Session
Session V: Next on the Pad
Location
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Abstract
The paper presents the first scientific and technology initiative of the Earth Observation directorate in the NewSpace field under the generic name of Φ-Sats. Φ-Sat-1 is the result of an enhancement of the FSSCAT1 mission using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and improved imaging capabilities of the Hyperspectral-1 VNIR imager. Φ-Sat-1 is an innovative concept using a Hyperspectral/TIR optical payload (HyperScout®-2) for land and water applications as well as specific applications on the field of terrain classification and change detection. The instrument will also embark a demonstrator technology package consisting of an AI chip, to perform innovative cloud detection and masking on hypercube data. Φ-Sat-1 will be launched in Q3 2019 with the Vega SSMS Proof-of-Concept (POC) maiden flight.
ESA Earth Observation Directorate NewSpace Initiatives
Utah State University, Logan, UT
The paper presents the first scientific and technology initiative of the Earth Observation directorate in the NewSpace field under the generic name of Φ-Sats. Φ-Sat-1 is the result of an enhancement of the FSSCAT1 mission using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and improved imaging capabilities of the Hyperspectral-1 VNIR imager. Φ-Sat-1 is an innovative concept using a Hyperspectral/TIR optical payload (HyperScout®-2) for land and water applications as well as specific applications on the field of terrain classification and change detection. The instrument will also embark a demonstrator technology package consisting of an AI chip, to perform innovative cloud detection and masking on hypercube data. Φ-Sat-1 will be launched in Q3 2019 with the Vega SSMS Proof-of-Concept (POC) maiden flight.
