SKYFILTER

Aerial Urban Sensing System

SkyFilter is a speculative flying device designed for New York City’s urban environment. It hovers over key public spaces—such as intersections, schools, and transit hubs—to monitor air quality, visualize pollution data, and engage the public through light signals or projections.

Powered by solar energy and equipped with environmental sensors, SkyFilter proposes a new way of making invisible environmental conditions visible, while raising awareness of urban health issues.

This project explores the intersection of infrastructure, environmental justice, and public space by imagining drones not as surveillance tools, but as community-serving environmental agents.