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News Release from: Sira
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Team on 03 June 2004
Novel space imager on show at
Farnborough
Sira's expertise in space, defence and security will be demonstrated at the Farnborough International Air Show in the Space Hall, Number 5, Stand ISP-12 from 19th to 25th July.
Sira's expertise in space, defence and security will be demonstrated at the Farnborough International Air Show in the Space Hall, Number 5, Stand ISP-12 from 19th to 25th July The company will exhibit a model of CHRIS (its compact high resolution imaging spectrometer) which is currently orbiting the Earth
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 10 Apr 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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This low cost hyperspectral sensor is delivering cutting-edge, multi-application, earth observation imagery to research groups around the world.
CHRIS's hyperspectral images of Earth provide multi-angle views of each target in many different wavebands, enabling a variety of surface features to be analysed.
It has an expanding portfolio of uses, encompassing agricultural mapping, water quality monitoring, coastal watch, charting forest fire damage and disaster management.
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Military applications include surveillance, target detection and identification using sub-pixel classification, and camouflage penetration.
Its compact, patented optics and unique geometric layout enable CHRIS to deliver superior images of the Earth's surface.
Sira will be showing some of these images on Stand ISP-12 and will have staff on hand to offer further information on CHRIS's capabilities and on the projects using CHRIS data that are already underway.
Mike Cutter, Business Director of the Space Business Unit comments: "Weighing less than 14kg and consuming a mere 8W of power, CHRIS opens up high performance spectral imaging to 100kg satellites".
"The diversity of applications continues to expand as we push back the boundaries of space imaging." CHRIS is the main instrument on the European Space Agency's (ESA) small satellite platform PROBA (Project for On-Board Autonomy), launched from the Indian PSLV on 22nd October 2001.
PROBA's agility compliments the unique capabilities of CHRIS, allowing images to be collected from multiple angles during a single pass to overcome the obstacles of cloud cover and the effects of sun glint from water.
With a resolution nearly twice that of previous hyperspectral imagers, CHRIS provides data that have never before been available.
Its remarkable capabilities have aroused interest worldwide.
At the end of April 2004, around 50 researchers met at ESA's European Space Research Institute (ESRIN) in Italy.
They heard how the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters planned to increase its use of CHRIS imagery for high-resolution damage assessment as a response tool during disaster situations.
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