HICO and RAIDS Experiment Payload - Hyperspectral Imager For The Coastal Ocean (HREP-HICO) will operate a visible and near-infrared (VNIR) Maritime Hyperspectral Imaging (MHSI) system, to detect, identify and quantify coastal geophysical features from the International Space Station

Corson, Mike

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Acronym: HREP-HICO 
 
Title: HICO and RAIDS Experiment Payload - Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean  
 
Principal Investigator(s): Mike Corson, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 
 
Co-Investigator(s): N/A 
 
Contact(s):   
Program Manager - Davidson Chen, (202) 404-8127 
Deputy Program Manager - Mark Boies, (410) 868-0677 
DoD - Perry Ballard, perry.g.ballard@nasa.gov, (281) 483-3490 
PI - Mike Corson, mike.corson@nrl.navy.mil, (202) 404-2475 
  
Mailing Address:  
Mike Corson 
Naval Research Laboratory, Code 7230 
4555 Overlook Ave. S.W.                                                  
Washington, DC 20375-5352                     
 
Davidson Chen 
Naval Research Laboratory, Code 7201                  
4555 Overlook Ave. S.W.                                                  
Washington, DC 20375-5352                     
 
Developer(s):   
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 
The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA 
United States Department of Defense Space Test Program, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 
 
Sponsoring Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 
  
Increment(s) Assigned: 19, 20  
 
Mission Assigned: HTV-1 
 
Brief Research Summary (PAO): HICO and RAIDS Experiment Payload - Hyperspectral Imager For 
The Coastal Ocean (HREP-HICO) will operate a visible and near-infrared (VNIR) Maritime Hyperspectral 
Imaging (MHSI) system, to detect, identify and quantify coastal geophysical features from the 
International Space Station.  
 
Research Summary:  
 
• HICO and RAIDS Experiment Payload - Hyperspectral Imager For The Coastal Ocean (HREP-
HICO) combines two experiment sensors into one payload.   
 
• HREP-HICO demonstrates space-based Maritime Hyper-Spectral Imagery (MHSI) for 
characterization of littoral regions (coast of an ocean or sea) on Earth.   
 
 
Detailed Research Description:   
The HICO and RAIDS Experiment Payload - Hyperspectral Imager For The Coastal Ocean (HREP-HICO) 
consists of two instruments. The objective of the HREP-HICO is to launch and operate a rapid-
development, cost-constrained visible and near-infrared (VNIR) Maritime Hyperspectral Imaging (MHSI) 
system, to demonstrate the detection, identification and quantification of littoral (coast of an ocean or sea) 
and terrestrial geophysical features.  HREP-HICO will validate the performance of MHSI technology in 
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space and demonstrate its utility to meet Department of Defense (DoD) requirements.  HREP-HICO will 
provide an initial data stream to introduce new DoD users to MHSI data products, and to develop data 
dissemination channels.  Hyperspectral imagery data from HREP-HICO also has significant application in 
the civil remote sensing community.  Extensive experience with airborne visible/infrared imaging 
spectrometer (AVIRIS) airborne hyperspectral data at 20-meters Ground Sample Distance (GSD) has 
demonstrated its utility for land use and land cover, vegetation type, stress, and health, and crop yield.  In 
the ocean, bathymetry (depth measurement of large bodies of water), bottom type, and water optical 
properties are of great interest to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and other 
agencies with marine responsibilities.  These applications are of immediate interest to the United States 
Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Homeland Security, and Interior, as well as  National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration (NASA). 
 
Project Type: Payload 
 
Images and Captions: 
 
The HREP-HICO imager on its rotating spindle.  Image courtesy of the Naval Research Laboratory. 
 
Operations Location: ISS External 
 
Brief Research Operations:  
 
• HREP-HICO will be installed on the Japanese Experiment Module – Exposed Facility (JEM-EF) 
of the Kibo module utilizing extravehicular robotics (EVR).  
 
• Following installation the HREP-HICO instrument will be powered on and operated via ground 
commanding from the Payload Operations and Integration Center at Marshall Space Flight 
Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, AL, utilizing the Telescience Resource Kit (TReK) capabilities at the 
local site of the investigator team. 
 
Operational Requirements: HREP-HICO is mounted to the ISS exterior on JEM-EF at position number 
six.  It requires power provided by the International Space Station, and uses the ISS for commanding and 
data downlink. All interaction will be via the POIC and no crew interaction is planned other than 
installation and removal via extravehicular robotics (EVR). 
 
Operational Protocols: HREP-HICO will be launched to the ISS as a part of the HTV-1 mission.  EVR 
will mount HREP-HICO to the JEM-EF and remove it for disposal on a later HTV flight. 
 
Category: Observing the Earth and Educational Activties 
 
Subcategory: Observing the Earth 
 
Space Applications: imagery captured by HREP-HICO during long-duration missions provide insight for 
anomalies that occur in low Earth orbit (LEO)..Observations that are made from LEO create the model for 
planetary exploration observations on future long-duration missions. 
 
Earth Applications: HREP-HICO will validate the performance of MHSI technology in space and 
demonstrate its utility to meet DoD requirements. 
 
Manifest Status: Planned 
 
Supporting Organization: Department of Defense 
 
Previous Missions: HREP-HICO is a unique investigation which has not been performed on spacecraft 
before. 
 
Related Publications: 
Corson MR, Bowles JH, Chen W, Davis CO, Gallelli KH , Korwan DR, Lucey PG, Mosher R, Holasek TJ. 
The HICO Program - Hyperspectral Imaging of the Coastal Ocean from the International Space Station. 
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2004. IGARSS '04. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International. 
2004; 6: 4184 – 4186.  
 
Web Sites:  
Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean 
http://www.nova-sol.com/capabilities/remote-sensing/hyperspectral-imager-for-the-coastal-ocean 
 
 
Related Payload(s): HREP-RAIDS 
 
 


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