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Natural SciencesAerospace EngineeringEarth SciencesRemote SensingSensorsSpectroscopyAircraft InstrumentationInfrared DetectorsInfrared InstrumentationInfrared Remote SensingRemote Sensing ImagerySatellite SensorsAirborne Remote SensingData ProcessingInfrared Detector ArraysInfrared Image SensorsSensor Data ProcessingSpectrometer DesignUnmanned Aerial Vehicle Remote Sensing
The Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) second-generation remote sensing instrument is described. The AVIRIS is an opto-mechanical scanner that uses line arrays of detectors to image a 550-pixel swath in 224 contiguous spectral bands from 0.4 to 2.4 microns. The instrument will be flown aboard a U-2 aricraft. The data processing system, based on a VAX 11-780 minicomputer, provides rapid access to flight data, and analysis software is under development.