More Operators Worldwide Are Using SnifferDRONE to Find Lost Methane Revenue.

In July (2026), Sniffer Robotics performed methane emissions studies in five countries across three continents, demonstrating both the global reach and expanding versatility of its advanced drone-based methane detection.

SnifferDRONE systems were deployed in Spain, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, and the United States, supporting methane inspections at a diverse range of facilities and applications. These projects included solid waste landfills, anaerobic digesters, biogas facilities, renewable natural gas operations, and other methane-producing infrastructure.

This milestone represents more than international growth. It demonstrates how Sniffer Robotics is helping operators across the global waste, biogas, and renewable energy industries detect, understand, and reduce methane emissions using consistent, high-resolution data.

Pictured above: Interpolated Map view of a covered lagoon in SnifferVIEW (our customized ArcGIS software built in ESRi). Users can click on every datapoint to see a geotagged photograph and leak data.

One Methane Detection Platform, Multiple Applications

Methane emissions can occur throughout the waste and renewable energy sectors. At landfills, fugitive methane may escape through the final or intermediate cover, around gas wells, near collection system components, along geomembranes, or across active disposal areas.

At anaerobic digesters and biogas facilities, methane leaks may occur around tanks, covered lagoons, valves, flanges, pumps, piping connections, pressure-relief devices, gas treatment equipment, and other components on the positive-pressure side of the system.

The portable and adaptable SnifferDRONE™ platform allows trained operators to conduct methane emissions studies across these different environments using a common technology and data-analysis process.

Applications include:

• Landfill methane emissions studies

• Landfill surface emissions monitoring

• Anaerobic digester methane leak detection

• Covered lagoon digester inspections

• Biogas plant methane inspections

• Renewable natural gas facility monitoring

• Landfill gas collection and control system evaluations

• Fugitive methane emissions detection

• Methane leak identification and mapping

• Methane emissions quantification

• Greenhouse gas reduction studies

• Odor investigation and source identification

By supporting such a wide range of applications, Sniffer Robotics gives facility owners, operators, consultants, and engineers a better understanding of where methane is escaping and where corrective action may have the greatest impact.

Expanding Through the Methane Analysis Partner Program

A key driver of this global expansion is Sniffer Robotics’ Methane Analysis Partner Program (MAPP).

MAPP enables qualified environmental consultants, engineering firms, drone service providers, and emissions specialists to deliver advanced methane detection services within their regional markets. Partners receive access to Sniffer Robotics technology, training, technical support, standardized operating procedures, and advanced data analysis through the SnifferVIEW™ GIS platform.

The user-friendly design of the SnifferDRONE™ Gen2 makes it easier for trained partners to deploy the technology efficiently across multiple applications. This scalable model combines Sniffer Robotics’ methane detection platform with the local expertise, language capabilities, regulatory knowledge, and customer relationships of regional service providers.

As the MAPP network grows, more landfill, anaerobic digestion, biogas, and RNG operators can gain access to high-resolution methane emissions data without relying on a field team traveling from another state, country, or continent.

Advanced Landfill Methane Monitoring

Landfills remain one of the prominent applications for drone-based methane detection. Methane generated by decomposing organic waste can migrate through the landfill cover or escape from deficiencies in the landfill gas collection and control system.

A SnifferDRONE methane emissions studies can help landfill operators:

• Identify fugitive surface methane emissions

• Evaluate landfill gas collection system performance

• Locate areas of inadequate vacuum or gas capture

• Prioritize repairs and corrective actions

• Investigate odor complaints

• Evaluate steep slopes and difficult-to-walk terrain

• Inspect geomembranes and active disposal areas

• Prepare for regulatory surface emissions monitoring

• Collect higher-resolution methane data at tighter flight-path spacing

• Support landfill gas and renewable natural gas system planning

As governments continue strengthening methane regulations—including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s municipal solid waste landfill regulations, the California Air Resources Board’s Landfill Methane Regulation, and Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Landfill Methane Regulations—operators are increasingly performing voluntary emissions studies before formal compliance monitoring. These studies provide valuable insight into methane behavior, allowing facilities to identify and repair emissions proactively while maintaining greater operational flexibility. Drone-based landfill inspections can provide broader and more consistent coverage while reducing the need for personnel to traverse steep, slippery, unstable, or otherwise hazardous terrain.

Methane Detection for Anaerobic Digesters and Biogas Facilities

The same technology is increasingly being used for anaerobic digester methane inspections and biogas leak detection.

Anaerobic digestion systems intentionally produce methane-rich biogas, making leak detection essential for environmental performance, worker safety, odor management, and operational efficiency. Even relatively small leaks can represent lost renewable energy, reduced system output, and avoidable greenhouse gas emissions.

SnifferDRONE emissions studies can be used to inspect:

• Covered anaerobic lagoons

• Continuously stirred tank reactors

• Agricultural and dairy digesters

• Food-waste digestion systems

• Wastewater treatment plant digesters

• Biogas piping and conveyance systems

• Gas upgrading and treatment equipment

• Renewable natural gas processing facilities

• Valves, flanges, pumps, and mechanical connections

• Membrane seams, penetrations, and perimeter anchor trenches

By mapping methane concentrations across the facility, operators can identify emission sources that may be difficult to detect through visual inspections alone. The resulting information helps maintenance teams prioritize repairs, improve gas recovery, reduce product loss, and enhance overall digester performance.

From Methane Detection to Actionable Data

Finding methane is only part of the process. Operators also need clear, organized data that helps them understand the location, concentration, and potential significance of each emission source.

Inspection data collected by SnifferDRONE is processed through SnifferVIEW™, providing GIS-based methane mapping and reporting. Depending on the scope of the study, the results may include:

• Georeferenced methane concentration data

• Methane plume visualization

• Identification of individual leak sources

• High-resolution facility emissions maps

• Repair-priority recommendations

• Comparison of emissions over time

• Documentation for environmental and sustainability programs

• Data to support gas collection or system-design decisions

• Methane emissions quantification and forecasting

This combination of aerial methane detection and GIS-based analysis turns field measurements into useful information for facility operators, engineers, environmental managers, and sustainability teams.

Supporting Global Methane Reduction

Methane is a valuable renewable energy resource when it is captured and used effectively. When it escapes into the atmosphere, however, it becomes a powerful greenhouse gas and a source of lost revenue for landfill gas, biogas, and RNG operations.

The recent deployment of SnifferDRONE systems across Spain, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, and the United States illustrates how quickly methane-monitoring technology is expanding internationally. It also demonstrates that the need for better emissions data is not limited to one country, regulation, or industry.

From landfill surfaces and gas collection systems to anaerobic digesters, covered lagoons, and renewable natural gas plants, Sniffer Robotics is helping operators better understand methane behavior across their facilities.

Through the combination of SnifferDRONE™, SnifferVIEW™, and the Methane Analysis Partner Program, advanced methane emissions detection is becoming more scalable, accessible, and consistent around the world.

A Global Platform for a Global Methane Challenge

Five countries. Three continents. Multiple industries and applications—all within two weeks.

This milestone highlights the flexibility of SnifferDRONE and the growing international demand for accurate, efficient, and actionable methane emissions data.

As Sniffer Robotics and its MAPP partners continue to expand, more landfill, anaerobic digester, biogas, wastewater, and renewable natural gas operators will be able to identify methane leaks, improve gas recovery, optimize facility performance, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The technology may be traveling the globe, but the objective remains the same at every facility: find methane emissions, understand their impact, and provide operators with the information they need to take action.