We've been modifying cheap cameras to take infrared photos. This can be used to generate NDVI or NRG images, which is helpful in assessing vegetative health. Learn to remove the infrared filter from your camera: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lpimaging/sets/72157625698391563/with/5355456142/ NDVI example: Plaza San Martin, visible-infrared-NDVI NRG example: Plaza San Martin, Lima, in NRG By putting both an infrared-pass filter and an infrared-block filter on the same camera, you can get both infrared and visible light with one photograph... though the areas don't overlap. This means you can get such imagery from the air using [/tool/balloon-mapping](balloon mapping), while only risking one camera. Another alternative is to use the in-development [/tool/stereo-camera](stereo camera) being developed by the [/place/new-york-city](New York City chapter) Our bifocal infrared/visible filter Visible/infrared of a tree from above, with bifocal filter