Date: 16 October 2024

Investment and Equipment
The investment involves the development of an octocopter drone equipped with thermal cameras and soil sampling instruments to prevent operators from entering polluted environments. This will enable precise aerial surveys and sampling, reducing exposure to contaminants and increasing operational efficiency.

Advantages of the MARIPOSA Project

• Reduction of Time and Costs: The availability of specialized manipulators for any type of sampling allows obtaining the desired quantity (up to 8 kg) of samples within a few minutes of flight.
• Safety and Health: Flight and sampling operations, carried out via remote control, are performed in total safety in compliance with European regulations, without exposing operators to contamination risks.
• Environmental Benefits: Operations are conducted in a short time using electrical energy through rechargeable batteries.
• Collaboration and Innovation: Depending on the customer's needs and the nature of the operations, suitable equipment can be developed and implemented for each type of operation.

Future Application Areas

• Agriculture: Monitoring crops from above, sampling to check for pests and diseases, using spraying systems to deter wild animals, soil seeding, and monitoring soil temperature.
• Photogrammetry: High-definition aerial surveys for various purposes, although it is already a saturated market.
• Assessments and Risk Analysis: Damage assessment after natural disasters, support for Civil Protection, and risk analysis for site safety.
• Power Lines and Infrastructure Surveys: Monitoring of aerial and underground infrastructure.
• Thermography: Checking the efficiency of photovoltaic panels and monitoring pipelines for leak detection.
• Structural Inspections: Inspection of inaccessible areas, such as railway tunnels, for planning cleaning and remediation operations.

Conclusion
The MARIPOSA project represents a significant advancement in the management of environmental remediation and treatment operations, offering benefits in terms of efficiency, safety, cost, and environmental impact. The integration of advanced technologies, such as octocopter drones equipped with remotely controlled devices, allows for tackling operational challenges with greater precision and speed, opening new horizons for applications across various sectors.

Furthermore, we consider it a valuable opportunity to have accessed this funding channel because, first and foremost, co-financing is crucial for the entire investment to be completed. Additionally, securing funding through a public authority's call for proposals has allowed us to avoid private financing channels, with all the associated implications. This recognition gratifies us, as it signifies that CAN, together with the Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development of the Republic of Slovenia, is committed to investing in the entrepreneurial innovation capacity of the region, creating significant public benefits in areas such as health, environmental protection, and occupational safety. We are proud to receive this public acknowledgment, which adds further value to the project's realization, making it available both on the market and for public authorities if needed.

Project Implementation:
October 15, 2024

Call for Proposals:
MEASURE "1 ANS ¼ 2021-2024" Program for the development of the economic base of the Italian national community.

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