Earth Resources Sensing

Ekon-M Experiment

Objective:

Determine possibilities to obtain on-line documented information during crew visual-instrument observations by using hand optical devices in a long-duration space flight from the Russian Segment of the International Space Station to assess ecological effects of the industrial activities on the territory of the RF and foreign countries.

Task:

• Collection of historical video imagery data to assess ecological effects of human industrial activity on the territory of the RF and foreign countries.
• Acquisition of on-line information in the course of visual and instrument-aided observation by using hand optical devices.

Flight Hardware Used:

• Digital still camera Nikon D3X (with lens of F=800 mm)
• Laptop Lenovo T61p Think Pad

Consumables:

• Ekon pouch.

Experiment Results:

• Flash disks and cards with photo imagery of the observed objects.
• 3.5" floppies with a list of the observed areas.