US 2018/0007288 A1 · METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING A REGIONALLY SPECIFIC SPECTRAL MODEL TO IDENTIFY THE SPECTRAL BANDS FOR USE FOR ISOLATING REMOTELY SENSED MATERIALS OF INTEREST

Abstract

A system and method for collecting spectral data of a region of interest with a sensor is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises generating a simulated spectral representation of a region of interest, identifying at least one of the plurality of materials as a material of interest within the region of interest, identifying other of the plurality of materials not identified as a material of interest as background materials within the region of interest, selecting a subset spectral portion of the spectral data according to the simulated spectral representation of the material of interest and the simulated spectral representation of the background materials within the region of interest, and configuring the sensor to collect a subset spectral portion of the spectral data.

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Dependent claims

A method of collecting spectral data of a region of interest with a sensor, comprising:

(a) generating a simulated spectral representation of a region of interest, the simulated spectral representation comprising
a plurality of geospatial portions at least partially disposed in the region of interest, each geospatial portion having fused spectral characteristics of a plurality of materials disposed in the respective geospatial portion;
(b) identifying at least one of the plurality of materials as a material of interest within the region of interest;
(c) identifying other of the plurality of materials not identified as a material of interest as background materials within the region of interest;
(d) selecting a subset spectral portion of the spectral data according to the simulated spectral representation of the material of interest and the simulated spectral representation of the background materials within the region of interest;
and
(e) configuring the sensor to collect a subset spectral portion of the spectral data.

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An apparatus for collecting spectral data of a region of interest with a sensor, comprising:

a processor,
a memory, communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions comprising instructions for:
(a) generating a simulated spectral representation of a region of interest, the simulated spectral representation comprising
a plurality of geospatial portions at least partially disposed in the region of interest, each geospatial portion having [fused] spectral characteristics of a plurality of materials disposed in the respective geospatial portion;
(b) identifying at least one of the plurality of materials as a material of interest within the region of interest;
(c) identifying other of the plurality of materials not identified as a material of interest as background materials within the region of interest;
(d) selecting a subset spectral portion of the spectral data according to the simulated spectral representation of the material of interest and the simulated spectral representation of the background materials within the region of interest;
and
(e) configuring the sensor to collect a subset spectral portion of the spectral data.

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An apparatus for collecting spectral data of a region of interest with a sensor, comprising:

means for generating a simulated spectral representation of a region of interest, the simulated spectral representation comprising
a plurality of geospatial portions at least partially disposed in the region of interest, each geospatial portion having [fused] spectral characteristics of a plurality of materials disposed in the respective geospatial portion;
means for identifying at least one of the plurality of materials as a material of interest within the region of interest;
means for identifying other of the plurality of materials not identified as a material of interest as background materials within the region of interest;
means for selecting a subset spectral portion of the spectral data according to the simulated spectral representation of the material of interest and the simulated spectral representation of the background materials within the region of interest;
and
means for configuring the sensor to collect a subset spectral portion of the spectral data.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and apparatus for using a regionally specific spectral model to identify the spectral bands for use for isolating remotely sensed materials of interest

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Method and apparatus for using a regionally specific spectral model to identify the spectral bands for use for isolating remotely sensed materials of interest

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