Terrestrial research will be enabled by the Instrument's capability to acquire, manage, and analyze super-resolution aerial imagery and sensor data.

The Instrument's no-propulsion no-fuel super-resolution multi-sensor balloons are ideal for ecology research within endangered areas in the context of conservation research. Absence of noise will lessen the impact on the fauna.

The Instrument's capability to analyze data and mash up data of multiple sources will enable new discoveries. The team of Dr. Kenneth Feeley [http://www2.fiu.edu/~kfeeley/] at FIU will utilize the Instrument for their research on field crops.

Current protocols and methods to determine the health of the crops include the usage of drones or sensors mounted on spray planes. These options are very expensive, time-consuming in planning, and short-timed in execution, as fuel consumption places a significant constraint. The speed, height, and angle of the airborne collection system leave very little room for adjustment. The Instrument provides an observation platform that can be quickly deployed, move at variable speeds ranging from natural wind speed to those imposed by means of tethers, and transit at low altitude (100 to 300 feet). All these characteristics can be dynamically changed, including the angle of the imagery collection.

The capability to collect multi-spectral imagery at different ranges of the light spectrum allows for measurement of the health of the plants. Imagery recognition algorithms enable for extensive analysis, quantification, and classification.