Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO): Sensor and Data Processing Overview

摘要

The Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO) is a new hyperspectral sensor that will be housed on the International Space Station (ISS). The low-cost, rapid-development sensor was built by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). NRL is also responsible for mission planning and operational data processing for this new sensor. HICO is sponsored and funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) within its Innovative Naval Prototype (INP) program. HICO is integrated and flown with support from and under the direction of the Department of Defense Space Test Program. HICO will be the first spaceborne hyperspectral sensor optimized for environmental characterization of both the coastal and open ocean. HICO samples the 350 to 1070 nanometer spectral range in 128 spectral channels and has a spatial ground sampling distance (GSD) of 100 meters. HICO is manifested for launch in September, 2009; once operational it will be used to routinely collect imagery of select coastal regions around the world.