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Spectral Imaging Applications Spectral imaging has
been used for decades in a huge variety of applications, ranging from
microscopic analysis of the Raman or near infrared spectral signature of inclusions
in pharmaceutical tablets to the analysis of planets and stars.[1][2][3]
The most recent popular usage of spectral imaging is on the Mars Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, where
multispectral imaging is being used to analyze the areas surrounding the
landing sites.
In fact, spectral
imaging applications are so common that we almost don’t know that they are
being used. For instance, all of the pseudocolor “thematic maps” that are
made of land usage are generated from spectral images. Here is a picture
generated from a satellite spectral image of Boston, showing the land usage
and the location of CRI. There are dozens of reviews of spectral imaging
applications in remote sensing and astronomy, and I won’t be trying to
reproduce that here. Outside of remote
sensing and astronomy, however, there are several rapidly growing areas in
which spectral imaging is being applied. Still under construction Created
by Jim Mansfield. Last Update: February 7, 2004. |
