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Instruments > Earth Remote Sensing Instruments > Passive Remote Sensing > Thermal/Radiation Detectors > FLIR

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FLIR  

Definition

  • Forward looking infrared (FLIR) cameras, typically used on military and civilian aircraft, use a thermographic camera that senses infrared radiation.[1] The sensors installed in forward-looking infrared cameras—as well as those of other thermal imaging cameras—use detection of infrared radiation, typically emitted from a heat source (thermal radiation), to create an image assembled for video output. They can be used to help pilots and drivers steer their vehicles at night and in fog, or to detect warm objects against a cooler background. The wavelength of infrared that thermal imaging cameras detect differs significantly from that of night vision, which operates in the visible light and near-infrared ranges (0.4 to 1.0 μm). (en)

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  • 2017-03-08 16:18:51.0 [sritz] Insert Concept add broader relation (FLIR [1e9749cb-84f8-49d9-8af9-2df5f1b7c20c,278681] - Thermal/Radiation Detectors [5440f386-8dac-4779-91a6-e610a06ab6f5,258801]);
  • 2017-03-08 16:20:30.0 [sritz] insert AltLabel (id: null text: Forward Looking Infrared Imager language code: en); insert Definition (id: null text: Forward looking infrared (FLIR) cameras, typically used on military and civilian aircraft, use a thermographic camera that senses infrared radiation.[1] The sensors installed in forward-looking infrared cameras—as well as those of other thermal imaging cameras—use detection of infrared radiation, typically emitted from a heat source (thermal radiation), to create an image assembled for video output. They can be used to help pilots and drivers steer their vehicles at night and in fog, or to detect warm objects against a cooler background. The wavelength of infrared that thermal imaging cameras detect differs significantly from that of night vision, which operates in the visible light and near-infrared ranges (0.4 to 1.0 μm). language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/1e9749cb-84f8-49d9-8af9-2df5f1b7c20c

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