BCAL and Idaho National Lab (INL site) are collaborating on developing hyperspectral sensing capabilities on small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Until now, the focus has been to improve the calibration and registration of the UAV-based sensor data and test the radiometric quality of the hyperspectral sensor. Hyperspectral information from the UAV is currently being used to study plant health. Some preliminary results have recently been published.
[notice title=”Related Publication” color=”grey”]INL’s unmanned aircraft survey the landscape with a focus on the environment. INL News (online)[/notice]