對世界上許多城市來說，鴿子和污染問題都是常見的危害，但倫敦的一群工程師卻希望能利用鴿子來幫助解決空氣污染問題。一家科技公司透露稱，他們在十隻鴿子背上綁上了污染監測器，在未來三天監測倫敦空氣污染情況。當地時間週一，鴿友布萊恩·伍德豪斯從布裡克巷的屋頂放飛了這群被稱為"空中巡邏鴿"的鴿子。此後三天，倫敦市民可以通過在推特上發佈自己的位置並@PigeonAir來瞭解該地即時更新的污染情況。名為可哥、朱利斯和諾伯特的三隻鴿子收集的資料被用來即時回復市民消息，告知市民所在地的污染水準。隨著鴿子飛行軌跡改變，生成的即時地圖亦不斷更新，詳細顯示了倫敦各地區的污染水準。空氣污染並沒什麼吸引力，人們也不去關注它，樂必揚創意總監皮埃爾·迪凱努瓦說道。這個想法最初是他提出的。因此我們的核心想法是讓人們更容易得悉空氣污染情況，讓空氣污染與人們更加切身相關。把資料同新奇的宣傳結合在一起能夠增加人們對嚴重環境衛生問題的關注度。空中巡邏鴿就是一個很好的例子。
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Pigeons and pollution are both common blights in cities around the world, but a group of engineers in London are hoping the birds can help them tackle problems with air quality.
A technology company has revealed it is strapping pollution-monitoring backpacks onto ten pigeons in London to monitor air pollution over the next three days.
On Monday, the flock, nicknamed the Pigeon Air Patrol, were set loose from a rooftop in Brick Lane by pigeon fancier, Brian Woodhouse.
For three days, Londoners will be able to get live updates of the pollution where they are by tweeting their location to @PigeonAir.
Data from three of the pigeons, called Coco, Julius and Norbert, will then be used to instantly reply, telling them about the level of pollution in their area.
A live map is also being updated as the pigeons fly around, detailing the levels of pollution in different areas of the capital.
Air pollution isn't sexy and people don't engage with it,' said Pierre Duquesnoy, creative director at DigitasLBi, who had the original idea.
So the heart of our idea was to make air pollution more accessible and relevant to people.
The Pigeon Air Patrol is a perfect example of how data combined with creative storytelling can raise awareness of a serious health and environmental issue.
之所以這樣說，是因為它們會為鴿子們提供一個這樣的背包，在背上之後，鴿子在飛翔的時候就能夠檢測空氣中的二氧化氮濃度及臭氧污染物了。乍一看，還覺得鴿子變得挺帥的，有一種未來戰士的即視感。
並且，你完全不用擔心這種“背包”會給鴿子帶來多少負擔，因為它總共只有 25 克的重量。而開發這一產品實驗室的首席執行官 Romain Lacombe 則認為：這是一件對生活有著積極作用的事情，並且將能夠為我們提供最根本的幫助！