The AIAL provides imaging and image analysis of space flight hardware, ground operations, missions, and launch for NASA KSC Programs and Commercial Partners. Imagery Analysis includes photogrammetry, camera testing, data collection, storage (servers) for mission support, troubleshooting and verification & validation testing support. The laboratory provides Console for Imagery Coordination and Evaluation (CICE), Firing Room 2 console support with data transmission between the laboratories, the Launch Control Center (LCC) Firing Room, Johnson Space Center, Marshall Space Center, Stennis Space Center, the NASA Imaging Reporting Database (NIRD), the Image Management Gallery (IMG), and Quick Look Storage (QLS).

The AIAL has the capability to classify the full range of cameras, lenses, and recording devices used in imaging acquisition; end-to-end characterization of imaging systems for compatibility and performance; development of digital imagery as a replacement film based system; conceptual optical and imaging applications and processing flight images for standard and advanced image processing, utilizing enhancement and measuring techniques.

Capabilities

• Field deployable experiments
• Integrating Sphere for Camera and Lens Characterization
• LabDITSC and QLS light timer and Inter Range Instrumentation Group (IRIG) Nixue tube display to validate and calibrate camera speeds and accuracy
• QuVIS recorders to capture and compress High Definition (HD) images for network transfer
• High speed digital video cameras to understand performance and benchmark to existing technology HD video generator and test set
• ISO standard resolution charts and filters for camera and lens characterization
• blackbody source to calibrate infrared (IR) sensors
• Course wavelength division multiplexing system for providing end-to-end network connections
• Multi-Image display system
• Digital/Film multi-projection system
• Digital imagery analysis Hardware capability
• 4 multi-terabyte ceiling-to-floor size SGI computer data storage rack units
• Viewing room with a 10 ft x 30 ft viewing screen
• Imagica high speed film scanning