Headwall Releases New Hyperspectral Sensor

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By Danielle Lucey



Massachusetts company Headwall has released a new hyperspectral sensor, called the High Resolution Hyperspec, targeted at the unmanned aircraft systems market.



The sensor has a resolution of 0.1 nanometers over specific spectral ranges. The company says it is particularly apt for the agricultural market, where it could investigate chlorophyll fluorescence emissions, an indicator of crop distress. 



“Our customers have been asking us for a high-resolution hyperspectral imager targeting the small spectral bandpath ranges for use in extracting useful data with respect to chlorophyll fluorescence,” says Headwall’s CEO David Bannon. “Because remote sensing and the global crop industry is a multibillion-dollar one, plant heath and physiology determined through hyperspectral imaging is a key investment for this market.”