Field Survey
Field Survey

Digital cameras are used to provide imagery for research applications. Cameras are used on aircraft to collect aerial imagery for mapping and surveying, environmental monitoring, cloud observations, agriculture, geological studies, and other Earth science applications. They are also used at field sites to capture visual observations to monitor changes in land cover, vegetation, clouds, air quality, glaciers, and other phenomena.

The Analytical Spectral Device Full Range (ASD-FR) is a ground-based passive spectroradiometer made by Malvern PANalytical. It measures reflectance, transmittance, radiance, and irradiance spectra of vegetation, soils, rocks, and bodies of water. It operates across the entire solar irradiance spectrum (350-2500 nm). It has a spectral resolution of 3 nm in the visible and near-infrared (VNIR) region and 8 nm in the shortwave infrared (SWIR). ASD-FR is used for collecting ground truth data, geology research, plant physiology, ecology studies, and other atmospheric remote sensing applications.

Spectrometers are instruments used to separate and analyze the spectral components of a substance. They usually measure the electromagnetic radiation that has been reflected, absorbed, or transmitted by the physical sample. Spectrometers can operate across the ultraviolet to infrared spectrum. The most common types include optical, nuclear magnetic resonance, and mass spectrometers. They can be used on aircraft, research vessels, vehicles, and other ground-based platforms.

The Analytical Spectral Device Full Range (ASD-FR) is a ground-based passive spectroradiometer made by Malvern PANalytical. It measures reflectance, transmittance, radiance, and irradiance spectra of vegetation, soils, rocks, and bodies of water. It operates across the entire solar irradiance spectrum (350-2500 nm). It has a spectral resolution of 3 nm in the visible and near-infrared (VNIR) region and 8 nm in the shortwave infrared (SWIR). ASD-FR is used for collecting ground truth data, geology research, plant physiology, ecology studies, and other atmospheric remote sensing applications.

Digital cameras are used to provide imagery for research applications. Cameras are used on aircraft to collect aerial imagery for mapping and surveying, environmental monitoring, cloud observations, agriculture, geological studies, and other Earth science applications. They are also used at field sites to capture visual observations to monitor changes in land cover, vegetation, clouds, air quality, glaciers, and other phenomena.