Factsheet

A new class of miniature optical sensors
and data processing methodology that
redefine the utility of small unmanned
aircraft systems (sUAS) for environmental
monitoring and precision farming.
ENABLING SMARTER FARMING
To keep pace with the world’s soaring population, farmers will need to produce more food in the next 50 years than
over the past 10,000 years combined (Mission Critical, May 2014). Precision farming (PF) holds the key to the
sustainable future of agriculture. The success of PF will rest on improved sensing and automation
INTEGRATED TURN-KEY SOLUTION
VISNX offers a complete end-to-end solution for large-scale acquisition, processing and analysis of airborne
hyperspectral imaging (HSI) data. We provide the world’s smallest and lightest hyperspectral imaging (HSI) sensor
with unique ‘snapshot’ design that dramatically reduces cost and operational complexity.
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World’s smallest and lightest hyperspectral imaging sensor optimised
for deployment on small unmanned aircraft systems
Sensor
VISNX Vis-16
VISNX NIR-25
VISNX NIR-100s
Configuration
snapshot
snapshot
line-scanner
Spatial resolution
2MP (2048 x 1088 px)
2MP (2048 x 1088 px)
2048 px swath
Spectral range
450 – 630 nm
600 – 1000 nm
600 – 1000 nm
Spectral resolution
16 channels
25 channels
100 channels
Pixel size
5.5 x 5.5 μm
5.5 x 5.5 μm
5.5 x 5.5 μm
Shutter type
global
global
global
Dynamic range
60dB
60dB
60dB
SNR max
41.3 dB
41.3 dB
41.3 dB
Maximum frame rate
16 fps
16 fps
30 fps
Exposure time
20 μs – 1 s
20 μs – 1 s
20 μs – 20 ms
Integrated optics
25mm, f/2.8, 2/3’’
25mm, f/2.8, 2/3’’
25mm, f/2.8, 2/3’’
Integrated storage
SD card 32GB
SD card 32GB
SD card 64GB
Trigger in
✓
✓
N/A
Event out
✓
✓
✓
Serial port
✓
✓
✓
Dimensions
60 x 55 x 40 mm
60 x 55 x 40 mm
80 x 60 x 40 mm
Weight
160 gr
160 gr
220 gr
Camera module
Applications
• Precision farming
◦ detection of crop diseases, stress and weeds
◦ growth monitoring and treatment optimisation
◦ yield prediction
• Environmental monitoring
• Nature resource management
• Water quality control
• Forest management
www.visnx.com | info@visnx.com | VISNX SA, Bâtiment C, EPFL Innovation Park, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland | © VISNX 2014