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With the ongoing 2014 West African Ebola Outbreak escalating to 10,000 reported cases with 4,500 deaths in Nigeria, Liberia, and Sierra Leone; the World Health Organization has stated “the current epidemic of EVD, caused by Ebola virus, is the most severe outbreak of Ebola since the finding of ebolaviruses in 1976. The epidemic has caused significant mortality, with a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) reported as 71%.” With no signs of slowing down or an accessible cure, governments are now taking necessary steps to prevent the virus from spreading into foreign borders. One tool being thermal imaging cameras for scanning high body temperatures among large crowds of people. The procedure is a fast, easy, and non-invasive method to identity and test potential carriers of the disease who show signs of fever-like symptoms. Learn About Our Thermal Fever Detection System Benefits of thermal imaging as a screening tool: Quick and non-invasive application Real-time images that take less than a second, allowing crowds to keep moving Rapid screening of large numbers of people Heat pictures detect and display even the smallest temperature differences Options allow you to create a visual heat map of skin temperatures in real time

Join the Roswell Flight Test Crew as they conduct a side-by-side comparison of different resolution FLIR thermal imaging cameras, testing their detection range for a human-sized target, as well as judging their effectiveness for FPV flying. The cameras tested include: the Tau2 640, the Tau2 320 and the Tau2 160. The purpose of these tests is to help first responders interested in deploying FLIR-equipped drones to compare the performance of different cameras, in order to select one that will meet their needs. Contact us for more information on our line of FLIR Tau2 cameras for your own applications. Visit OEMCameras.com for more products. Video by Roswell Flight Test Crew: http://http://roswellflighttestcrew.typepad.com/ See more of their videos at: https://www.youtube.com/user/RoswellFlightTest

Are you curious on how to connect a TAU 2 with a VPC module for the first time? FLIR Tau 2 uncooled infrared thermal imaging camera cores are designed for OEM integration and it’s easy to do with this step by step video. All you need is the following: FLIR Tau 2 thermal imaging camera VPC Module Kit Video Monitor or TV with an external video input USB power source You can learn more about FLIR Tau 2 cameras here.

When crops are the source of your income, you want to be prepared for anything. And a great way to protect your resources is to survey your property with a thermal imaging UAV. This video shows the Draganflyer X4, equipped with the FLIR TAU Camera, in action. It can be used to inspect and provide information on crops. In this example the Draganflyer X4 is used to inspect a vineyard. The resulting video shows where there are possible irrigation leaks and dead foilage. A UAV drone equipped with a FLIR Tau camera can provide valuable information without the need to survey the field by foot. Video by Draganfly Innovations Inc. View more videos from Draganfly Innovations Inc here. or visit their website. Check out our line of FLIR Tau 2 Thermal Cameras here.

The importance of surveillance and thermal imaging devices are ever more apparent with recent events. Thermal-imaging devices have been used to seek out pot-growing operations, map Martian geology — but now has aided in the capturing of the second suspect in this week’s Boston Marathon bombings as he was cornered in his last hiding place. Local and federal law enforcement were able to attain information from the public through sharing surveillance photos amongst social networks while thermal imaging cameras were able to locate and safely bring the suspect into custody. Authorities reported utilizing a helicopter equipped with a thermal imager which spotted the heat signature of a person inside a tarp-covered boat, located in a backyard in Watertown, Mass. Police used the sensor after an area resident reported seeing a trail of blood leading to the boat, and catching a glimpse of a person inside. The thermal readings confirmed that there was indeed someone under the tarp, and that the person was still alive. This kind of technology is what we specialize in here at RHP International. We are proud to serve as a leading resource to many local, state and federal agencies as well as large and small businesses that utilize these tools of surveillance to protect and serve our communities. We invite you to contact us to help you incorporate a quality surveillance system into your asset protection plan. From this tragic event, we have learned that high quality imaging can mean the difference between making an arrest and a cold investigation.