Equipment

Field Spectroradiometer

This Field Portable Spectroradiometer (RS-3500) covers the full-spectrum of ultraviolet/visible/near infrared measurements (350-2500 nm) with just one scan. It can be operated by one person and is accompanied with a handheld Computer.

Main Features

  • Superior reliability in the field with 100% diode array optics with no moving parts
  • Autoshutter, auto exposure, autodark correction before each new scan with no optimization step
  • Lightweight and compact at 8.94 lbs
  • Lightweight, re-chargeable, external Li-ion battery for field use
  • Removable fiber optic cable – field swappable and easy to replace
  • Optional SMA-905 FOV lenses available for increased flexibility
  • Factory calibrated radiance and/or irradiance using NIST traceable source
  • Bluetooth connectivity (Class I)
  • DARWin SP Data Acquisition software for one-touch scanning, automatically saves data as ASCII files for use with 3rd party software without pre-processing
  • Pull-down menus from DARWin for access to USGS library and vegetation indices