Airborne Infrared Hyperspectral Imaging for Quantitative Analysis of SF6 Releases

Detection, identification, and quantification of greenhouse gases is essential to ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines and mitigate damage associated with anthropogenic climate change. Passive infrared hyperspectral imaging technology is among the solutions that can detect, identify, and quantify multiple greenhouse gases simultaneously. This presentation examines how aerial thermal infrared hyperspectral measurements can be used in gas survey applications. Learn more about advances in hyperspectral imaging data processing algorithms that allow for gas detection, identification, and quantification in real time.

During a recent measurement campaign, an airborne platform was flown above a validated SF6 gas release system to collect hyperspectral data for gas quantification analysis. This measurement campaign was performed to document performance of the Hyper-Cam gas quantification capabilities against known quantities of released gas. This talk introduces the principles behind the gas detection, identification, and quantification algorithms and presents the motivations and results from the airborne measurement campaign.

About the presenter
Benjamin Saute, Ph.D., holds a doctorate in analytical chemistry from the University of Rhode Island and has over a decade of experience in a variety of roles developing advanced optical spectroscopic and imaging techniques. He has worked with Telops for the past three years as a field application engineer. In this role he supports customer application challenges, field measurement campaigns, and technology development activities.