AHI is an airborne hyperspectral imaging system with 256 bands in the 8-12 micron atmospheric window (LWIR or thermal infrared band) and 3 color bands in the visible.  AHI was designed and built by the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology  (HIGP). HIGP is a research institute within the School of Ocean and Earth Sciences and Technology (SOEST) of the University of Hawaii.  AHI is available on a cost reimbursable basis for ground and airborne data collections.