Hi Greg,
This project looks really interesting!
If it helps, I could contribute in testing/validating/benchmarking the device. I have done something like that comparing vegetation indices from RGB and IR-modified consumer cameras (including publiclab’s infragram) to a (very expensive) hyperspectral camera (I will publish those results in a paper soon). Here’s a picture of my setup:
I did this in Germany (unfortunately I don’t own that camera), but I already contacted my german friends, and it’s quite possible (provided I work out some institutional issues) that I could perform some similar tests with the single pixel camera, in order to compare the performance against a ‘standard’ device (probably late 2017 - early 2018…).
Do you think this could be useful?
And regarding applications:
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In my lab/institute, we would be interested in analyzing plants, and possibly also food quality (e.g. potatoes, fruits). I don’t know the expected size or weight of the device, but it would also be great for UAV aerial imaging of crops (but taking into account the 20s for each frame… so maybe ‘static’ aerial imaging)
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Since hyperspectral imaging can be useful for plant phenotyping, I could try to get other people from the IPPN involved in the project (I could present it during the workshop next month)
Saludos!
Gustavo