Xiomas Airborne Multispectral Sensor (AMS / Daedalus Scanner)
Xiomas Technologies
Next-generation airborne multispectral scanner built on the legacy Daedalus hyperspectral/multispectral scanner line, acquired by Xiomas in 2023 for commercial remote-sensing use.
Technical specifications
- Product lineage
- Successor to the Daedalus Airborne Hyperspectral Scanner (AHS) and Daedalus multispectral scanner line, acquired by Xiomas in 2023
- Sensor type
- Airborne multispectral scanner
- Target market
- Commercial remote sensing, global operation
- Heritage applications
- Oil-spill detection (Swedish Coast Guard), land-use and urban mapping (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy, MIDAS imagery of Parma)
- Development status
- In development as of 2023-2026, commercial launch planned
About
In 2023, Xiomas Technologies acquired the Daedalus Scanners product line — a legacy of airborne multispectral and hyperspectral scanning instruments originally developed by Daedalus Enterprises (where Xiomas founder John Green began his airborne sensor career in the 1980s-90s), including systems such as the Daedalus Airborne Hyperspectral Scanner (AHS) and the Thematic Mapper Simulator (TMS/MIDAS) used for applications ranging from oil-spill detection for the Swedish Coast Guard to land-use mapping for the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche in Italy. Building on this heritage, Xiomas is developing an advanced Airborne Multispectral Sensor (AMS) for commercial remote-sensing use worldwide, updating the classic Daedalus scanner architecture with modern electronics and optics packaged in a compact sensor head.
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