There are only a handful of other researchers in the world
using hyperspectral imaging in combination with other non-destructive and micro-destructive techniques to understand how a work of art is made, Walton said.
Dr. Vijay Singh, A Texas A&M AgriLife Research assistant research scientist,
uses a hyperspectral radiometer to collect reflectance signatures from weeds.
Not exact matches
Researchers at the Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) are trialling a new way to measure bunch rot and non-grape matter by
using near infrared
hyperspectral imaging at the weighbridge.
The team of Marc Walton, research associate professor of materials science and engineering at Northwestern University,
used techniques like
hyperspectral imaging and photometric stereo, which reveals the surface shape of objects.
But when prospecting for new finds, they're more likely to
use tools such as
hyperspectral imagery, which can find electromagnetic fingerprints of objects and land features invisible to the naked eye, or light detection and ranging (LIDAR) technology, which maps subtle surface variations with extreme accuracy.
The UW and Microsoft Research team wanted to see if they could make a relatively simple and affordable
hyperspectral camera for consumer
uses.
Hyperspectral imaging is
used today in everything from satellite imaging and energy monitoring to infrastructure and food safety inspections, but the technology's high cost has historically limited its
use to industrial or commercial purposes.
The team of computer science and electrical engineers developed HyperCam, a lower - cost
hyperspectral camera that
uses both visible and invisible near - infrared light to «see» beneath surfaces and capture unseen details.
The likely development of a specialised
hyperspectral imaging tool for actual
use in the IVF clinic is several years away but Sutton - McDowall believes that there is a strong surge of interest from IVF clinics to better predict embryo development outcomes through technology.
They are currently developing a spectral library for different weeds
using the high - end
hyperspectral spectroradiometer available with Rajan.
They are also
using multispectral and
hyperspectral imagery, both useful in distinguishing several species.
Their new method is called snapshot
hyperspectral imaging (SHI), which up to now has been
used primarily in astronomy.
This could «evolve» into a full
hyperspectral capability by GOES - T
using the preplanned product improvement (P3I) track.
J. Le Marshall, «The
Use of Global AIRS
Hyperspectral Observations in Numerical Weather Prediction,» 11th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface, 87th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, January 15 - 18, 2007, available at http://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/119660.pdf.
With cross-calibrations,
hyperspectral IR measurements have been
used for quality control for other sensors (including MODIS).
HITRAN is widely
used in the remote sensing field, particularly for doing atmospheric corrections of
hyperspectral imagery.