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March 6, 2019

RIT researchers developing ways to use hyperspectral data for vehicle and pedestrian tracking

A classic scenario plays out in action films ranging from Baby Driver to The Italian Job: criminals evade aerial pursuit from the authorities by seamlessly blending in with other vehicles and their surroundings. The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) has RIT researchers utilizing hyperspectral video imaging systems that make sure it does not happen in real life.
February 14, 2019

Leaders in drone technology to converge at RIT

Worldwide experts in unmanned aerial systems from industry, academia and government will land at Rochester Institute of Technology for the Systems and Technologies for the Remote Sensing Applications Through Unmanned Aerial Systems (STRATUS) conference Feb. 25-27.
March 27, 2017

Researchers win grant to improve Landsat 8 data

Two RIT researchers have won funding from the U.S. Geological Survey to ensure accurate temperature data from NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite. Climate researchers depend on public data from the Earth-sensing satellite to measure surface changes over time.
November 16, 2016

Researchers fix Landsat 8 imagery, measurements

Software developed by Aaron Gerace and Matt Montanaro, senior scientists at RIT’s Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, improves the accuracy of NASA’s Landsat 8 Earth-sensing satellite, which was giving inaccurate readings due to defective optics in the thermal infrared sensor.
October 20, 2016

RIT to host workshop on unmanned aerial systems

RIT will host a workshop on unmanned aerial systems and the technological advances that are shaping this rapidly evolving field on Oct. 28.
December 4, 2013

RIT hosted briefing in D.C. on defense workforce

Panelists discussed the need to build a deeper workforce to support the U.S.’s defense, intelligence and civil communities that depend on satellite imaging systems.
November 27, 2013

RIT hosts federal briefing on defense workforce

RIT is raising awareness about the need to build a deeper workforce to support the U.S.’s defense, intelligence and civil communities that depend on satellite imaging systems.
March 26, 2013

Researchers develop advanced image processing

Advanced in technology have increased the availability of high-res, remotely sensed images, so RIT researchers are developing processing technologies to handle that data.
May 23, 2012

Student teaches computers to understand images

Automated image analysis involves efficiently extracting useful bits of information from an images of a large scenes.
May 15, 2012

RIT Hosts Workshop on Disaster Response May 30–June 1
November 28, 2011

Taking the Pulse of an Iceberg—Scientists Simulate Laser Imaging for NASA Missions
April 7, 2011

Palmyra, Mo., Resident Wins National Imaging Award