The automatic sky imaging system provides coloured images (standard JPEG files) and offers a 180° field of view. A glass dome protects the optic in a weather proof housing against environmental effects. A stepping motor driven polarising filter is set to different angles to make pictures in automatic mode. An external Computer controls the camera system via USB connection.

The camera VIS-J1006 is an automatic imaging system. It provides real-time coloured images of the total sky (180° field of view). Cloud cover is calculated by the software VIS-J1006-FINDCLOUDS which allows also reprocessing of stored data.
An on board computer controls the system. It is possible to use the system as standalone (8 GB internal non volatile memory) or remote controlled detection system via TCP/IP network.
A glass dome protects the optic in a weather proof housing against environmental effects.
Field of Application: remote sensing, weather and cloud observations, atmospheric research applications, supervision systems, aircraft based observation systems.

The software allows characterising the cloud cover and the detection of direct sun.