Europe’s lead in hyperspectral Earth observation depends on public–private partnerships

A hyperspectral image of the Richat Structure, a geological feature in northwestern Mauritania also known as the Eye of the Sahara, taken by Wyvern's Dragonette-001 satellite on July 23, 2024. Credit: Wyvern

For half a century, satellites have chased the same prize: ever sharper pictures of Earth. Each advance brought more pixels and greater clarity, but only in terms of how things looked. Now, a different kind of technology is emerging, one that reveals the biochemical composition of man-made and natural objects: hyperspectral imaging. By capturing hundreds […]

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