VENUS | Elbit

Super-Spectral Remote Sensing Camera

The VENμS camera was developed and manufactured by Elop for a joint effort between the French Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) and the Israeli Space Agency (ISA), is lightweight and low in power consumption and can easily be integrated into small/micro, lightweight buses.

Main Benefits & Features

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Narrow spectral

12 narrow spectral bands in the visible and near infra-red spectral regions

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Ground resolution

5.3 meter ground resolution and 27.5 km swath from 720 km altitude

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Spatial and resolution

12 simultaneous overlapping earth images with relatively high spatial and high spectral resolution

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For each band

For each band – a narrow band interference filter mounted close to the focal plane

01

Spatial and resolution

12 simultaneous overlapping earth images with relatively high spatial and high spectral resolution

02

Narrow spectral

12 narrow spectral bands in the visible and near infra-red spectral regions

03

For each band

For each band – a narrow band interference filter mounted close to the focal plane

04

Ground resolution

5.3 meter ground resolution and 27.5 km swath from 720 km altitude

Applications

The VENμS camera introduces a new level of high spatial resolution earth imaging and mapping for a wide range of commercial and scientific applications, including:

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Environmental monitoring

– Air and water pollution

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Energy and infrastructure

– Oil and gas
– Utilities
– Mining
– Roads

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Natural and man-made resources:

– Vegetation
– Agriculture
– Forest

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Surveys

Thematic surveys

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Security

Homeland security

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Emergency planning and operations:

– Flood management
– Disaster relief
– Search and rescue operations

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Surveys

Thematic surveys

02

Environmental monitoring

– Air and water pollution

03

Security

Homeland security

04

Energy and infrastructure

– Oil and gas
– Utilities
– Mining
– Roads

05

Emergency planning and operations:

– Flood management
– Disaster relief
– Search and rescue operations

06

Natural and man-made resources:

– Vegetation
– Agriculture
– Forest

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