Applications

• Airborne Measurement
  The collection of spectra over areas that are too large or inaccessible for ground-based measurement.
• Atmospheric Research
  Observations of direct, diffuse, and total spectral solar irradiance, as well as sky and cloud radiance, are essential for atmospheric research in many climate and ecosystem energy balance studies.
• Forestry, Ecology, and Plant Physiology Research
  The ability to accurately perform reflectance and radiometric measurements of vegetation and soil in the field is critical to understanding light utilization and partitioning within a plant community.
• Climate Effects
  Global change occurs on a daily basis and data collected through remote sensing can be used effectively in climate change studies.
• Crops and Soils Research
  Reflectance and radiometric measurements of vegetation and the mineralogical and physical properties of soil.
• Geology and Mineral Analysis
  Studies of the composition, material, structure, processes, and history of the earth, often for the detection of minerals and new energy resources.
• Light Energy Measurements
  Field measurement of light energy constitutes an essential step in some of the world’s most advanced research applications in aerospace, energy, and other areas relying on spectral analysis to calibrate their instrumentation and truly critical data.
• Ground Truthing
  Laboratory-quality in situ field measurements with equivalent illumination and viewing geometry for accurate correlation to satellite and aircraft sensor data.
• Snow and Ice Research
  The study of snow and ice characteristics to better understanding the Earth-atmosphere radiation balance and correlations between snow reflectance and grain shape and size, hardness index, density, liquid water content, and snow temperature.
• Spectroradiometry and Radiometric Calibration
  The measurement of absolute radiometric quantities in narrow bands of wavelength for the calibration of a variety of spectral radiance and irradiance measurements.
• Plant Breeding Research
  NIR spectroscopy significantly reduces the time and financial resources required for plant and seed analysis compared to conventional wet chemistry and HPLC methods.
• Oceanography and Inland Water Bodies Research
  Above water reflected radiance to infer water leaving radiance without the need for in-water measurement for interpretation and field validation of satellite imagery and more.
• General Field Spectrometry
  Field spectroscopy — the study of the interrelationships between the spectral characteristics of objects and their biophysical attributes in the field environment.
• Hyperspectral and Multispectral Imagery and Analysis
  Collection of visible, near infrared, and short-wave infrared images for the detection, identification, and quantification of surface materials, biological, and chemical processes for research and analysis in numerous environmental and military applications.