Patent ID: 7349076

Claim:
A spectroscopy system for spectral imaging of a target, comprising: an integrated sensor probe, including a spectrometer imaging device, a video imaging device, and a distance sensor; and a computer including a processor and a display unit; wherein the video imaging device and the spectrometer imaging device are arranged on the integrated sensor probe such that their respective fields of view at least partially overlap, the distance sensor senses a distance corresponding to a target distance between the target and the spectrometer imaging device, the computer processor is programmed to process video image information received from the video imaging device, spectral image information received from the spectrometer imaging device, and target distance information received from the distance sensor, and to present on the display a video image comprising at least a portion of the video imaging device's field of view, and a graphic symbol overlaid thereon indicating the location and extent of a ground instantaneous field of view the spectrometer imaging device.