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Advances in Aerial IR Applications

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Wide areas and large objects are often most efficiently and effectively infrared (IR) imaged from high above. The main challenge of aerial IR is to maintain the spatial resolution and thermal sensitivity needed to see the slight nuances of temperature differences and trace patterns of heat needed to make accurate judgments about the condition of objects on the ground. There are two types of aerial applications; those where a straight-down view and/or a large area view is needed and those where long distances and/or wide areas must be covered in a limited amount of time. The appropriate selection of the aircraft, aircrew, navigational aids, avionics, infrared imaging systems, analog and digital data acquisition systems and image processing systems are all-important for successful surveying. This paper explores these considerations, along with an assessment of some typical and non-typical applications and methodologies. The imagery from aerial infrared thermographic surveys of facilities, complexes, campuses and cities can be used for many purposes.
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