MULTIBAND CAMERA MONOGRAPH

Abstract

The primary intent of this monograph is to furnish the multiband experimentalist with a convenient source of current information on aerial photo- graphic films, spectral filters, and optical -mechanical tolerances for multiband cameras. An account is given of the various types of aerial cameras emphasizing their advantages and disadvantages in multiband use. Some cameras specially assembled as multiband systems are described fully. Electro-optical and optical multiplexing techniques for multiband photography are discussed. Finally, some predictions are made concerning multiband cameras of the future. The text of this monograph was initially written for inclusion as three chapters in a "Manual of Multiband Photography" coauthored by Dr. R. N. Colwell (editor) and Dr. E. F. Yost. Because of the high cost of reproduction of the many color photographs in the other chapters, the number of copies of the first edition of the manual will be limited. This is the reason for the separate publication of this monograph. The author wishes to acknowledge with thanks the many useful discussions and data furnished by friends in government, industry, and university. In particular, he wishes to thank the Earth Resources Division at NASA Manned Spacecraft Center for their continued support of work on multiband cameras at the Optical Sciences Center.