SSC San Diego TD 3117, August 2--1

This paper highlights SSC San Diego contributions to the research and development of hyperspectral technology. SSC San Diego developed the real-time, onboard hyperspectral data processor for automated cueing of high-resolution imagery as part of the Adaptive Spectral Reconnaissance Program (ASRP), which demonstrated a practical solution to broad area search by leveraging hyperspectral phenomenology. SSC San Diego is now implementing the ASRP algorithm suite on parallel processors, using a portable, scalable architecture that will be remotely accessible. SSC San Diego performed the initial demonstrations that led to the Littoral Airborne Sensor Hyperspectral (LASH) program, which applies hyperspectral imaging to the problem of submarine detection in the littoral zone. Under the In-house Laboratory Independent Research (ILIR) program, SSC San Diego has developed new and enhanced methods for hyperspectral analysis and exploitation. Hyperspectral Imaging for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance David Stein, Jon Schoonmaker, and Eric Coolbaugh