Interactive hyperspectral data inspection during field operations

Abstract

Hyperspectral data cubes generated from hyperspectral cameras can be hard to inspect in during a field operation as the data is collected. This is due to the high spectral dimension of the data, resulting in large data size. This paper proposes a method and interactive Software (SW) tool for fast monitoring of hyperspectral data cubes, enabling rapid decision making and mission re-planning in the field. Experimental data and lessons learned from field operations using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) equipped with hyper-spectral cameras demonstrate the usefulness of the proposed method and SW tool.