Airborne Hyperspectral Imaging System

  • Magazine Article
  • TBMG-14081
Published July 01, 2012 by Tech Briefs Media Group in United States
Language:
  • English

A document discusses a hyperspectral imaging instrument package designed to be carried aboard a helicopter. It was developed to map the depths of Greenland’s supraglacial lakes. The instrument is capable of telescoping to twice its original length, allowing it to be retracted with the door closed during takeoff and landing, and manually extended in mid-flight. While extended, the instrument platform provides the attached hyperspectral imager a nadir-centered and unobstructed view of the ground.