New-Tech Europe Magazine | July 2019 | Digital Edition

FROM A SEED TO A TREE: LG HELPS REFOREST A NATIONAL PARK IN SPAIN

A few years ago, Spain suffered one of the worst wildfires in its history when a powerful blaze decimated a large part of Alto Tajo Natural Park in Guadalajara Province. The recovery effort to reforest the park would be a monumental task involving many organizations and individuals across the country. LG Spain stepped in to play its part, employing its ingenuity and advanced products to give back to nature, and help the park and the nation to heal. Last year, LG Spain kicked off its LG Smart Green project with a key objective to bring Alto Tajo Natural Park to its former glory by using technology to help in the reforestation effort. Not only do trees beautify the landscape, they constitute an entire eco-system for many species and soak up excess CO2 in the atmosphere. Since March of this year, LG has planted approximately 2 million seeds throughout the vast park, from which 1.5 million trees are expected to develop. Another 500,000 trees were planted by organizations and individuals involved in the LG Smart Green project.

with CO2 Revolution, a local startup, LG devised a plan involving a high-tech drone, an LG G8SThinQ smartphone (dubbed LG G8 Smart Green) and a LG gram laptop. The innovative process employed by LG and CO2 Revolution consisted of three steps. First, the smartphone captured information collected during the drone’s scanning flights. Next, the data and images were uploaded to the LG gram laptop which used advanced software and a specially

The reforestation effort was carried out with the help of LG technology. Working in partnership

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