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ARSENAL

ARSENAL is a set of eight inter-integrated sensor technologies that can quickly collect a wide range of data on terrestrial, marine and freshwater ecosystems. The ARSENAL setup is unique - it has no counterparts in the world.
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Technology that imitates nature

The ARSENAL concept is inspired by biomimicry: a scientific concept that seeks solutions for sustainable farming from nature. To fully understand nature’s solutions, we need to look at them from nature’s point of view. And nature has many perspectives! During the course of evolution, different animals have developed their vision to span spectrums from infrared to ultraviolet.

Technology that imitates nature

The ARSENAL concept is inspired by biomimicry: a scientific concept that seeks solutions for sustainable farming from nature. To fully understand nature’s solutions, we need to look at them from nature’s point of view. And nature has many perspectives! During the course of evolution, different animals have developed their vision to span spectrums from infrared to ultraviolet.

To see beyond what meets the eye

The ARSENAL system consists of:

  • Ultraviolet (UV) sensor - used for pollution detection in water bodies, assessing plant fluorescence levels
  • Visible and Near Infrared sensor (VNIR) - used for detection of various surface materials, vegetation classification, identification of invasive species, assessing water quality in water bodies
  • Short Wave Infrared sensor (SWIR) - used for vegetation analysis down to the individual species level, mineral mapping
  • Mid-wave infrared sensor (MWIR) - used for invasive species and oil spill detection and mineral mapping for research purposes
  • Single-channel thermal infrared sensor with replaceable fillters (TIR) - used for detection of heat emitting objects (animal and bird tracking), heat transmission lines and heat loss mapping;
  • Long Wave Infrared Sensor (LWIR) - used to detect heat emitting objects for the industrial and research sectors, detection of people, animals and heat loss areas
  • LiDAR laser scanner - used for 3D surface data, detailed forest, field, geomorphological and archaeological maps;
  • High-resolution RGB camera - high spatial resolution aerial photography for visual assessment and classification of objects by colour and shape
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Forest vitality depicted in hyperspectral data. Source: ARSENAL

ARSENAL taking off for duty. Video: ELM Media