International Space Station Agricultural Camera
Welcome to ISSAC!
ISSAC Patch
Here you can learn more about the International Space Station Agricultural Camera (ISSAC), the International Space Station (ISS), the Window Observational Research Facility (WORF) onboard the ISS, and the new ISSAC Exhibit that is on display on the campus of UND.
The ISSAC Exhibit is hosted by the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences and it is located on the second floor of Clifford Hall, open to the public during normal business hours.
If you arrived at this page using the QR code at the exhibit, you already know all about it! For those who have not seen the exhibit and would like to learn more about how to visit, please email flyUND@UND.edu.
ISSAC was a project of the department of Earth System Science and Policy (ESSP) within the JDOSAS. For more information about ISSAC than you find here, or to inquire about potential access to imagery collected by ISSAC, please email essp@aero.und.edu.
About ISSAC
The International Space Station Agricultural Camera (ISSAC) was operational onboard the International Space Station from 2011 through 2013, installed inside the Window Observational Research Facility (WORF). ISSAC was used by the Department of Earth System Science and Policy (ESSP) to collect images of agricultural fields for producers in the upper Midwest, as well as images from around the world of locations with scientific and environmental interest. ISSAC was designed, built, and operated by students and faculty at the University of North Dakota (UND). The project was led by the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences (JDOSAS) with major contributions from the UND College of Engineering and Mines, as well as from other colleges and departments across campus.
ISSAC on orbit
The ISSAC Story: Download the presentation that is showing at the ISSAC Exhibit on campus.
ISSAC: Connecting North Dakota With Space: Watch a short video about ISSAC, including a segment highlighting its first pointing movement on orbit.
An abstract and full paper published in 2011 about ISSAC and its development can be found at the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) conference archive. The abstract is freely available; the full paper is available at a nominal cost, or if you have access to a research organization's membership. In addition, a paper about radiometric calibration of the ISSAC sensor can be found at the American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 2014 conference archive.
Within NASA, organizationally ISSAC was considered to be part of the ISS National Lab effort.
About the Exhibit: Elements of the ISSAC Exhibit are described in more detail.