InvenTeam 2004-2005

Aerial Imaging Remote Sensing System

What is AIRSS?
Read the story of the Endeavour InvenTeam
The InvenTeam in a Complex Nutshell
Technical Reports
AIRSS Spectral Analysis
Annotated Pictures of Balloon Fest
Experimental Reports
Field Test
End of Year Essay
Shifting Sands Rollercoaster
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The Invention will be an easy way to collect and analyze images for under $3000 for the first launch and about $100 for each additional launch. It will have two Canon S400 cameras (one with an infrared filter) mounted on a ten-foot diameter helium filled tethered weather balloon launched to approximately 960 feet. The field of view for the cameras will be approximately 1320 feet and each pixel side will represent about the equivalent of 0.66 feet on the ground. The balloon will have two lines that will simultaneously launch. The images will be analyzed on Scion Image using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) to determine areas of high and low vigor in crops. It will be an alternative to expensive existing technology.
 
The Team
 
 The Gimbdola                   
 
The Team with Equipment
 

The Balloon with Gondola

 
The Ground Equipment
 
The Launch Systems
 
     The Logo             


Last Year's Team

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