Work done by Dr. Stacey D. Lyle of Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science was recognized recently by NASA in the February 2007 issue of the publication Tech Briefs. The project was associated with the John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

Lyle's method of aerial videography involves acquisition and digitization of a video frame at a known time along with information on the position and orientation of the rocket and camera at that time. It can be used, for example, to record rare or episodic events or to gather image data to guide decisions regarding treatment of agricultural fields or fighting wildfires.

Photo: A digitized, transformed image acquired from a video camera aboard a rocket was superimposed on a scan of an aerial view of Ward Island.

More information: Contact Dr. Stacey Lyle. The full text of this article is available from NASA's website for Tech Briefs.