Thermal Camera Case Studies
TUsed all over the world, security thermal cameras can be used in a huge range of different applications.
Made for detecting the body heat of human intruders and vehicles, as well as monitoring an environment for spikes in temperature, thermal security cameras are much more efficient than standard CCTV. Thanks to built-in thermal technology, these cameras detect the heat of objects and can see through bright sunlight, darkness and poor weather conditions to detect what otherwise may have remained hidden.
Want to learn more about how these cameras can be used? This page includes a number of different application stories where the cameras have been installed and protect environments.
Early Fire Detection in Waste Plants
In waste disposal plants, where waste is thermally treated and incinerated, the risk of fire developing is great.
Fires can form in waste disposal sites via spontaneous combustion due to gasses forming in the air as waste breaks down and decomposes.
The TAV Ludwigslust waste incineration plant has taken steps to prevent fires from forming by installing FLIR FC Series R security thermal cameras. These cameras constantly monitor an environment to detect the build-up out heat above a set threshold; whenever the threshold is reached, the cameras will instantly issue an alarm.
Resident Security in South Africa
A new, exclusive estate in South Africa uses a total of 68 FLIR thermal security cameras to monitor the 14km perimeter around the area.
All the cameras are equipped with advanced video analytics and are linked back to a central command control room where operators are able to view events and take the appropriate course of action.
The cameras can easily detect the body heat of any unauthorised people approaching the perimeter, ensuring that the estate remains secure at all times.
Monitoring Car Dealership for Thieves
A Skoda car dealership in Hannover was being plagued by wily thieves stripping new cars in a lot of their alloy wheels. Although a fence was installed to deter the thieves, they still managed to get in, leading to a massive loss of profit for the dealership.
After consulting with a local security firm, the dealership installed a custom-made mast with fixed FLIR security thermal cameras pointing in different directions to monitor the environment constantly.
With these cameras, the dealership can clearly see anyone entering the area where new cars are installed and alert the authorities should there be any unauthorised access.
Preventing Equipment Theft in Spain
Solarpack, a multinational integrated management company focusing on electricity generation projects in the field of solar photovoltaic energy and is specialised in the development, financing, construction and operation of these projects.
Due to the large nature and expensive equipment used within these projects, thieves often target Solarpack's installations.
As a solution to this problem, Solarpack uses FLIR thermal security cameras to monitor the installations. Combined with advanced Aimetis Symphony analytics software, this system now monitors an area of up to 2000m for the presence of a human’s body heat. If a person is detected, the system will instantly raise the alarm.
The system is even intelligent enough to know when animals move into the shot instead, and will not raise the alarm if this is the case.
Thermal Cameras Protect Electrical Substations
In Stavanger Norway, several electrical substations use FLIR thermal cameras to prevent security breaches, vandalism and costly outages.
Including an integrated alarm system, these cameras monitor the area to instantly raise the alert if there's someone in the area who shouldn't be.
These cameras also include a temperature monitoring system, allowing those viewing the feed to detect raised temperatures on the installation (which could be a sign of components overheating and about to break).