Drones are opening up commercial opportunities in a range of industries, from agriculture and mining to real estate. But until now there has been little focus on conservation and environmental applications. Finnish cleantech start-up Aeromon is changing that, with a drone and software platform capable of monitoring industrial emissions from above.

The team at Aeromon has developed a sensor package, ‘BH-8’, which is designed to recognize and track a large number of gases. Equipped with this sensor package, airborne measurements can be taken via drone along with accurate GPS, AIS (automatic identification system) and environmental data.