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Hyperspectral false-colour composite of agricultural land

Data

Hyperspectral

Tens to hundreds of narrow spectral bands per pixel, to identify crops, minerals, plastics and pollutants.

400+ bands

  • Fireflies5 m6 satellitesPixxel
  • Dragonette5.3 m5 satellitesWyvern
  • Tanager30 mPlanet

Specifications

Bands
Up to 400+
Spectral range
400–2500 nm
Resolution
5 m to 30 m
Swath
18 km to 40 km
Deliverable
Classified map or index layer; full cube on request

Bands

One scene, 31 bands. Growing crops turn from dark to bright across the red edge, 700–750 nm.

Farmland in a single hyperspectral band
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  • Growing crop
  • Drying field
  • Bare soil
  • Water
Band
Centre
Width

31 bands · 445–869 nm · 5.2 m

Combinations

One scene, 426 bands at 30 m: three composites and five indices.

City and gulf in true colourCity and gulf in colour infrared, vegetation in redCity and gulf in short-wave infrared, vegetation in greenChlorophyll map from the red edgePlant water content mapDry plant matter map, harvested fields brightestClay mineral absorption mapTurbidity in the gulfTrue colour · 641 / 551 / 471 nm

Composites

Indices

426 bands · 376–2499 nm · 30 m

Sampling

Bands across the spectrum, multispectral against hyperspectral.

WorldView-3Vantor · 16 bands
DragonetteWyvern · 31 bands
FirefliesPixxel · 135+ bands
TanagerPlanet · ≈426 bands
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Fireflies and Tanager drawn at their published band count, evenly spaced.

Gallery

Select a frame to open it at full resolution.

Evaporation ponds, near-true colour

Detects

  • Crop species and variety, not just “vegetation”
  • Mineral composition of exposed ground
  • Water quality: chlorophyll, sediment, algal blooms
  • Plastics, hydrocarbons and other materials by their spectral signature