gather
Ellipsis treasure hunts video and stills from around the world - from any source including drones, satellites, submarines and CCTV, and ingests them into our platform. Clients can submit their own images to Ellipsis, or one of our network of 500+ drone pilots can come to you.
stitch
Drones take several thousand images when surveying the length of a beach, river or ocean. Artificial intelligence software then blends multiple photos into a master image for our enhanced geospatial mapping.
categorise
Our software can then classify exactly what the plastic is, i.e plastic bottle, fishing net, bottle cap or toothbrush, to provide better context. We can even tailor our algorithm to uniquely detect specific plastic types (eg PVA, PET or styrofoam), particular local items (eg coffee capsules) or named brands.
identify
Using our custom machine learning, Ellipsis software can identify plastic with a 93% accuracy and 95% certainty. Our data is therefore globally comparable and scientifically robust, works in submerged water, with defected or degraded plastic, and in all terrains.
Ellipsis then provides a global heatmap of plastic waste that can be filtered and overlaid against existing data sets, and compared geographically and over time. This global-scale resource will be continually updated with new imagery from our ever-growing worldwide data library.
map
amplify
ellipsis media works with governments, corporations, academia and non-profits to produce engaging and thought-provoking content for environmental education, based on our tech data.
