-Hyperspectral Flight: Cooke City, MT
-Cooke City, with Mt. Republic in the background
Outline: On July 5th, a plane armed with a hyperspectral sensor flew over Cooke City, MT. It flew two flight lines and collected hyperspectral data on each pass. In order to calibrate the software to read the hyperspectral data correctly, calibration panels were needed. Two large (20x20 meter) cardboard panels were laid out in a flat field. One was painted flat white and the other flat black. Many other square patches of colored cloth were also laid out in the field varying in size and color. A ground spectrometer was used to take readings off of the panels, gathering a groundtruth reflectance reading without any atmospheric interference. These readings will provide more accurate analysis of the hyperspectral data.
In addition to the calibration panels, many vehicles were moved between the two flight passes. Later, the data will be analyzed to determine if the movement of a vehicle can be detected.
-Leif and Mike set up a red cloth as a calibration panel prior to the hyperspectral flight
-The flat black calibration panel