08-20-2010, 06:26 PM
Wao - OK, let's agree to disagree, I enjoy your posts too much to have us at each other's throats!
The problem I had with your original post, actually, the one right after, was your absolute certainty about the technology involved and what the helicopters are doing - it was just too science fiction for me. On the other hand, now that I know where you're coming from (the possibility of hyperspectral sensing) I'm a little more sympathetic to your position. I still doubt the helicopters are using anything more than infrared cameras. It's just not worth the expense to use highly experimental techniques that are not proven.
In case you're not aware, although I don't smoke the stuff, I'm competetely against green harvest or whatever it's called and hate having to live with helicopters flying low over my place. I often work nights and don't appreciate being woken up by them and that noise early on a Sunday morning is just excessive. And having a guy hang off a rope taking a closer look is just not on.
I still hate the term "hyperspectral" though. It's nonsense. It means "Big spectrum" which is meaningless.
All the best mate,
Tom
The problem I had with your original post, actually, the one right after, was your absolute certainty about the technology involved and what the helicopters are doing - it was just too science fiction for me. On the other hand, now that I know where you're coming from (the possibility of hyperspectral sensing) I'm a little more sympathetic to your position. I still doubt the helicopters are using anything more than infrared cameras. It's just not worth the expense to use highly experimental techniques that are not proven.
In case you're not aware, although I don't smoke the stuff, I'm competetely against green harvest or whatever it's called and hate having to live with helicopters flying low over my place. I often work nights and don't appreciate being woken up by them and that noise early on a Sunday morning is just excessive. And having a guy hang off a rope taking a closer look is just not on.
I still hate the term "hyperspectral" though. It's nonsense. It means "Big spectrum" which is meaningless.
All the best mate,
Tom