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The BusinessOpportunityThe invention can be used toencode, browse, store, andtransmit any type of imagingspectrometry data (also knownas hyperspectral imagery),whether ground-based,airborne, or spaceborne.Because data is stored andprocessed in compressedform, the system provides foran abundance of imagingspectrometry datasets incombination with fastinformation and productsretrieval capabilities.Alternative systems do notprovide equivalent featuresand on-line access to largeimaging spectrometry datasetsacross wide-area networks.System for Interactive Visualization andAnalysis of Imaging SpectrometryDatasets over a Wide-area NetworkThe TechnologyThe invention has been patented in the UnitedStates (US Patent no. 6,546,146). Thetechnology allows users to interactivelyvisualize and analyze large imagingspectrometry datasets using a personalcomputer a connectivity package for a wideareanetwork (i.e. internet).Using a new "on-the-fly" compressionprocess, the technology reduces the volumeof the data by about 100 times. Users canselect, view and analyze imagingspectrometry datasets via a wide-areanetwork with almost no lag time thanks to theoperation being on the data in compressedform.TechnologyTransfer DetailsA commercializationlicense for this technologyis available.The businessopportunity may bereferred to by itsCSA case ID: 50344PatentsUS 6,546,146CA 2,253,145This invention is the onlyknown system to combineencoding, processing incompressed form for effectiveproduct retrievals, indexmapping, compressed datastorage, high-speed transfer,and rapid decompression,while empowering the user todetermine the usefulness of animaging spectrometry datasetvia wide-area networks beforeinvesting in it.Commercial PotentialPotential commercial application areasinclude earth observation, militarysurveillance, astronomy, microscopy,medicine (i.e. medical imaging systems), andcharacterization of materials (i.e. materialscience). There may also exist applications inforensic and general medicine. Thetechniques of the invention may be applied toimaging spectrometers that are used inabsorption or reflection spectroscopy,fluormetry, and energy transfer diffractometry.Further applications of these techniquesinclude process control and energy-dispersivetomography.CommercializationContactIntellectual PropertyManagement andTechnology TransferCanadian Space AgencyTel.: (450) 926-5800Fax: (450) 926-4613E-mail: iptt@asc-csa.gc.ca8