Image courtesy of I. Marzolff. View from the blimp down to the launching site, province of Zaragosa, Spain. Image courtesy of I. Marzolff. Dual Pentax cameras are utilized for simultaneous photographs of the same ground area. One camera is loaded with normal color film.
Storage batteries power the radio receiver and control devices.
The propane burner and cameras are operated by remote control from the ground. This allows for multispectral classification and analysis of landcover phenomena at cm-dm ground resolution. Dual camera mount in the basket underneath the blimp. The shutters are triggered simultaneously by electronic control. Image courtesy of I. Marzolff.