General Field Spectrometry
Everyday, researchers are exploring new and exciting applications for general field spectroscopy and remote sensing analysis. ASD is well known for its technical expertise, as well as its innovative approach to leading advancements in practical, portable instrumentation solutions for these new applications. The FieldSpec® spectroradiometer systems are ideal for rapid collection of field spectra in just about any environment. Used by thousands of scientists internationally, FieldSpec instruments have been integral to important advances in areas such as:
- Agricultural analysis
- Aerial surveys
- Airborne optical remote sensing
- Atmospheric change full range measurements
- Background vs. target spectral analysis
- Crop management
- Drought conditions assessment
- Environmental change
- Foliar analysis with BDRF goniometers
- Glacial change
- Hyperspectral satellite calibration
- Illumination/source analysis
- Individual plant analysis
- Full canopy analysis
- Invasive weed identification
- Large area assessment mapping via airborne remote sensing
- Mineral analysis – field and lab
- Plant species differentiation
- Rangeland analysis: forage analysis, grazing damage, and drought
- Satellite imagery data analysis
- Sea and lake bed analysis
- Snow pack, snow cover, snow density and snow layering analysis
- Species identification for plants, including trees
- Soils analysis - field and lab
- Solar full spectrum irradiance measurements
- Solar array research and solar panel development
- Surveying of vegetation communities
- Target recognition
- Tree kill – Western Beetle, Emerald Ash Bore (EAB) Worm and other tree diseases
- Unique spectral signature identification
- Urban development and cover analysis
- Vis NIR spectral radiometry applications
- Water body analysis
- Water column analysis
Some of these applications are covered in more depth here on our website. We also recommend visiting our field spectroscopy blog and forum, another resource for the remote sensing and field spectroscopy community. Additionally, some examples of researchers doing general field spectroscopy applications work are below.
Field Spectrometers and Field Spectroscopy
NERC Field Spectroscopy Facility
Progress in Field Spectroscopy
Environmental Studies of the World Trade Center area after the September 11, 2001 attack
Welcome to the Spectroscopy & Modelling Group at the Department of Infrared Technology
Measurements for the 1999 Cruise of the NOAA R/V Ronald Brown
Rapid Assessment of the Fundamental Property Variation of Wood
USGS Denver Spectroscopy Lab Facilities — Laboratory Spectrometers (UV to NIR)
For additional information and technical specifications of the FieldSpec line of spectroradiometers used in remote sensing analysis and general field spectroscopy applications select any of the links below.
Products
- FieldSpec® 3 Portable Spectroradiometer
- FieldSpec® 3 Hi-Res Portable Spectroradiometer
- FieldSpec® 3 Max Portable Spectroradiometer
- FieldSpec® HandHeld Portable Spectroradiometer
Articles
- Effect of photoperiod manipulation on the daily rhythms of melatonin and reproductive hormones in caged European sea bass
- Influence of light intensity, spectrum and orientation on sea bass plasma and ocular melatonin
- Seasonal Variability in Spectral Reflectance for Discriminating Grasslands along a Dry-Mesic Gradient in Switzerland
- Using vegetation reflectance variability for species level classification of hyperspectral data
- In Situ Characterization of Soil Clay Content with Visible Near-Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy
- Detection and discrimination of sulfate minerals using reflectance spectroscopy
- Direct solar spectral irradiance and transmittance measurements from 350 to 2500 nm
- Multispectral and Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Alpine Snow Properties
- Empirical Proof of the Empirical Line
- Global soil characterization with VNIR diffuse reflectance spectroscopy
- Estimating forage biomass and quality in a mixed sown pasture based on partial least squares regression with waveband selection
- Rapid Biomass Analysis - New Tools for Compositional Analysis of Corn Stover Feedstocks and Process Intermediates from Ethanol Production
- High-Resolution Remote Sensing Image Analysis for Early Detection and Response Planning for Emerald Ash Borer
- Remote Sensing of Invasive Leafy Spurge Using Reflectance and Imaging Spectroscopy
- A Very Short History of Reflectance Spectroscopy for Solar System Exploration: An Old Man's Recollection
- Applications of Reflectance Spectroscopy in Forest and Forest Products
- The Hyperspectral Characteristics of Cotton Leaf Infected with Verticillium Wilt and Aphid
- Portable Analysis of Ancient Walls in Pompeii, Italy
- Optimization of the Building Facade Based on the Spectral Measurement
- Mineral Mapping Using Spectroscopy - From Field Measurements to Airborne Satellite-Based Imaging Spectrometry
- Near infrared spectra of white mica in the Belt Supergroup and implications for metamorphism
- Estimation and Extrapolation of Soil Properties in the Siberian Tundra, using Field Spectroscopy
- Detection and discrimination of stress in bean (phaseolus vulgaris ‘tendergreen’.)
- Variation and Stability of Soil Reflectance Measurements with Different ASD Spectrometers Under Different Conditions
- Rapid Estimation of Brilliant Blue Concentrations in Soil by Diffusereflectance Spectroscopy
- A Comparison of Spectral Measurement Methods for Substratum and Benthic Features In Seagrass and Coral Reef Environments
- The NEON Imaging Spectrometer: Airborne Measurements of Vegetation Cover and Biochemistry for the Continental-scale NEON Observatory
- Radiometric Calibration Concept of Imaging Spectrometers for a Long-Term Ecological Remote Sensing Project
- High Performance Fore Optic Accessories and Tools for Reflectance and Radiometric Measurements with the ASD FieldSpec 3 Spectroradiometer
- Relationship Between Spectral Response and Changes of Water Level: La Purísima Dam, Guanajuato, Mexico
- Imaging Reflectance Spectroscopy in the National Ecological Observatory Network’s Airborne Observation Platform
