hyperspectral

Finnish startup Kuva Space has unveiled plans to provide the US government with hyperspectral data. A powerful technology with diverse applications, hyperspectral imagery analyses a wider light spectrum than traditional sensors. As a result, it can unravel new insights about scanned objects. Here on Earth, the techniques have discovered artworks hidden under Picasso paintings and enhanced colours in smartphone photos. Up in space, the possibilities are almost endless.  With views across our…

Innovative near-infrared hyperspectral imaging technology allows non-destructive analysis of collagen in archaeological bones, preserving precious material while providing crucial data for radiocarbon dating and human evolution studies.Protecting the cultural heritage of ancient bone artifacts is now possible. Near-infrared hyperspectral imaging and radiocarbon dating together to make the invisible visible.An innovative method developed by an Italian team is emerging that will revolutionize the field of archaeology and…

Spacetech startup Pixxel is set to launch its third hyperspectral satellite onboard ISRO PSLV rocket from the Sriharikota spaceport. Spacetech startup Pixxel is set to launch its third hyperspectral satellite – Anand – onboard ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from the Sriharikota spaceport on Saturday.Anand is a hyperspectral microsatellite weighing less than 15 kg but having more than 150 wavelengths that will enable it to capture images of the earth in greater detail than today's non-hyperspectral…

Spacetech startup Pixxel is set to launch its third hyperspectral satellite – Anand – onboard ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from the Sriharikota spaceport on Saturday.Anand is a hyperspectral microsatellite weighing less than 15 kg but having more than 150 wavelengths that will enable it to capture images of the earth in greater detail than today's non-hyperspectral satellites that have not more than 10 wavelengths.The imagery from the satellite can be used to detect pest infestation, map forest fires,…

An artist's depiction of a Tanager satellite in orbit.PlanetPARIS — Planet is adding another type of imagery satellite to its product line, the latest expansion of the company's data-gathering operations. The company named the new satellites Tanager -- named after a bird family, like the existing lines of Dove and Pelican satellites that it manufactures. But unlike those satellites, which have cameras and sensors capturing images in the same range as the human eye, the Tanager satellites will capture "hyperspectral"…