Hyper Spectral Camera ANalyzer (HyperSCAN)

HyperSCAN (Hyper Spectral Camera ANalyzer) is a hyperspectral imager which monitors the Earth’s environment and also an educational platform to integrate college students’ ideas and skills in optical design and data processing. The advantages of HyperSCAN are that it is designed for modular design,...

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Main Authors: Wen-Qian Chang, Hsun-Ya Hou, Pei-Yuan Li, Michael W. Shen, Cheng-Ling Kuo, Tang-Huang Lin, Loren C. Chang, Chi-Kuang Chao, Jann-Yenq Liu
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/5/842
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author Wen-Qian Chang
Hsun-Ya Hou
Pei-Yuan Li
Michael W. Shen
Cheng-Ling Kuo
Tang-Huang Lin
Loren C. Chang
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Jann-Yenq Liu
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description HyperSCAN (Hyper Spectral Camera ANalyzer) is a hyperspectral imager which monitors the Earth’s environment and also an educational platform to integrate college students’ ideas and skills in optical design and data processing. The advantages of HyperSCAN are that it is designed for modular design, is compact and lightweight, and low-cost using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) optical components. The modular design allows for flexible and rapid development, as well as validation within college lab environments. To optimize space utilization and reduce the optical path, HyperSCAN’s optical system incorporates a folding mirror, making it ideal for the constrained environment of a CubeSat. The use of COTS components significantly lowers pre-development costs and minimizes associated risks. The compact size and cost-effectiveness of CubeSats, combined with the advanced capabilities of hyperspectral imagers, make them a powerful tool for a broad range of applications, such as environmental monitoring of Earth, disaster management, mineral and resource exploration, atmospheric and climate studies, and coastal and marine research. We conducted a spatial-resolution-boost experiment using HyperSCAN data and various hyperspectral datasets including Urban, Pavia University, Pavia Centre, Botswana, and Indian Pines. After testing various data-fusion deep learning models, the best image quality of these methods is a two-branches convolutional neural network (TBCNN), where TBCNN retrieves spatial and spectral features in parallel and reconstructs the higher-spatial-resolution data. With the aid of higher-spatial-resolution multispectral data, we can boost the spatial resolution of HyperSCAN data.
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spelling doaj-art-3f3aaba150654ce8a9033d5dbaf5aaae2025-08-20T02:59:15ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922025-02-0117584210.3390/rs17050842Hyper Spectral Camera ANalyzer (HyperSCAN)Wen-Qian Chang0Hsun-Ya Hou1Pei-Yuan Li2Michael W. Shen3Cheng-Ling Kuo4Tang-Huang Lin5Loren C. Chang6Chi-Kuang Chao7Jann-Yenq Liu8Center for Astronautical Physics and Engineering, National Central University, Taoyuan City 320317, TaiwanCenter for Astronautical Physics and Engineering, National Central University, Taoyuan City 320317, TaiwanCenter for Astronautical Physics and Engineering, National Central University, Taoyuan City 320317, TaiwanCenter for Astronautical Physics and Engineering, National Central University, Taoyuan City 320317, TaiwanCenter for Astronautical Physics and Engineering, National Central University, Taoyuan City 320317, TaiwanCenter for Astronautical Physics and Engineering, National Central University, Taoyuan City 320317, TaiwanCenter for Astronautical Physics and Engineering, National Central University, Taoyuan City 320317, TaiwanCenter for Astronautical Physics and Engineering, National Central University, Taoyuan City 320317, TaiwanCenter for Astronautical Physics and Engineering, National Central University, Taoyuan City 320317, TaiwanHyperSCAN (Hyper Spectral Camera ANalyzer) is a hyperspectral imager which monitors the Earth’s environment and also an educational platform to integrate college students’ ideas and skills in optical design and data processing. The advantages of HyperSCAN are that it is designed for modular design, is compact and lightweight, and low-cost using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) optical components. The modular design allows for flexible and rapid development, as well as validation within college lab environments. To optimize space utilization and reduce the optical path, HyperSCAN’s optical system incorporates a folding mirror, making it ideal for the constrained environment of a CubeSat. The use of COTS components significantly lowers pre-development costs and minimizes associated risks. The compact size and cost-effectiveness of CubeSats, combined with the advanced capabilities of hyperspectral imagers, make them a powerful tool for a broad range of applications, such as environmental monitoring of Earth, disaster management, mineral and resource exploration, atmospheric and climate studies, and coastal and marine research. We conducted a spatial-resolution-boost experiment using HyperSCAN data and various hyperspectral datasets including Urban, Pavia University, Pavia Centre, Botswana, and Indian Pines. After testing various data-fusion deep learning models, the best image quality of these methods is a two-branches convolutional neural network (TBCNN), where TBCNN retrieves spatial and spectral features in parallel and reconstructs the higher-spatial-resolution data. With the aid of higher-spatial-resolution multispectral data, we can boost the spatial resolution of HyperSCAN data.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/5/842Earth environmental monitoringhyperspectral imagemultispectral imagedeep learning
spellingShingle Wen-Qian Chang
Hsun-Ya Hou
Pei-Yuan Li
Michael W. Shen
Cheng-Ling Kuo
Tang-Huang Lin
Loren C. Chang
Chi-Kuang Chao
Jann-Yenq Liu
Hyper Spectral Camera ANalyzer (HyperSCAN)
Remote Sensing
Earth environmental monitoring
hyperspectral image
multispectral image
deep learning
title Hyper Spectral Camera ANalyzer (HyperSCAN)
title_full Hyper Spectral Camera ANalyzer (HyperSCAN)
title_fullStr Hyper Spectral Camera ANalyzer (HyperSCAN)
title_full_unstemmed Hyper Spectral Camera ANalyzer (HyperSCAN)
title_short Hyper Spectral Camera ANalyzer (HyperSCAN)
title_sort hyper spectral camera analyzer hyperscan
topic Earth environmental monitoring
hyperspectral image
multispectral image
deep learning
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/5/842
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