Gas cloud monitoring is typically involved in environmental monitoring and gas leak surveys. Ground-based characterization is not feasible due to the unpredictable dynamic related to freely dispersing ...

People residing near industrial areas are affected by the gas plume released from nearby industrial plants in many ways. Since the gas cloud is able cover a large area, it is a challenging process to ...

The microseepage of gaseous hydrocarbons often creates a soil atmosphere containing lighter hydrocarbons (C1-C5). The gases in the soil may be sampled and analyzed to determine the specific mix of ...

Demand for imaging in the shortwave-infrared (SWIR) range (between 1000 and 2000 nm) has been on the rise in recent years. Sensors for these SWIR wavelengths prove critical in industries such as food ...

Analytical and security applications of photonics-based remote sensing were described by speakers both from commercial and academic backgrounds at this week’s Security + Defence 2016 conference. The ...

A researcher succeeded developing highly accurate biometric authentication based on images of the palms of hands taken with a hyperspectral camera. Hyperspectral imaging is a technology that detects ...

Planet Labs, the commercial provider of satellite imagery, is aiming to launch the first two elements of a new hyperspectral constellation next year. The firm’s “Tanager” satellites, named after a ...