AIRBORNE SPECTRAL FILTERED IMAGES USED IN THE WATER ENVIRONMENT

This paper examines the advantages of using a hyperspectral imager bas ed on a variable interference filter when investigating the water envi ronment. The particular mode of operation described here involves the minimum of image processing. It represents data obtained using the VIF IS system developed by the authors as viewed in real-time on a convent ional video player or the untreated digitized data. viewed on a person al computer (PC) system fitted with a suitable frame grabber capable o f operating in, near real-time. Two examples involving the water envir onment are discussed.