 | Overview: MSI/HSI Non-Literal Exploitation
| Panchromatic, Multispectral, Hyperspectral and Ultraspectral imaging
 | Electromagnetic spectrum imaging vs. spectroscopy
| Non-literal exploitation
 | Material signatures
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| Multispectral imaging (MSI): general capabilities
| Examples: LandSat, SPOT, Ikonos, SAMRSS (whiskbroom, Staring)
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| Hyperspectral imaging (HSI): general capabilities
| Examples: AVIRIS, HYDICE, SEBASS (whiskbroom, Pushbroom)
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| Ultraspectral imaging (USI): general capabilities
| Examples: AES, TES (FTS type)
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| Polarimetric imaging
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| Technology Review:
| Radiative transfer
| Imaging in the reflective region of the spectrum
| Imaging in the thermal emissive region
| Effect of atmospheric propagation
| Atmospheric compensation techniques
| Modtran, Fascode, ATREM, Empirical Line techniques, ISAC
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| GIS
| Image registration
| Geolocation & rectification
| Mosaicing
| Platform motion compensation & attitude corrections
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| Sensor radiometric & spectral calibration
| Digital numbers - to - radiance at aperture
| Radiance images to reflectance images (or temperature/emissivity images)
| Dark and bright fields (DNs - to - Reflectance)
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| Ground based MSI, HSI collects:
| Ground truthing & calibration tools
| Tools for ground truth collection: fiber optics spectrometers, MSI/HSI systems
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| Spectral libraries (what's available and where)
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| Sensor Design Considerations
| Pushbroom vs. whiskbroom scanner (HSI)
| Dispersive
| Prism-grating-prism
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| Electronically tunable filters
| Liquid crystal
| Acousto-optical
| FTS (Michelson)
| Fabre-Perot
| MEMs technology
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| Multiple camera MSI systems
| Performance considerations
| Design analysis case study
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| Focal plane consideration
| Types of FPAs, ROIC, cooling requirements (cover Thermal IR, MWIR, SWIR, VNIR, etc.)
| Multi-color FPAs
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| Data rates
| Telemetry limitations
| Data compression
| Onboard analysis
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| Airborne platform considerations (stability, corrections for platform attitude changes)
| Examples of uncorrected vs. corrected data
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| Airborne Sensors & Platforms:
| Hyperspectral sensors
| SEBASS (HSI, MWIR/LWIR)
| SHARP
| HYDICE (HSI, VNIR/SWIR)
| AVIRIS (HSI, VNIR/SWIR)
| CASI (MSI, VNIR)
| AHI (HSI, LWIR)
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| Multispectral sensors
| TIMS, ATLAS
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| Exploitation Techniques, Algorithms
| Classification algorithms (supervised & unsupervised)
| Identification algorithms (library spectra match)
| Subpixel (unmixing) analysis
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| Spaceborne Sensors
| Multispectral sensors
| LandSat, MSS and TM (HSI) [LandSat 7]
| SPOT (MSI)
| IKONOS (PAN, & MSI)
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| Hyperspectral sensors
| OrbImaging 4, Warfighter-I (HSI, VNIR)
| NEMO COIS (HSI, VNIR)
| Lewis HSI, and Hypersion (HSI)
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| DoD Perspective (unofficial)
| Technology programs for non-literal exploitation
| Joint Staff
| DARPA ASRP program
| NVIS sensor
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| ATR & Mine detection
| Air Force exploitation programs
| SHARP sensor
| Warfighter-I sensor
| FTHSI and MightySat
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| Navy exploitation programs (littoral application)
| COIS sensor
| Navy HYSTAR program
| Dark Horse program
| PHILLS (ORASIS)
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| Intelligence surveillance & reconnaissance (ISR): MASINT
| Forest and Desert Radiance collects
| Cobra Brass
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| Army MURI - Terrain analysis
| DOE Nuclear nonproliferation HIRIS
| Stand-off detection of CBW, WMD
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| TENCAP (Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities)
| Drugs interdiction, anti narcotics
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| Applications
| Terrain classification (traficability)
| Target detection, classification, ID
| Plume detection (CW)
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| Commercial Perspective
| Remote Sensing
| Geology (USGS), forestry, precision agriculture
| Systems (operational or future)
| SPOT, IKONOS, OrbImaging, RapidEye, Resources21/Boeing
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| Non-remote sensing
| Laboratory, inspection
| Medical use
| Manufacturing technology
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| Scientific Remote Sensing:
| NASA EOS (Earth Observation Systems) and NMP (New Millennium Program) Systems
| Terra Platform and Sensors (MODIS, ASTER, MISR, MOPTITT)
| Hyperion, ALI, AC
| Future EOS platforms
| Chandra X-ray Advanced CCD imaging spectrometer (ACIS)
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| Future Prospective
| Joint Commercial Military Exploitation of resources
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