Hyperspectral remote sensing in China

In recent years, hyperspectral remote sensing has stepped into a new stage in China. There are some advanced hyperspectral imagers and CCD cameras developed by Chinese institutes and companies. Pushbroom Hyperspectral Imager (PHI) and Operative Modular Imaging Spectrometer (OMIS) have presented the level of airborne hyperspectral imagers in China, which have been developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. A narrow band hyperspectral digital camera system (HDCS) was developed and tested in 2000, the center of wavelength of which can be changed to fit different applications. There is also a kind of Fourier Imaging Spectrometer developed in China. Accordingly, Chinese scholars have created a number of models to meet different application problems. Some new models for hyperspectral remote sensing are provided. They are Hyperspectral Data Classification Model, POS Dat Geometric Correction Model, Derivative Spectral Model (DSM), Multi-temporal Index Image Cube Model (MIIC), Hybrid Decision Tree Model (HDT) and Correlation Simulating Analysis Model (CSAM). Some successful applications are provided and evaluated.