Session
Technical Session IV: Commercial Communications And Remote Sensing
Abstract
Current and planned operational space-borne Earth observation systems provide spatially, radiometrically or temporally crude data for the detection and monitoring of high temperature phenomena on the surface of our planet. High Temperature Events (HTE) are forest and savannah fires. fires of open coal mines, volcanic activities and others. A simultaneous co-registration of a combination of infrared (IR) and visible (VIS) channels is the key for a reliable autonomous on-board detection of High Temperature Events (HTE) on Earth surface. Furthermore there are ecology-oriented objectives mainly related to the sophisticated data fusion of spectrometric & imaging remote inspection and parameter extraction of selected HTEs, and to the assessment of ecological consequences of HTEs, such as aerosol and gas emission. For local studies of selected hot spots, high resolution and the possibility to steer the sensor towards the potential high temperature event for close inspection are necessary. The Fore Field Sensor (FFS) will perfonn the wideangle hot spot detection and mapping. For the detected and selected hot spots, the Main Sensor (MS) will be targeted and deliver detailed spatial high resolution observation. FOCUS was selected from ESA as one of five European "Groupings" to be flown as an externally mounted payload during the early utilisation phase of the International Space Station (ISS). The FOCUS mission is the test-bed for technology and autonomy demonstration. The FOCUS Multi Sensor consists of two sensor systems: The multi-spectral Fore Field Sensor (FFS: VIS, MIR, TIR) and the Main Sensor (MS). The MS is composed of an imaging system (MS-IM: VIS, NIR. MIR, TIR) and a Fourier Spectrometer (MS-FS: 3-15~m). As a follow on to FOCUS, the Fire Observation System (FOS) is foreseen, as a small dedicated satellite, caring the FOCUS qualified sensors system.
Advanced Fire Observation System (FOS) by Intelligent Infrared Sensors
Current and planned operational space-borne Earth observation systems provide spatially, radiometrically or temporally crude data for the detection and monitoring of high temperature phenomena on the surface of our planet. High Temperature Events (HTE) are forest and savannah fires. fires of open coal mines, volcanic activities and others. A simultaneous co-registration of a combination of infrared (IR) and visible (VIS) channels is the key for a reliable autonomous on-board detection of High Temperature Events (HTE) on Earth surface. Furthermore there are ecology-oriented objectives mainly related to the sophisticated data fusion of spectrometric & imaging remote inspection and parameter extraction of selected HTEs, and to the assessment of ecological consequences of HTEs, such as aerosol and gas emission. For local studies of selected hot spots, high resolution and the possibility to steer the sensor towards the potential high temperature event for close inspection are necessary. The Fore Field Sensor (FFS) will perfonn the wideangle hot spot detection and mapping. For the detected and selected hot spots, the Main Sensor (MS) will be targeted and deliver detailed spatial high resolution observation. FOCUS was selected from ESA as one of five European "Groupings" to be flown as an externally mounted payload during the early utilisation phase of the International Space Station (ISS). The FOCUS mission is the test-bed for technology and autonomy demonstration. The FOCUS Multi Sensor consists of two sensor systems: The multi-spectral Fore Field Sensor (FFS: VIS, MIR, TIR) and the Main Sensor (MS). The MS is composed of an imaging system (MS-IM: VIS, NIR. MIR, TIR) and a Fourier Spectrometer (MS-FS: 3-15~m). As a follow on to FOCUS, the Fire Observation System (FOS) is foreseen, as a small dedicated satellite, caring the FOCUS qualified sensors system.
