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Security Application Note
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With more thermal cameras in the fi eld than all other companies
combined, FLIR
Systems is the acknowledged leader in thermal imaging around the
world.
FLIR an acronym for Forward Looking Infrared makes thermal
cameras for everything
from industrial and nuclear security, to maritime navigation,
aviation, drivers vision
enhancement, law enforcement, emergency response applications,
industrial inspection,predic tive maintenance, and scientifi c
investigation. As diverse as these applications may
be, they have one fundamental commonality: they use FLIR cameras
to see heat, not light.
An industry innovator since 1978, FLIR has quickly become the
leading supplier of
high performance thermal security cameras for facilities that
have to maintain constant
vigilance against intruders. Recent rules out of the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission
requiring nuclear facilities to provide continuous 24-hour
surveillance, observation, and
monitoring of their perimeter and control areas have proven
quite onerous to most imaging
technologies, but not to FLIRs thermal securi ty cameras.
Nuclear facilities around the country have responded to these
demanding requirements
by installing hundreds of FLIRs thermal security cameras in the
past year alone, realizing
the power of having true 24-hour v ideo surveillance capabili
ty. The FLIR thermal securi ty
advantage is undeniable:
FLIR thermal security cameras detect heat, not light, so they
can see clearly, night and
day, without any additional illumination.
Standard CCTV and lowlight cameras require the acquisition and
installation of
additional illumination sources. Their installation,
maintenance, and power requirements
make them cost-prohibitive compared to FLIRs thermal
alternative.
FLIR thermal cameras typically detect intruders from much
greater distances than do
comparable CCTV and lowlight cameras, giving security forces
more time to react and
respond.
Force-on-force exercises have repeatedly shown that thermal
cameras are the hardest
video surveillance technology to defeat.
Security experts throughout the industry agree: thermal security
cameras from FLIR
are the best solution for meeting the NRCs 24/7 video
surveillance requirement as an
integral part of the Detect, Delay, Respond strategy, designed
to give security forces time
to locate, contain, and neutralize adversaries before they can
access or damage nuclear
materials.
For more information on FLIRs broad range of thermal security
cameras and software
products, or to get more information about FLIRs Mobile Training
Unit, which provides free
on-site demonstrat ions and site surveys, visit www.fl ir.com or
cal l 877.773.FLIR for all of
the details.
FLIR Systems, Inc. Leading Supplierof Thermal Security Cameras
for the
Nuclear Industry
FLIRs line of fixed-site, pan/tilt, and outdoordome thermal
security cameras provide clear,high-quality thermal imagery even in
totaldarkness.
FLIRs multi-sensor cameras provide thermaland color day/night
video over analog and IPnetworks for easy installation and
integration.
FLIR Thermal Image
