Title :
A portable multispectral video system
Author :
Niedrauer, Terren ; Paul, Carl
Author_Institution :
Xybion Corporation, Cedar Knolls, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A new portable video system is described that collects and analyzes multispectral data. A shuttered solid-state video camera receives images through a synchronously rotating filter wheel. Six filters can be chosen in the range 400 nm to 1100 nm. The camera sends the data to videotape, and/or to an IBM-PC type computer for real-time digitization and subsequent analysis. The use of this video system from a small aircraft for detecting chlorophyll in a coastal region is described. This system could also be used to measure substances in the water such as phycoerythrin and suspended sediments.
Keywords :
Aircraft; Cameras; Filters; Marine vehicles; Oceans; Reflectivity; Satellites; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Sediments;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '85 - Ocean Engineering and the Environment
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1985.1160242
