Empleando las tecnologías espaciales para vigilar la contaminación de plásticos en los océanos
Translated by Isabel Zetina
Varios proyectos en curso intentan detectar la contaminación por plásticos en los océanos mediante tecnología espacial
"Hyperspectral sensors collect several, narrow spectral bands from the visible, near-infrared, mid-infrared, and short-wave infrared portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. These sensors typically collect 200 or more spectral bands, enabling the construction of an almost continuous spectral reflectance signature. Furthermore, narrow bandwidths characteristic of hyperspectral data permit an in-depth examination of earth surface features which would otherwise be ‘lost’ within the relatively coarse bandwidths acquired with multispectral data." (Govender et al., 2008)
Govender M., Chetty K., Naiken V. and Bulcock H. "A comparison of satellite hyperspectral and multispectral remote sensing imagery for improved classification and mapping of vegetation". Water SA 34, no. 2 (2008): 147-154.
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