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Specim, Spectral Imaging Ltd is a European technology firm headquartered in
.Mikkola, A, (Nov 16, 2010), Kaleva, Näkyvästä näkyvää. In 2010, Specim was widely credited for its Thermal Infrared Hyperspectral Cameras, including a position as a Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation finalist.The Prism Awards for Photonics
The 2010 Finalists
The credited Specim Owl is world's first Thermal Hyperspectral Camera that can efficiently be used for outdoor surveillance and UAV applications without an external light source such as the Sun or the Moon.Frost&Sullivan, Technical Insights, Aerospace&Defence (Feb 2011)
World First Thermal Hyperspectral Camera for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
In 2013, together with Germany's Forschungszentrum Jülich research centre, Specim developed and thoroughly tested the novel Hyplant airborne hyperspectral sensor. This was the first airborne sensor to map the fluorescence over large areas. Since then it has been used to map various types of vegetation all over Europe and also in the USA. This project is one step in assessing feasibility of possible new ESA satellite instrument that could provide global maps of vegetation fluorescence called the Fluorescence Explorer (FLEX).ESA (2014)
Glowing plants a sign of health
/ref> ESA (2015)
Plant power from above
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In 2016, Specim announced the launch of new camera series, the Specim FX series, designed for industrial needs. Specim FX10 and FX17 were the first in a series of small, fast and flexible FX cameras for industrial applications e.g. food processing, recycling and pharmaceuticals.
In 2017, Specim revealed the World’s first mobile hyperspectral camera, Specim IQ, which allows you to make hyperspectral measurements and analysis anywhere. Specim IQ is a full hyperspectral imaging system that combines a spectral camera, a scanner, a computer, a frame grabber, data acquisition and processing software, data storage, a display, a keyboard, and power supplies in one mobile device. Since its launch, the Specim IQ has been used in various on-site studies in phenotyping and archaeology, ranging from analysing rock paintings to studying cultural heritage inside a Pharaoh's tomb and plant phenotyping and disease analysis.
In the spring of 2020, Specim’s investors and founders felt the company had reached a suitable point of maturity and opportunity, complemented by external interest, and initiated a competitive trade sale process resulting in offers from several global players. Of these, the Board determined
Oulu
Oulu ( , ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Ostrobothnia. It is located on the northwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Oulujoki, River Oulu. The population of Oulu is approximately , while the Oulu sub-regio ...
, Finland. Specim manufactures and sells imaging spectrographs, hyperspectral
Hyperspectral imaging collects and processes information from across the electromagnetic spectrum. The goal of hyperspectral imaging is to obtain the spectrum for each pixel in the image of a scene, with the purpose of finding objects, identifyi ...
cameras and systems. Specim's airborne AISA hyperspectral cameras have been utilized for example in monitoring the environmental effects of major industrial catastrophes such as Deepwater Horizon oil spill
The ''Deepwater Horizon'' oil spill was an environmental disaster off the coast of the United States in the Gulf of Mexico, on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect. It is considered the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum in ...
and Red mud spill.Kaleva: Oulusta lähtee mittalaitteita ympäri maailmaa.Mikkola, A, (Nov 16, 2010), Kaleva, Näkyvästä näkyvää. In 2010, Specim was widely credited for its Thermal Infrared Hyperspectral Cameras, including a position as a Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation finalist.The Prism Awards for Photonics
The 2010 Finalists
The credited Specim Owl is world's first Thermal Hyperspectral Camera that can efficiently be used for outdoor surveillance and UAV applications without an external light source such as the Sun or the Moon.Frost&Sullivan, Technical Insights, Aerospace&Defence (Feb 2011)
World First Thermal Hyperspectral Camera for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
In 2013, together with Germany's Forschungszentrum Jülich research centre, Specim developed and thoroughly tested the novel Hyplant airborne hyperspectral sensor. This was the first airborne sensor to map the fluorescence over large areas. Since then it has been used to map various types of vegetation all over Europe and also in the USA. This project is one step in assessing feasibility of possible new ESA satellite instrument that could provide global maps of vegetation fluorescence called the Fluorescence Explorer (FLEX).ESA (2014)
Glowing plants a sign of health
/ref> ESA (2015)
Plant power from above
/ref>
In 2016, Specim announced the launch of new camera series, the Specim FX series, designed for industrial needs. Specim FX10 and FX17 were the first in a series of small, fast and flexible FX cameras for industrial applications e.g. food processing, recycling and pharmaceuticals.
In 2017, Specim revealed the World’s first mobile hyperspectral camera, Specim IQ, which allows you to make hyperspectral measurements and analysis anywhere. Specim IQ is a full hyperspectral imaging system that combines a spectral camera, a scanner, a computer, a frame grabber, data acquisition and processing software, data storage, a display, a keyboard, and power supplies in one mobile device. Since its launch, the Specim IQ has been used in various on-site studies in phenotyping and archaeology, ranging from analysing rock paintings to studying cultural heritage inside a Pharaoh's tomb and plant phenotyping and disease analysis.
In the spring of 2020, Specim’s investors and founders felt the company had reached a suitable point of maturity and opportunity, complemented by external interest, and initiated a competitive trade sale process resulting in offers from several global players. Of these, the Board determined Konica Minolta
is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational technology company headquartered in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda, Tokyo, with offices in 49 countries worldwide. The company manufactures business and industrial imaging products, in ...
to be the perfect home for Specim’s technology, customers and employees. In November 2020 Konica Minolta acquired Specim, Spectral Imaging Ltd. to be part of their sensing business. After the acquisition Specim will maintain its existing offices and facilities in Oulu.
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