2. WHY WE EXIST
• Needed to map individual plant species over large areas in Hawaii
• Could not use existing satellite data
• Clouds
• Topography
• Automated image analysis was not effective (spectral separation)
• Resolution (spectral and horizontal ground)
• Attempted contracting aerial imagery providers from off island
• Costly
• Not resolute enough
• Had to develop our own unique platform
5. WHAT WE PRODUCE
• Natural color ortho imagery from 1m to an unprecedented 1cm ground resolution
• NIR ortho imagery from 1m to 4cm ground resolution
• Large scale thermal imaging
• Image analysis and solutions based products
7. NUEVO UNIQUE IMAGE ACQUISITION SYSTEM
• Custom platform co-developed with Icaros Inc.
• Multi sensor package that can combine RGB, NIR, and Thermal sensor in one data collect
• Custom processing software and methods that combine speed and accuracy for high
quality products
12. WHAT WE’VE BEEN DOING
• Most of our efforts have been focused on weed detection, mapping, and monitoring.
• Over large landscapes (ex: 1000 to 20,000 acres)
• Mapping and tracking individual plants over time
• Develop species specific analysis models
• Some forest characterization through plot based analysis
• Monitoring invasive algae removal
• Maunalua Bay restoration
13. WHAT CAN WE DO WITH THIS
NEW CAPACITY??
• Corridor mapping
• Transmission or pipeline monitoring
• Road surface assessment
• Disaster response
• Ultra fast turn around for 4cm+ data products
• Thermal fire maps produced hours after collection
• Dedicated plane ready for immediate tasking
• AND MORE!!!
20. Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill – 2010 – TIR High Res. Night
The difference between the water
and the oil temperature allowed
detection of areas with a higher
concentration of oil.
OIL SPILL
Ship Crossing Track