US open-skies follow-on evaluation program, multispectral hyperspectral (MSHS) sensor survey
- Northrop Grumman Corp., Bethpage, NY (United States)
The Follow-On Sensor Evaluation Program (FOSEP) has evaluated the potential benefits of hyperspectral and multispectral sensor additions to the existing sensor suite on the U.S. Open Skies aircraft and recommends a multispectral sensor for implementation in the Open Skies program. Potential enhancements to the Open Skies missions include environmental monitoring and improved treaty verification capabilities. A previous study indicated the inadequacy of the current U.S. Open Skies aircraft sensor suite, with or without modifications to existing sensors, in the performance of environmental monitoring. The most beneficial modifications identified in this previous report were multispectral modifications of the existing sensor suite. However, even with these modifications significant inadequacies for many environmental and other missions would still remain. That study concluded that enhancement of Open Skies missions could be achieved with the addition of sensors specifically designed for multispectral imagery. In this current study, we examined and compared a wide range of commercially available airborne imaging spectrometers for a host of Open Skies missions which included both environmental and military applications. A set of tables and figures were developed ensuring that the evaluated sensors matched the Open Skies parameters of interest and flight profiles. These tables provide a common basis for comparing commercially available sensor systems for their suitability to Open Skies missions. Several figures of merit were used to compare different sensors including ground sample distance (GSD), number of spectral bands, signal-to-noise ratio and exportability. This methodology was applied to potential Open Skies multispectral and hyperspectral sensors. Rankings were developed using these of figures of merit and constraints imposed by the existing and future platforms. 6 refs., 2 figs., 4 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 379516
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960613-; TRN: 96:004290-0034
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 2. international airborne remote sensing conference and exhibition, San Francisco, CA (United States), 24-27 Jun 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the second international airborne remote sensing conference and exhibition: Technology, measurement & analysis. Volume I; PB: 702 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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