This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) award, valued at $662,547, supports the University of Central Florida (UCF) in acquiring an integrated LiDAR and hyperspectral sensing system. The goal is to capture and integrate visible and invisible data using this new sensing system, which will be mounted on drones, robots, and ground vehicles to monitor structural and environmental changes over time. The award will specifically advance research on visualizing and using the co-aligned LiDAR and hyperspectral data, as well as optimizing the resulting large datasets for public access and use. The project has the potential to benefit society in areas like energy efficiency, infrastructure monitoring, coastal risk modeling, and solar panel design. The award will also provide undergraduate research training and make the collected datasets publicly available.
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