USAF to experiment with hyperspectral imagery

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http://www.janes.com/aerospace/military/news/jdw/jdw010727_1_n.shtml

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USAF to experiment with hyperspectral imagery

By MICHAEL SIRAK, JDW Staff Reporter, Washington DC

The US Air Force (USAF) expects to begin later this year a one-year space experiment to assess the merits of using satellite hyperspectral imagery (HSI) to locate and strike enemy targets hidden by camouflage and other deceptive measures that can thwart visible sensors.

The experiment, part of the service’s Warfighter-1 programme, comprises an HSI spectrometer camera aboard Orbital Imaging Corporation’s (ORBIMAGE’s) soon-to-be launched OrbView-4 satellite and a mobile ground-processing command station, which are designed to provide near-real time HSI to theatre commanders.

During the experiment, the USAF will collect up to 500 HSI images to ascertain how well the sensor can classify targets of military interest at different viewing angles and under real-world seasonal and atmospheric variations. It will also perform terrain classification. The service also has the option of exercising two additional one-year contract options to collect additional images and perform other experiments.

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