The possibilities and prospects for the development of precision held
spectrometry for the solution of scientific and applied problems are d
escribed. A description of a new precision field spectrometer with a b
uilt-in pulsed light source is given. The paper considers problems whi
ch may be resolved under field conditions using this device. The main
characteristics of the adaptive multifunctional field zonal spectromet
er, developed for ground supply of data acquired by remote multiband s
ensors are presented.