Pigeon Air Patrol

What it does

Pigeon Air Patrol is a London-based environmental initiative that deploys pigeons fitted with miniature air-quality sensor backpacks to measure nitrogen dioxide and other pollutants across the city in real time. Developed in partnership with Plume Labs and supported by Imperial College London, the project combines citizen science, wearable technology, and urban ecology to give Londoners — and visitors — an unprecedented street-level picture of the air they breathe. The project operates under a straightforward premise: pigeons already fly the same routes, parks, and streets that millions of Londoners traverse every day. By equipping a flock of ten birds with lightweight sensor harnesses —…from topbandb.com

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