Onboard the International Space Station,

Onboard the International Space Station, the Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO) instrument gave scientists an exceptional new view of the coastal ocean and the Great Lakes. With the successful launch of HICO, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has built on knowledge gained to improve water quality monitoring using a variety of satellites. Using a special camera that separates light into hundreds of wavelength channels, HICO was used to identify potentially harmful algae blooms in Lake Erie and other lakes and reservoirs that provide critical drinking water for millions of users. The vantage point of space not only contributes to a better understanding of our home planet, it helps improve lives around the world.
Posted by International Space Station on Miércoles, 22 de abril de 2015