1. 1 Civil Air Patrol United States Air Force Auxiliary …performing Missions for America

2. 2 ARCHER Concept & Capabilities What is ARCHER? A Airborne R Real-Time C Cueing H Hyperspectral E Enhanced R Recon

3. 3 ARCHER Concept & Capabilities u ARCHER is a custom-designed system of hyperspectral imaging u ARCHER is a custom-designed system of hyperspectral imaging hardware and software (HSI). detect and/or gather reflected radiation u HSI is a technology that allows a sensor on a moving platform to detect and/or gather reflected radiation (light) from man-made or natural objects on the ground. support current and future CAP missions u Hyperspectral Imaging will support current and future CAP missions t Search and Rescue (SAR) t Disaster Relief (DR) t Homeland Security (HLS) t Counter Drug (CD)

4. 4 ARCHER Concept & Capabilities ARCHER executes three separate algorithms for target acquisition and identification: u Spectral signature matching: u Spectral signature matching: detects specific spectral signatures using matched filters (find things with known spectral properties) exact u Requires an exact sample of the color for best operation u May be obtained via overflight (recommended) or handheld spectrometer u Varying weather conditions and shadows can impact spectrometer readings u Potential Missions: SAR, DR, HLS u Anomaly detection: u Anomaly detection: detects spectral anomalies (things that do not “belong”) u Does not work well in an urban environment u Potential Missions: SAR, CD, HLS, DR u Change detection: u Change detection: detects changes over time in a pixel-by-pixel comparison u Comparisons of similar time periods and recent data yields better results u Potential Missions: HLS, DR, SAR, CD

5. 5 ARCHER Concept & Capabilities non-invasive u ARCHER is a non-invasive reflective light technology u Works best on clear days when the sun is high u Sorties are typically conducted at mid-day to support this NOT u ARCHER will NOT make detections: t Through solid materials (e.g., roofs, buildings, walls, floors, etc.) t Underground t Under snow t Under water t Under trees t At night t Will not detect small objects (less than 1 meter square when operating at 2500 ft) such as missing persons

6. 6 ARCHER Concept & Capabilities u A search detection mission crew is four members u Mission Pilot u Co-pilot (or very experienced Observer) u ARCHER Operator u ARCHER Trac Technician (or a second ARCHER Operator) u Multiple mission sorties often require multiple crews u Additional analysis of mission search data can be conducted after the mission on the ARCHER ground station but requires another ARCHER operator qualified u Only qualified ARCHER operators or trainees under supervision may operate the airborne systems or the ground station u There is no on-the-job or other local training available for non- qualified operators; trainees are designated by CAP national headquarters, and are generally personnel that require more time completing a formal class before being fully qualified

7. 7 ARCHER Concept & Capabilities u Time to search ¼ of a CAP grid (3.75 x 3.75 nm) is approximately 2.5 hrs u Turns are made OUTSIDE of the grid u Normal search altitude is 2,500’ AGL u Normal search speed is 90-100 knots u The ARCHER Operators or ARCHER Trac Technicians will determine track spacing (normally 25% overlap)

8. 8 HSI Aircraft: GA-8 Airvan ARCHER System Components

9. 9 ARCHER Onboard

10. 10 ARCHER Onboard Components Drive Bay Power Supply Cabinet System Rack Sensor Plate Monitor Keyboard and Tray Aircraft Power Supply System Processing Unit Operator’s Seat ARCHER System Components

11. 11 Portion of ARCHER Trac Search Pattern Showing Actual Flight Path and Camera Area Coverage ARCHER Trac North-South Search Grid ARCHER Trac Interface ARCHER System Components

12. 12 ARCHER Ground Station (Crew must deploy with ground station) ARCHER Ground Station (Crew must deploy with ground station) ARCHER System Components

13. 13 ARCHER with Ground Station (Packed) ARCHER System Components

14. 14 ARCHER Packed for Transport ARCHER System Components

15. 15 ARCHER System Components Hand held field spectrometer Hand held field spectrometer allows for the collection of HSI signatures to be imported into the airborne ARCHER system for match filter detections 1 assigned to each of the 8 CAP regions

16. 16 Mojave, CA Test: Anomaly Detection ARCHER Target Detection Example Ground Truth Image of Target 36

17. 17 ARCHER Target Detection Example Ground Truth Image of Target Seymour, IN Test: Match Filter Detection

18. 18 Hurricane Katrina: Roof Damage ARCHER Target Detection Example

19. 19 Unidentified Aircraft Beside Dirt Runway ARCHER Target Detection Example

20. 20 Missouri F-15 Accident ARCHER Target Detection Example

21. 21 Civil Air Patrol National Operations Center Phone: (888) 211-1812 ext. 300 Email: opscenter@capnhq.gov For more information contact…