in something that s threatening to turn some of our green and pleasant lands into brown and unpleasant landfill, and that is the illegal dumping of rubbish. there ve been well over a million fly tipping incidents in the uk over the past year, and paul carter s been to see how ai is hoping to help us find the fly tippers. like many countries, england s seen a surge in the illegal dumping of rubbish during the pandemic. some people pull up and dispose of their waste, while others, well, they literally do it on the fly. here on the outskirts of london, a number of councils have turned to tech to combat the issue. cameras, but not as you know them. these use al to catch fly tippers. since february, over 80 smart cameras have been installed at known dum ....
say they will appeal. nato leaders meeting in madrid have declared the kremlin a direct threat to security. they also said ukraine could rely on the military alliance for as long as it takes in its fight against russia. now on bbc news, click. this week: a high tech message from ukraine. it s unusual for presidents or heads of government to use a hologram to address people. the artificial intelligence catching the rubbish dumpers in the act, including this suspicious looking chap. there i am. look at that, bang to rights. is it a film or is it a game? when you ve got a hollywood director on board, it might be both. and is it a puffin? yeah, it s definitely a puffin. yeah, it is, although nick s been distracted by a gadget. is that a wee windscreen wiper? hello and welcome to this big, green, open space. never before have we appreciated outdoor spaces and parks like we have since lockdown. unfortunately lockdown also saw an increase in something threatening to turn our g ....
in the act, including this suspicious looking chap. there i am. look at that, bang to rights. is it a film or is it a game? when you ve got a hollywood director on board, it might be both. and is it a puffin? yeah, it s definitely a puffin. yeah, it is, although nick s been distracted by a gadget. is that a wee windscreen wiper? hello and welcome to this big, green, open space. never before have we appreciated outdoor spaces and parks like we have since lockdown. unfortunately lockdown also saw an increase in something threatening to turn our green and pleasant land into brown and unpleasant landfill, the illegal dumping of rubbish. there have been well overi million fly tipping incidents in the uk over the past year and paul carter has been to see how ai is helping us find the fly tippers. like many countries, england has seen a surge in the illegal dumping of rubbish during the pandemic. some people pull up and dispose of their waste while others. well, they literally ....
the illegal dumping of rubbish. there have been well overi million fly tipping incidents in the uk over the past year and paul carter has been to see how ai is helping us find the fly tippers. like many countries, england has seen a surge in the illegal dumping of rubbish during the pandemic. some people pull up and dispose of their waste while others. well, they literally do it on the fly. here on the outskirts of london, a number of councils have turned to tech to combat the issue. cameras, but not as you know them. these use al to catch fly tippers. since february, over 80 smart cameras have been installed at known dumping hotspots across a number of councils including kingston upon thames and sutton. they re just one of the initiatives of the south london partnership s it aims to harness the internet of things or iot to rise to challenges that have risen during the pandemic and help people live better and healthier lives. so i decided to put the cameras through ....
that we ve seen behind me and you ve had that come through to your phone as an alert. yep. can i have a.? can i have a look? yes. so, we get a notification on our desktop, laptop, whatever device we ve got. so, you ll be able to see pretty much in real time almost someone dumping something? yes, 100%. oh, there i am! oh, look at that bang to rights! and it s very clear, crystal clear. so, literally, we can see the person, we actually can see what the items are on that trolley. is that important sometimes to actually be able to identify what it is that they re dumping as well? very important, because our crew really we want to know what they re going for. if it s got asbestos related, if it s got anything that is also a health and safety concern. given these cameras are operating in busy urban environments, they re often triggered over 100,000 times a day. the captured footage could just show a passing car or pedestrian. so why, then, aren t the councils getting thousa ....