The Hyperspectral Airborne Tactical Instrument (HATI): a low-cost compact airborne hyperspectral imager

S. Sandor-Leahy; S. Thordarson; B. Baldauf; M. Figueroa; M. Helmlinger; H. Miller; T. Reynolds; J. Shepanski

doi:10.1117/12.824748

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12 August 2009 The Hyperspectral Airborne Tactical Instrument (HATI): a low-cost compact airborne hyperspectral imager

S. Sandor-Leahy, S. Thordarson, B. Baldauf, M. Figueroa, M. Helmlinger, H. Miller, T. Reynolds, J. Shepanski

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Proceedings Volume 7458, Remote Sensing System Engineering II; 74580D (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.824748
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2009, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems (NGAS) has developed the Hyperspectral Airborne Tactical Instrument (HATI), a compact airborne hyperspectral imager designed to fly on a variety of platforms and to be integrated with other sensors in the NGAS instrument suite. HATI has taken part in a variety of missions and flown in conjunction with other NGAS airborne sensors including the recently-developed NGAS 3-D flash ladar system to demonstrate a multi-sensor data fusion approach. HATI is a push-broom sensor which gathers information in the 400 nm to 1700 nm wavelength range. Its compact size allows HATI to be mounted on commercial-of-the-shelf (COTS) aerial photography stabilization platforms and on a large variety of aerial platforms. In its most recent flight season, the HATI sensor was used to gather data for applications including remote classification of vegetation, forests, and man-made materials. The HATI instrument has undergone laboratory and in-situ performance validation and radiometric calibration. This paper describes the HATI sensor and recent data collection campaigns.

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S. Sandor-Leahy, S. Thordarson, B. Baldauf, M. Figueroa, M. Helmlinger, H. Miller, T. Reynolds, and J. Shepanski "The Hyperspectral Airborne Tactical Instrument (HATI): a low-cost compact airborne hyperspectral imager", Proc. SPIE 7458, Remote Sensing System Engineering II, 74580D (12 August 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.824748

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