Norman R. McGlothlin

TL;DR: The HICO is an innovative prototype sensor that builds on extensive experience with airborne sensors and makes extensive use of commercial off-the-shelf components to build a space sensor at a small fraction of the usual cost and time.

TL;DR: The laboratory characterization of the optical and radiometric properties of the Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO) shows the as-built sensor meets or exceeds the design parameters necessary to meet the stringent requirements imposed by maritime hyperspectral imaging.

TL;DR: The Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO) as discussed by the authors is the only spaceborne hyperspectral sensor designed for characterization of the coastal maritime environment and was taken from a set of written requirements to a complete hardware package ready for spacecraft-level testing in 16 months.

TL;DR: The design and early results of the Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO) are presented and it is shown the as-built sensor meets or exceeds the design parameters.

TL;DR: The Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) demonstration broadband passive millimeter wave (mmW) interferometric imaging system will provide the potential for detecting the passive signature of non-transmitting hostile systems along with a capability for meter-precision geolocation for imaged objects.