Operating procedures and calibration of a hyperspectral sensor onboard a remotely piloted aircraft system for water and agriculture monitoring

Section 1: Publication

Publication Type

Authorship

Kang, K. -K., Hoekstra, M., Foroutan, M., Chegoonian, A., Zolfaghari, K., & Duguay, C.

Title

Operating procedures and calibration of a hyperspectral sensor onboard a remotely piloted aircraft system for water and agriculture monitoring

Year

2019

Publication Outlet

Proceedings of 2019 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium, Yokohama, Japan (4 pages

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2019.8900128

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Citation

Kang, K. -K., Hoekstra, M., Foroutan, M., Chegoonian, A., Zolfaghari, K., & Duguay, C. (2019). Operating procedures and calibration of a hyperspectral sensor onboard a remotely piloted aircraft system for water and agriculture monitoring. Proceedings of 2019 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium, Yokohama, Japan (4 pages). https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2019.8900128 Conference Proceeding

Abstract

This work describes a pilot study in southern Ontario, Canada evaluating the use of the `Headwall Nano-Hyperspec' hyperspectral imager onboard a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS). Hyperspectral imagers are extremely useful for monitoring vegetation health and water quality, among other environmental parameters. However, guidelines on the use of this specific instrument for these applications are not yet available. As such, recommended operational settings and calibration procedures are presented here, based on nearly 50 flight campaigns over water bodies and vineyards. Using these procedures, spectral reflectance was successfully captured using an RPAS.

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