Remote sensing systems rely on the measurement of surface optical reflectance to estimate various environmental and physiological parameters. In this project you will have an opportunity to continue the hardware and software development, testing and documentation of a portable instrument system to measure accurate surface reflectance of environments of interest e.g. grassland and forests. The sensing system uses a number of optical fibres, a fibre-optic switch, a portable spectrometer and a computer. The device will be used in conjunction with other optical remote sensing system deployed at the National Arboretum Canberra and/or other sites across the ACT. You will learn about optical sensors, programming in LabVIEW and interpretation of optical spectra. We can tailor the project to match your skills and interests, and we're open to developing these ideas further including using a Raspberry Pi computer to replace a conventional laptop PC.