One of the challenges is to work up a camera that can capture the IR image
fast enough. Cameras hung from balloons are not particularly stable. There
was a guy, I think in a Civil Engineering masters program in Minnesota or
Idaho (one of those cold states), who put together a servo-based
stabilizer. But it added a lot of weight and required a much larger
balloon....

Ah, the trade offs...

-Eric

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Eric B. Wolf                           720-334-7734




On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 1:31 PM, Brian Russo <[email protected]> wrote:

> That's kinda neat.
>
> For a bit more you can also do this to a DSLR. Not too difficult (DIY
> or places will convert for a fee). Big advantage is significantly
> better sensor for improved DR.
>
> -  bri
>
> On 5/24/13, Jeffrey Warren <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Thought folks who are familiar with balloon
> > mapping<http://publiclab.org/wiki/balloon-mapping>
> >  in crisis areas <http://publiclab.org/wiki/gulf-coast> might enjoy
> seeing
> > this most recent open hardware project out of the Public Lab community,
> > leveraging remote sensing technology in a local, community-based context:
> >
> >
> http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/publiclab/infragram-the-infrared-photography-project
> >
> > "A simple, cheap infrared camera which can measure plant health -- for
> geek
> > gardeners, farmers, and open source DIY scientists."
> >
> > It basically images photosynthesis with some filter trickiness and post
> > processing, building on satellite-based earth-observation imaging
> > techniques.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
>
>
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> Brian Russo / (808) 271 4166
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