System, Apparatus and Method for Hierarchical Identification, Multi-Tier Target Library Processing, and Two-Stage Identification

An apparatus for detecting and identifying target material in spectral imagery, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
• determine, using a target detection library, a target detection score representing the likelihood of presence of at least one of a plurality of target materials in each of a plurality of pixels in a spectral image;
• determine, using a target identification library, a material identification score representing a likely identification of one or more of the plurality of target materials for each of the plurality of pixels.

A system, comprising:

• an apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
• receive at least one spectral image comprising a plurality of pixels;
• determine, using a target detection library, a target detection score representing the likelihood of presence of at least one of a plurality of target materials in at least one pixel of the at least one spectral image;
• and
• determine, using a target identification library, a material identification score representing a likely identification of one or more of the plurality of target materials for the at least one pixel;
• and
• an interface in communication with the at least one processor representing the material identification score for the one or more of the plurality of target materials for the at least one pixel.