Multispectral Imaging, Detection, and Active Reflectance (MiDAR)

NASA Ames developed a novel remote sensing instrument with advanced scientific capabilities for Multispectral Imaging, Detection and Active Reflectance (MiDAR). The MiDAR transmitter and receiver demonstrate a cost-effective solution for simultaneous high-frame-rate, high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) multispectral imaging, with hyperspectral potential, high-bandwidth simplex communication, and in-phase radiometric calibration. The use of computational imaging further allows for multispectral data to be fused using Structure from Motion (SfM) and fluid lensing algorithms to produce 3D multi-spectral scenes and high-resolution underwater imagery of benthic systems as part of future scientific airborne field campaigns.