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BCM214 Digital Artefact Report

Can technological developments protect and restore the natural environment?

The Multi-functional environmental drone

Video Production

Visual aspects

This video is made from AI software (Midjourney). A total of three pictures are edited and progressive, and the diversity of materials is more able to attract the audience. What caught my eye was the product I created, a multi-functional environmental drone. It turns from a drone into a butterfly flying into a dilapidated building, which represents the flexibility of the drone and the implication that with the development and progress of technology, the environment has been greatly damaged. Then, the butterfly flies into the deep sea and sees that the ocean world is also destroyed, which also means that my product can fly above and enter the sea below. Then the picture is cut to two athletes riding, and the drone is transformed into a camera, which also means that the picture of the drone can also be connected with casual smart products such as mobile phones. Then detect the contents of the environment.

The role of music

The choice of light music is in line with the operation process of this product. The destruction of the environment should be a very serious and stressful atmosphere, but the function of multi-functional environmental protection UAV is to detect the degree of environmental damage and repair the damage in the environment, so the choice of light music is cheerful. The voiceover is used to explain the purpose of the entire video and what the product does.

Fast-paced story telling

In just 30 seconds, I need to show the quality and effect of the product in the picture, and at the same time, I need to use a lot of words to explain the role of each picture and the purpose of the material in the video. Moreover, it is also necessary to clearly point out the direction of the SDGS, ecological protection and ecological restoration, quickly attract the audience’s attention and express the main idea of the video.

Contextual Significance

The multi-functional environmental UAV is a high-tech product combining advanced sensing technology with automated restoration technology and digital, specially designed for environmental monitoring and restoration. With the progress and development of science and technology, people’s living standards are getting higher and higher, but the associated consequence is that the natural ecological environment has been greatly damaged. In recent years, the urbanization and agricultural expansion implemented by the Australian government have caused a huge impact on the natural environment. A large number of land exploitation and changes have destroyed the original ecological environment. The over-exploitation of the land is turned into high-rise buildings in the hands of property owners or into farmland that can be cultivated for profit and finally causes land erosion and degradation as well as water pollution and depletion and a series of damage.

However, the emergence of multi-functional environmentally friendly drones will change that. Its role is in line with Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG14) and Sustainable Development Goal 15 (SDG15). It has an important social, technological and industrial impact and will drive social change and development to achieve a sustainable future.（Australia Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade，2024）

Social Domain

The emergence of multifunctional drones has made people realize that technological progress has caused extremely serious damage to the natural environment. So now there is an opportunity to use the power of technology to monitor and repair the damaged environment. Do you have this awareness? A study found that over 70% of Australians hope to live an environmentally friendly life and believe that it is very important for humanity. More than 55% of people believe that the use of renewable energy can improve the human living environment and achieve the concept of environmentally friendly living.This study clearly shows Australians’ awareness of the concept of environmental protection and their desire for a sustainable life. They are deeply aware of the disasters caused by environmental damage to nature, so the multi-functional environmental drone can change this situation and improve the damaged environment through this information.

The use of social media

The research shows that social media software can quickly let people know the information of environmental pollution in different regions or various sudden situations, directly improve the public’s awareness of environmental protection, and provide a platform for environmental protection and environmentalists all over the world to share their own information or environmental protection organizations on it. So that everyone’s efforts can get a faster response and spread. It can also be used as an educational tool so that people who do not know how to protect the environment can also learn environmental protection tips in life at home, and make their own contribution to the cause of environmental protection. The most important thing is that social media is deeply loved by the public and has played a great role in mobilizing people’s behavior and thoughts, so that more people can join the ranks of environmental protection.（Dosemagen，2016）

The multi-functional environmental drone promotes social impact by encouraging the publicity of environmentalism and the spread of social media, so that every person who cares for the natural ecological environment and does not know about environmentalism can invest in the correct thinking and behavior of environmental protection, so that everyone forms a common responsibility for SDG14 and SDG15.（Department of Climate Change，Energy，the Environment and Water，2022）

realm of science and technology

The use of multi-functional environmental drones draws on some existing environmental digital tools, and in this regard, I have to mention my very proud country, China. China’s technology level is in a leading position in the world, and the brand that Chinese people are proud of is Xiaomi. In addition to Xiaomi’s highly cost-effective smartphones, the most remarkable thing is its independent Xiaomi ecosystem. There are many novel products under this ecosystem, such as the robot vacuum cleaner in the Mijia series. Find the S10 Plus. As is shown in the picture.（Xiaomi，n.d.）

Theoretical support and practical operation

It not only has a simple sweeping system, but also has sophisticated sensors, video monitoring functions and even a simple artificial intelligence operating system. When I want to use it, I only need to shout its name to it and then order instructions to work. The most satisfying thing is that it can download the corresponding application through the mobile phone. You can even use this sweeping robot to build a map of the area you want to clean, and then a 3D map will be displayed on the application of the phone, and then you can determine the location of its cleaning according to your mark, which is an important combination of technology and environmental protection machines. It is also a practical support for the concept of environmental protection drones.

The social media community of the multi-functional environmental drone is a typical example of being used for social good. It uses the openness and communication of social media to promote the spirit of environmentalism and gain the echo of fellow environmentalists, so that those who would not otherwise pay attention to the seriousness of environmental damage. And the possibility of using modern technology to do practical support for the sustainable development goals of multi-functional environmental drones.

Industrial sector

Multi-functional environmental protection UAV plays a very important role in the practice of sustainable development. The first is the monitoring of the environment, the sensor system of the multi-functional environmental protection UAV can feel the content of PM2.5 in the air, the degree of water pollution and even the change of soil softness and humidity can be accurately communicated. After that, these data will be transmitted to the user’s casual devices, such as mobile phones or special instruments, in the fastest time to provide accurate data reference. Finally, the multi-functional environmental protection UAV is equipped with repair devices, which can carry out automatic repair, such as air purification system or soil remediation system and water purification system. Even in the event of an emergency, it can immediately connect to the corresponding environmental protection bureau and the police system, so that they receive the emergency notice at the first time to avoid natural and man-made disasters.

conclusion

The multi-functional environmental UAV has made a great response to the society’s protection of the natural ecological environment and the promotion of sustainable development goals, combined with modern science and technology to monitor and repair the natural ecological environment, and made practical technical support for the goal of sustainable development, and then carried out practical publicity through social media. Environmental data and processes are then made publicly available online to ensure that it promotes social awareness and enhances environmental protection and the achievement of sustainable development goals. It has laid the foundation for a wide range of application prospects for multi-functional environmental protection drones in various industries in the future, and promoted the change of green ecological environmental protection and healthy living environment.

Reference list：

1，Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. (2024). Principle 6: Promote improved environmental outcomes. [online] Available at: https://www.dfat.gov.au/aid/topics/aid-risk-management/environmental-protection/Pages/principle-6-promote-improved-environmental-outcomes.


2，Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (2022). Adapting Australia’s unique environment to climate change – DCCEEW. [online] Dcceew.gov.au. Available at: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/climate-change/policy/environment.


3，Dosemagen, shannon (2016). Can social media help to save the environment? [online] World Economic Forum. Available at: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/04/can-social-media-help-to-save-the-environment/.
4，voice, E. (2021). Majority of Aussies keen to live more sustainably : EcoVoice – Environment News Australia. [online] http://www.ecovoice.com.au. Available at: https://www.ecovoice.com.au/majority-of-aussies-keen-to-live-more-sustainably/.


5，Xiaomi. (n.d.). Xiaomi Global Home. [online] Available at: https://www.mi.com/global/support/faq/details/KA-07584/ [Accessed 31 May 2024].

BCM214 individual summary of my group presentation Pitch

Our division of labor for this speech is very clear. I have listed twelve sub-points, mainly to lay the foundation and provide accurate theoretical support for our topic of food waste. The part I am responsible for is the food standard, the summary of target customers, the needs of special groups and the similar examples and methods of using the app. I googled a lot of examples and references and put them in our group documentation. After the clear division of labor, I integrated the materials and wrote a speech at the same time. During the speech process, I thought our group’s theoretical knowledge and data support were perfect, which was very good in this link. After that, I took on the task of group activity for the speech. We are thinking about the content of group activities, and we have been thinking for a long time about what would be the best combination of games and interactivity. So I made use of a small Chinese program called I Have you have not, and adapted some elements of it to create the first activity of our group activity. I searched the Internet for some common food waste processes and videos, and then played them to everyone one by one, and asked them whether they had done such things while watching, hoping that everyone would realize that food waste is completely happening around us. But I admit there’s a lot I can do to improve. For example, I should regroup people before the game starts, and then start scoring points for each group, adding one point if you’ve done one of the things, and the person with the fewest points wins. At the same time, prepare some small gifts to arouse everyone’s enthusiasm, which will make our first group activity more interesting and energetic.

Summariz：

Generally speaking, this speech did not meet the expectations in my heart, and there are still many areas for improvement. Especially after watching the speeches of other groups, I summed up several questions. First, our content of the topic is not perfect enough, and the technical requirements for the extension of the topic and practical operation are not in line with reality. Second, I did not master the rhythm of the speech very well. I still want to learn from my two team members here. After all, my English is not that good, so their support and help for me are very good. Third, the arrangement of group activities was not as vivid as that of other groups, because I was in charge of the first part of the group activities. Perhaps due to communication problems, the group activities arranged in the follow-up preparation did not observe the group activities I designed, so the following group activities were not so well connected. This also fully shows that our cooperation is not so compatible, but in general, we still show our theme and the central idea of expression to everyone. I hope to get the teacher’s understanding and hope to perform more perfectly in the next activity.

The group work link：https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D8Dg9n-9TPrKF-A_KqLJJygJv7qCe4QV8G77RJ7weLw/edit