HySpex

HySpex in the airplane
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As part of the OpAiRS user service, IMF operates a combination of two HySpex sensors from a Norwegian producer, Norsk Elektro Optikk (NEO). The two line scan cameras, models VNIR 1600 and SWIR 320m-e, are primarily used to collect high-resolution spatial and spectral reference data when mounted on an aircraft. Because of their similar spectral ranges and comparable operating principles, the sensors are particularly suitable for simulating and validating data from Germany’s hyperspectral satellite EnMAP. Although the system was designed for use in an airplane, it is possible to operate both sensors on the ground, in the lab as well as in the field.

The following table summarizes characteristic features. A detailed description is in the Journal of large-scale research facilities (JLSRF)

Parameter

VNR 1600

SWIR 320m-e

Detector

Si CCD-Array

MCT Array

Spectral range [nm]

416-992

968-2498

Spectral channels [number]

160

256

Sampling interval [nm]

3.6

6.0

Spectral resolution [nm]

3.5 - 6.0

5.6 - 7.0

Spatial resolution pixels [number]

1600

320

Max. spatial resolution [cm]

30

70

Dynamic range [bit]

12

14

HySpex Product Guide (0,64 MB)

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Optical Airborne Remote Sensing & Calibration Homebase user service (OpAiRS) user service

Laboratory Spectroscopy

The Remote Sensing Technology Institute (IMF)

The Remote Sensing Technology Institute (IMF) is an institute of the German Aerospace Center DLR. It is located in Oberpfaffenhofen (near Munich), Berlin-Adlershof, Neustrelitz (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) as well as an office in Bremen. IMF and the German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) together comprise the Earth Observation Center EOC – a center of competence for earth observation in Germany.


HySpex Referenzpublikation bei JLSRF

HySpex Publikationen

EnMAP

Spezifikation HySpex (Fa. NEO)