Sailhero Environment has launched a tower-based hyperspectral remote sensing system, pioneering a new model for water environment monitoring. Adhering to innovation-driven development, Sailhero has independently developed the equipment and system, introducing the “tower-based hyperspectral remote sensing system.” This breakthrough achieves professional-level full-process inversion from instrumentation to tower installation and water quality parameter measurement, while also advancing the transformation of traditional river, lake, and marine water quality monitoring from point-based to area-based monitoring. The tower-based hyperspectral remote sensing system will provide more effective and precise technical support for water environment monitoring
The tower-based hyperspectral remote sensing system is designed to mount a high-spectral spectrometer on a tower or mountain peak to perform oblique scanning imaging of target areas. It enables continuous monitoring of the environment within a specific range, acquiring images and spectral data at high frequencies over extended periods. This data is then processed using inversion models for analysis. It can invert more than 15 water quality parameters, including suspended solids, turbidity, transparency, zinc, copper, lead, chlorophyll, chemical oxygen demand, dissolved oxygen, total phosphorus, total nitrogen, and nitrogen. The data processing of the tower-based hyperspectral instrument can achieve near-real-time data processing, providing timely warnings for water pollution incidents and providing evidence for pollution source tracing.
Technical Principle
The spectral image data cubes obtained by the hyperspectral imaging system feature ultra-high spectral bandwidth, high spectral resolution, and high spatial resolution. Hyperspectral remote sensing imaging technology has the characteristic of “image-spectrum integration,” enabling the simultaneous acquisition of both spatial images and continuous spectral information of objects. Therefore, hyperspectral images contain more abundant target information compared to panchromatic or multispectral images.
The system offers longer operational durations compared to drone-based system and can conduct continuous monitoring under adequate lighting conditions. The tower-based hyperspectral remote sensing system enables near-real-time data processing, allowing customers to remotely access water quality parameter distribution data in real time. Additionally, the inclined scanning imaging range is relatively large, making it suitable for deployment at locations such as water gates, confluences of tributaries, estuaries, and waterfront mountains. It can diagnose challenges encountered in water pollution prevention and water quality compliance, providing a basis for decision-making.
● Contaminated water bodies exhibit unique spectral characteristics distinct from those of clean water bodies;
● These spectral characteristics manifest as absorption or reflection of specific wavelengths of light, and these spectral characteristics can be captured by imaging hyperspectral instruments and reflected in remote sensing images;
● The left figure shows the spectral curve characteristics of typical soil, vegetation, and water bodies, while the right figure shows the spectral curves of water bodies with different turbidity levels.
System Composition
| Number |
Configuration List |
Quantity |
| 1 |
XHGGP-90B Main Unit |
1 |
| 2 |
Electronic Whiteboard |
1 |
| 3 |
Precise Rotating Platform |
1 |
| 4 |
Industrial Personal Computer |
1 |
| 5 |
Outdoor Surveillance Cabinet |
1 |
| 6 |
Tower or Rod (Optional) |
1 |
| 7 |
Photovoltaic Systems and
Batteries (Optional) |
1 |
| 8 |
Tower-Based System Data
Collection, Processing, and
Analysis Software |
1 |
Technical Feature
The tower-based hyperspectral remote sensing system is capable of high-resolution hyperspectral imaging within the spectral range of 400 nm to 1000 nm, while its weight and dimensions are suitable for tower or rod installation.
The tower-based hyperspectral remote sensing system can extract water body parameters based on the acquired hyperspectral data, including suspended solids, turbidity, transparency, zinc, copper, lead,
chlorophyll, chemical oxygen demand (COD), dissolved oxygen (DO), total phosphorus (TP), total nitrogen (TN),ammonia nitrogen, permanganate index, colored soluble organic matter, and water depth. Additional parameter can be added according to customer requirements.
Hardware Specifications Table:
| Hardware Index |
Specification |
| Detection Wavelength Range |
400 nm – 1000 nm |
| Spectral Resolution |
≤2 nm @ 546.1 nm FWHM |
| Number of Bands |
≥200 |
| Detective Field of View Angle |
≥20° |
| Data Acquisition Rate |
≥90 fps |
| Aspect Angle |
≥120° |
| Spatial Resolution |
0.08 m (installation height: 50 m, inclination angle: 30°) |
Software Function Table:
| Software Function |
Function Realization |
| Data Collection Function |
It can automatically collect light source spectra, automatically adjust
exposure, collect hyperspectral data, assist with camera data, and control the
turntable. Customers can remotely set the collection range. |
| Data Process Function |
The software features lens correction, dark field calculation using built-in
dark field data and exposure time, reflectance correction, atmospheric
correction, water body range extraction, and spectral data inversion for 15
water quality parameters. |
| Result Analysis Function |
The software features inversion analysis, correlation analysis, extreme value
statistics, and distribution statistics, and can display analysis images and
data statistics tables. Processed data can be uploaded to the data center for
customers to view and save. |