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HICO and RAIDS Experiment Payload - Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HREP-HICO)
11.20.09

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Experiment/Payload Overview

Brief Summary

HICO and RAIDS Experiment Payload - Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HREP-HICO) will operate a visible and near-infrared (VNIR) Maritime Hyperspectral Imaging (MHSI) system, to detect, identify and quantify coastal geophysical features from the International Space Station.

Principal Investigator

  • Mike Corson, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C.

    • Co-Investigator(s)/Collaborator(s)

    Information Pending

    Payload Developer

    Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC
    The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA
    United States Department of Defense Space Test Program, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX

    Sponsoring Agency

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

    Expeditions Assigned

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    Previous ISS Missions

    HREP-HICO is a unique investigation that has not been performed on spacecraft before.

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    Experiment/Payload Description

    Research Summary

    • HICO and RAIDS Experiment Payload (HREP) combines two experiment sensors: the Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO) and the Remote Atmospheric and Ionospheric Detection System (RAIDS), into one payload.


    • HREP-HICO demonstrates space-based Maritime ZHyper-Spectral Imagery (MHSI) for characterization of littoral regions (coast of an ocean or sea) on Earth.

    Description

    The HICO and RAIDS Experiment Payload (HREP) consists of two instruments, the Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO) and the Remote Atmospheric and Ionospheric Detection System (RAIDS). The objective of HREP-HICO is to launch and operate a rapid-development, cost-constrained visible and near-infrared (VNIR) Maritime Hyperspectral Imaging (MHSI) system, to demonstrate the detection, identification and quantification of littoral (coast of an ocean or sea) and terrestrial geophysical features. HREP-HICO will validate the performance of MHSI technology in space and demonstrate its utility to meet Department of Defense (DoD) requirements. HREP-HICO will provide an initial data stream to introduce new DoD users to MHSI data products and develop data dissemination channels. Hyperspectral image data from HREP-HICO also has significant application in the civil remote sensing community. Extensive experience with airborne hyperspectral image data has demonstrated its utility for land use and land cover, vegetation type, vegetation stress and health, and crop yield. In the ocean, bathymetry (depth measurement of large bodies of water), bottom type, and water optical properties are of great interest to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and other agencies with marine responsibilities. These applications are of immediate interest to the United States Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Homeland Security, and Interior, as well as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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    Applications

    Space Applications

    Imagery captured by HREP-HICO during its long-duration mission on the International Space Station provides insight into the effects of varying lighting and viewing geometries, and the effects of other mission parameters, on the accuracy of products derived from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) observations. Observations that are made from LEO create the model for planetary exploration observations on future long-duration missions.

    Earth Applications

    HREP-HICO will validate the performance of MHSI technology in space and demonstrate its utility to meet Department of Defense requirements.

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    Operations

    Operational Requirements

    HREP-HICO is mounted to the ISS exterior on JEM-EF at position number six. It requires power provided by the International Space Station, and uses the ISS for commanding and data downlink. All interaction will be via the POIC and no crew interaction is planned other than installation and removal via extravehicular robotics (EVR).

    Operational Protocols

    HREP-HICO will be launched to the ISS as a part of the HTV-1 mission. EVR will mount HREP-HICO to the JEM-EF and remove it for disposal on a later HTV flight.

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    Results/More Information

    Information Pending

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    Publications

    Results Publications

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      Related Publications

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        Images

        imageThe HREP-HICO imager on its rotating spindle. Image courtesy of the Naval Research Laboratory.
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        imageA HICO image taken of Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. The image is about 43 km wide and 190 km long and its orientation is from SW at bottom to NE at the top. Image courtesy of NASA.
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        imageA HICO image taken over the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. The image is about 43 km wide and 190 km long. The center of the image is at 37? 20' N, 76? 10' W and its orientation is from NW at top to SE at bottom. Image courtesy of NASA.
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