THERMAL VISION FOR FIRST RESPONDERS & COMMERCIAL VESSELS
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THE POWER OF THERMAL IMAGING FLIR Maritime thermal imaging systems give you the power to see clearly in total darkness, and through light fog and smoke. FLIR’s thermal technology is used by thousands of military, first responder, and commercial professionals every day for navigation, collision avoidance, threat detection, surveillance, and search and rescue missions. Thermal cameras sense heat, not light. All objects in our world emit thermal radiation at wavelengths beyond our visible limitations. Even ice cubes emit energy. Thermal cameras reveal subtle temperature differences in a video...

CONTENTS 4 Navigation: Obstacle Avoidance 5 Surveillance and Search & Rescue 6 Security: Short and Long-Range 9 Thermal vs. Low-Cost Night Vision 10 Daylight and Low Light Visible Cameras for Surveillance and Threat Detection Applications 26 M132/M232 Low Cost Pan/Tilt Thermal for Close-Range Applications 27 MD324/MD325 Stationary Thermal for Navigation and Onboard Surveillance 28 M324 & M625 Close- and Medium-Range Stabilized Thermal 30 M400/M400XR Long-Range High-Performance MultiSensor System 32 M500 Maximum-Performance Multi-Sensor System 34 FLIR Handheld Thermal Scopes From the...

NAVIGATION: OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE Every object in the world emits or reflects thermal radiation (heat) at wavelengths the human eye can’t perceive. It’s this thermal radiation—rather than visible light—that FLIR cameras detect and display on screen. Different temperatures appear as contrasting shades, often displaying white as warm and black as cool. As a result, vessels, buoys, floating debris—even icebergs—become clearly identifiable against cooler surroundings. FLIR cameras allow you to see traffic in total darkness even if they are running without lights. This helps you to avoid...

SURVEILLANCE SEARCH & RESCUE Decision-making at night is a challenge for all first responders. A long-range, stabilized FLIR thermal camera system can help you observe suspicious activity or react quickly to emergency situations. COVERT SURVEILLANCE ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS SEARCH & RESCUE, MAN OVERBOARD Airborne and land-based law enforcement agencies use thermal cameras as force multipliers. FLIR maritime thermal cameras offer the same covert advantage on the water. FLIR cameras give you situational information that can’t be captured with other low light technologies. Activity can be...

SECURITY: SHORT AND LONG-RANGE Thermal cameras allow professional mariners and first responders to monitor the safety of their crews in total darkness, as well as evaluate security threats around them. It’s virtually impossible to hide from a thermal imager. THREAT DETECTION Long-range thermal cameras can give you more time to react by helping identify suspicious or threatening behavior. Conduct surveillance from a safe standoff distance, then move in when the time is right. OPERATIONS & ONBOARD SECURITY FLIR cameras allow you to observe activity on deck, regardless of lighting conditions....

SPECIAL THERMAL IMAGING APPLICATIONS Because thermal imaging cameras display differences in temperature within a scene, they are powerful tools for evaluating environmental conditions, seeing through smoke, and even detecting icebergs. ICEBERG AVOIDANCE Thermal cameras can reveal oil slicks on water. Water reflects more thermal energy than oil, so the cold night sky reflects off the water while oil reflects less and appears warmer. Smoke blocks visible light, but thermal energy passes through. Thermal imaging allows you to see the location of a fire and any onboard activity in...

ENHANCED VISIBILITY IN CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS SUN GLARE Sun glare can pose many challenges for pilots, especially when responding to busy areas at high speeds. Thermal cameras are not affected by light, so the image from a thermal imager will be consistent regardless of glare conditions FOG Thermal cameras will offer some level of improved visibility through fog. While environmental conditions will affect the visible distance and thermal image quality, cooled mid-wave thermal cameras deliver improved performance for imaging through fog.

THERMAL VS. LOW-COST NIGHT VISION The maritime environment presents some of the most difficult imaging conditions possible. Conventional low-light or image intensified cameras (green night vision scopes) rely on small amounts of light to produce an image. In many cases, the maritime environment is cluttered with bright lights on the shoreline, which presents a challenging scene for image intensifiers. YOUR VISION Bright lights in the distance can cause a conventional night vision scope to bloom, making it hard to see targets of interest. Conversely, the maritime environment is complimentary...

DAYLIGHT AND LOW-LIGHT VISIBLE CAMERAS FOR SURVEILLANCE AND THREAT DETECTION APPLICATIONS FLIR’s stabilized maritime systems configured with high-performance daylight cameras provide incredible standoff range that will extend your threat detection, security and surveillance abilities with up to 360x combined optical and digital zoom. These powerful HD visible cameras can outperform stabilized binoculars, and video can be recorded for evidentiary purposes. With 0.35 lux sensitivity these HD visible cameras greatly enhance your ability to positively identify vessels or suspects in low light...

WIDE ANGLE VIEW FROM M400/M500 HD DAYLIGHT CAMERA ZOOM VIEW FROM M400/M500 HD DAYLIGHT CAMERA STANDARD PERFORMANCE LOWLIGHT VISIBLE CAMERA HIGH PERFORMANCE M400/M500 LOWLIGHT MODE

STABILIZATION FLIR offers both fixed and stabilized pan/tilt camera systems. Stabilization compensates for vessel pitch movement and is an important requirement in most commercial and first responder applications. There are some applications, however, where a fixed, short-range camera pointed at an operations area of a deck won't require stabilization. REMOTE CONTROL AND MFD INTEGRATION FLIR maritime thermal cameras can be controlled through a joystick control unit (JCU), along with a dedicated marine monitor display. Additional joystick controls units and monitors can be used for viewing...