Hi,
Interested to see if there would be interest for a low cost hyperspectral imager (N bands) lightweight sub 300gr with a spatial resolution of 2-8 Mpixel per spectral band.
Projected unit cost would be $12,000 or less. We estimate to be able to produce 10 bands with a relatively narrow band at 20-50nm per spectral band.
Thanks
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Well why do you think there is a need for hyperspectral sensor ? Why are there already some at the market available ? I have a feeling you are trying to compare apples and pears. After my 3 years research on airborne hyperspectral imagery with those expensive sensors I think I can better understand now why it is needed. My application was aerial archaeology and although we did have only RGB and AIS data of the same flight available (so no multispectral to compare), I believe hyperspectral sensors and their special image analysis algorithms can provide better results. Imagine a GSD of 1m and 1cm but in a spectral way. You just see a much better results at the end. It all depends on what you are looking for but generally hypespectral narrow band sensor provides much more detailed information of any object. Similarly building a spectral signature from multispectral and hyperspectral data of the same object with the same defined spectral limits would bring vast difference. If you can build a cheap hyperspectral sensor, say 400-1000nm, 100bands, max 1kg weight including storage device, and do not ruin yourself in doing so, let me know.
Our company would definitely be interested. We're looking for a light payload to work with a Phoenix lidar scanner.
We would certainly be interested in a camera like that. We need a camera to break into the hyperspectral realm, but it is too pricey at the moment, when we aren't sure what products we'll be able to produce for clients. The multispectral camera's are too confined. Good if you are only looking for one thing, but we aren't sure what we're looking for yet. So yes, this sounds like a very interesting camera.
Hi RaptorUAS,
Even though I think 12k$ is far too much to be attractive, I am pretty sure there is interest in such products - even with less than 10 bands. So please keep us updated about the development!
Best regards,
Thorsten
Hi, sounds interesting, what kind of spectral range does the camera have?
Best wishes,
Sol
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