SYSIPHE, airborne hyperspectral system: Focus on the SIELETERS thermal hyperspectral imaging instrument

The SYSIPHE system is the state of the art airborne hyperspectral imaging system developed in European cooperation. With a unique wide spectral range and a fine spatial resolution, its aim is to validate and quantify the information potential of hyperspectral imaging in military, security and environment applications. The first section of the paper recalls the architecture of the project. The second one describes the SIELETERS sensors, their implementation onboard the platform and the data processing chain. The last section gives illustrations on the work in progress.