Water Quality Monitoring with Hyperspectral Imaging

Project Overview

The Eastman Kodak Company and the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) were recently awarded a NASA contract under the Earth Observation Commercial Applications Program (EOCAP). Under this contract, Kodak and RIT will be studying the feasibility of using hyperspectral imagery (HSI) from space for water quality monitoring. We wish to communicate with as many interested parties are possible, to share our research and to solicit feedback concerning potential applications to specific water quality projects. Our goal is to determine how hyperspectral imaging might benefit those currently involved in monitoring water quality. Based on the results of our study and similar studies in other application areas (e.g., precision farming, mining, environmental, etc.), NASA hopes to build a case for developing an HSI sensor to provide the required data.

New Items:
Final Kodak/RIT Report (3/13/01)
Final RIT Briefing (1/16/01)
MISI 2000 Flight Season Images

Project Material:
Year1 RIT Technical Briefing
Project Overview Slides
MISI 1999 Flight Season Images
Hyperspectral Sensing Linked to Hydrodynamic
& Optical Modeling Presentation
HydroMod Presentation