Specim Spectral Imaging has signed a contract with German research centre Forschungszentrum Julich for the development of two hyperspectral imagers, for use in small aircraft and vegetation research.
The HyPlant project's first target is to develop a new-generation push-broom hyperspectral imager capable of collecting seamless VNIR and SWIR data from 380 to 2500nm in a single compact instrument.
Being lightweight and small in size will enable it to be used as a field instrument and installed in various robotic systems and small aircraft.
Another of the project's aims is to develop a hyperspectral imager specifically for monitoring sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence emitted by vegetation.
Forschungszentrum Julich will exploit the new hyperspectral imagers in their large-scale research projects, which investigate the role of terrestrial vegetation in the global carbon cycle.
