Title :
The SkyMED/COSMO system: optical payload characteristics
Author :
Caltagirone, F. ; Mariani, A. ; Oricchio, D. ; Preti, G.
Author_Institution :
Space Div., Alenia Aerospazio, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
A suite of optical instruments composed of a High Resolution Camera and a Hyperspectral Camera has been identified as candidate sensors for the SkyMED/COSMO optical satellite constellation. A High Resolution Panchromatic and Multispectral Camera (HRC) is designed to provide high spatial resolution panchromatic and multispectral images of the exposed risk area in order to support all phases of the risk management. The HRC is also capable to take a large area of the entire scene with a single pass using a mosaic technique. The Hyperspectral Camera (HYC) is mainly devoted to the water pollution management, vegetation mapping and geological application. These activities are of great importance to assess the vulnerability of the environment during the knowledge and prevention phase of the natural and anthropic risks
Keywords :
geophysical equipment; geophysical techniques; image sensors; remote sensing; water pollution measurement; COSMO; High Resolution Camera; High Resolution Panchromatic and Multispectral Camera; Hyperspectral Camera; IR imaging; SkyMED; SkyMED/COSMO system; disaster management; emergency planning; equipment; geology; geophysical measurement technique; infrared imaging; instrument; land surface; multispectral image; multispectral remote sensing; optical imaging; optical payload characteristics; optical sensor; panchromatic image; satellite remote sensing; terrain mapping; vegetation mapping; water pollution; Hyperspectral imaging; Hyperspectral sensors; Image resolution; Instruments; Multispectral imaging; Optical sensors; Payloads; Satellite constellations; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Spatial resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4403-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.699549
