Spanish Firm Develops First Nano Hyperspectral Camera



By Priya Potapragada



Álava Ingenieros, a Spanish technology solutions provider, has supplied the first nano-hyperspectral camera to the Centre for Industrial Technological Development research and development project, Intelecta.



The firm plans to develop a new rotary wing UAV with enhanced payload capacity, stability and flying range that has thermal and multispectral micro-sensors. 



“The formation of hyperspectral imaging by means of a data processing system consist[s] of gathering information alongside the electromagnetic spectrum, a vision technique that enables the identification of the materials composing an object and which is increasingly used in areas such as agriculture and environment, medicine, scientific research (chemistry, biotechnology, etc.), mining, industrial processes and defence and aerospace, among others”, explains Yago Sánchez, imaging technologies business unit head at Álava Ingenieros, in a press statement.



The center is working with the Spanish National Research Council, the firm Zumain Ingenieros and has partnered with Headwall Photonics to integrate its technology into systems that can monitor aquatic ecosystems, green areas and cultural heritage areas and can improve safety.