Specifications
Imaging Systems Mounted in the Field Scanner Instrument Box
| Sensor | Sensor Name | Description | Field of View (m)* | Standard Working Distance (m) | Examples of Potential Applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D laser scanner | 3D Fraunhofer | Laser scanner (810 nm). Paired at 30° angle from opposite sides | 0.85 | 3.5 | Plant architecture: height, leaf counts, leaf area and surface normal angles |
| Thermal IR | FLIR A615, 45° | Thermal infrared (640 x 480 pixels) | 1.5 | 2.0 | Transpiration, heat stress, leaf senescence |
| Stereo-RGB | Prosilica GT3300C |
Paired color (RGB) cameras |
1.3 (~35% overlap) | 2.0 | Phenology, stereo-reconstruction for architecture |
| Visual-Near IR (VNIR) | Headwall HyperSpec Inspector | Visible and near-infrared scanning imager, 380-1000 nm, ~0.9 nm bandwidth | 1.0 | 2.0 | Vegetation indices, leaf structure, lignin/flavonoid contents, leaf senescence, stress indices |
| Shortwave IR (SWIR) | Headwall HyperSpec Inspector | Short-wave infrared scanning imager, 900-2500 nm, ~ 7.5 nm bandwidth | 0.75 | 2.0 | Water, lignin, cellulose contents, fluorescence |
| PSII (chlorophyll fluorescence) | PSII Camera LemnaTec | Fluorescence response of dark-adapted canopy (imaging synchronized with illumination from panel of LED bulbs) | 1.1 | 0.8 | Status of Photosystem II, especially for heat or drought stress |