“…contribute to the spread of macro and micro contaminants from resins, paints, and metals. In addition, by obstructing the canals, depending on the tides, they can represent dangerous obstacles to navigation, as well as undermining the landscape and natural integrity of Venice.”
BOATBUSTER project
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INFORDATA SISTEMI FOR
AN APP TO TRACK WRECKS AND PLAN THE REMOVAL, DISPOSAL, AND RECYCLING ACTIVITIES OF ABANDONED FIBERGLASS BOATS
Infordata Sistemi is partner in the development and supply of the BoatBuster app, which allows tracking marine wrecks and planning removal, disposal, and recycling activities.
For decades, the Venetian lagoon areas have been used as a dump for wrecks, microplastics and hazardous pollutants posing risks also to navigation.
Among the locally abandoned waste, there are “ghost boats,” wrecks of fiberglass or fiberglass-coated wooden boats that are unregistered and abandoned along the shallows, waterways, and canals of the Venice Lagoon, lying submerged or stranded for a long time in often inaccessible places. As explained by the Venetian association dedicated to freeing Venice from plastic, these boat wrecks, with their presence…
The project involves groups and associations from various areas collaborating with Infordata Sistemi, which has developed an innovative application to geolocate wrecks in order to facilitate their removal and subsequent recycling.
Map of wrecks also in 3D
The app is discussed at minute 8 of the video
The initiative has also been highlighted on the pages of “The Guardian,” considering the international significance of the project that can be of interest to all of Europe.