Thermal Imaging

Teledyne FLIR Releases Hadron 640R Development Kits for Fast Integration by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Teledyne FLIR released development kits for easy integration of its FLIR Hadron 640R thermal and visible dual camera module. Read more: The kits include hardware and reference software drivers, which are compatible …

As Commercial UAV Expo gets started in Las Vegas, Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), today launched SIRAS™, “a professional drone that includes a quick-connect dual radiometric thermal and visible camera payload.”  SIRAS fills a major gap in the industry right now – a professional drone with some …

Teledyne FLIR‘s VUE TZ20-R is a game changer for commercial drones, for applications from search and rescue to solar inspection.  In a recent webinar, Teledyne FLIR’s Kelly Brodbeck gives 4 reasons drone pilots need radiometric thermal zoom capabilities. The VUE TZ20-R’s radiometric thermal zoom capabilities are the result of careful …

Mapping with Thermal Drones: Teledyne FLIR Talks Best Practices Teledyne FLIR are the world leaders in thermal imaging.  Mapping with thermal drones equipped with longwave infrared (LWIR) cameras – whether for solar farm or roof inspections, or for search and rescue or security missions, is getting more critical as drone flight beyond …

FLIR’s Vue® TZ20 Hi-Res Dual Thermal Zoom has all the features to make it the ultimate thermal payload for public safety and more. Situational awareness is a key benefit of public safety drone programs.  For law enforcement, an early understanding of a scene can improve the safety of all involved. …

Gas leaks are something that most people don’t think about –  until there is a problem.  For example: the major gas present in “natural gas” fuel, methane, is odorless and colorless, making methane gas detection difficult without special equipment. Methane gas leaks, however, are extremely serious: the gas is not …

Researchers from Edinburgh University are using drones to study and demarcate global warming, and to determine how it is affecting glaciers in the Andes, a recent BBC article reports. DRONELIFE reached out to the makers of the drones to learn more about the project – but first, the research. Researches from …

When a product launch makes a big splash in the drone industry, either the bar has been raised or an unlucky pilot has flown a GoPro Karma too close to a lake. Bold first impressions are hard to come by because new drones tend to be iterations. Small and steady …

We talk about how cool drones are all the time…right? But did you ever think about the technology that hangs under a drone — hardware that delivers awesome data and superior telemetry? German thermal-imaging company TeAx Technology is one of many such companies that often perform the unsung “heavy lifting” when …

In the past six months, two interesting products have hit the market from the drone industry’s leading manufacturers, DJI and Parrot. Both aim to make aerial thermal imagery accessible and affordable. In December 2018, DJI launched the Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual, an iteration of the Mavic 2 Enterprise that swaps …