13 months of daily aerial detection in San Francisco's Bayview-Hunters Point. Watch what happens when a city can finally see its own problem — and what happens when it stops looking.
Aerial survey revealed the true scale of illegal dumping — far more than complaint-driven 311 data showed.
Continuous daily reporting drove a 96% reduction. Consistent detection and automated 311 reporting eliminated nearly every site.
Daily aerial detection combined with automated 311 reporting steadily decreases the amount of waste on the streets and sidewalks. The data is clear: consistent reporting drives consistent cleanup.
The 311 complaint system serves neighborhoods that complain the most — not neighborhoods that need the most service. Bayview-Hunters Point had 118 active dumpsites that the city's own data couldn't see. Aerial detection doesn't depend on who calls. It sees everything, everywhere, every day. That's what equity looks like in data form.