ARGUS-IS DARPA's Gigapixel Camera

clipped from thefutureofthings.com DARPA's New High Resolution Camera The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing a camera with unprecedented resolution, of 2.3-gigapixel. The new camera should be able to create super-wide aerial photos, and is built primarily for surveillance purposes, as part of the Autonomous Real-time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance - Imaging System (ARGUS-IS) program. clipped from www.darpa.mil IPTO | Programs | Autonomous Real-time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance - Imaging System (ARGUS-IS) Autonomous Real-time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance - Imaging System (ARGUS-IS) Mission: The mission of the Autonomous Real-time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance - Imaging System (ARGUS-IS) program is to provide military users a flexible and responsive capability to find, track and monitor events and activities of interest on a continuous basis in areas of interest. clipped from spie.org The ARGUS-IS consists of three major subsystems: gigapixel sensor, airborne sensor processing, and ground processing.