Portland, OR – -(Ammoland.com)- FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) is presenting a lively, one-hour webinar exploring the myths and facts about thermal night vision technology, May 27 2014 at
9 p.m. EST / 6 p.m. PST.
There is no cost and the webinar is open to the public.
Entitled “Your Night Vision Can’t Do This,” this presentation will cover the basics of thermal imaging, its advantages and limitations, and the benefits of thermal night vision over optical I2 night vision systems.
The host of the webinar will be Angelo Brewer, Sales & Distribution Manager for FLIR’s Personal Vision Systems Division. He will showcase FLIR’s Scout handheld imagers and ThermoSight R-Series rifle scopes, and show side-by-side examples of what the unaided eye sees compared to I2 and thermal imagers.
The webinar will conclude with an informal Q & A session.
Participants can register at any time at www.flir.com/thermalnightvision.
About FLIR Systems
FLIR Systems, Inc. is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of sensor systems that enhance perception and awareness. FLIR’s advanced thermal imaging and threat detection systems are used for a wide variety of imaging, thermography, and security applications, including airborne and ground-based surveillance, condition monitoring, research and development, manufacturing process control, search and rescue, drug interdiction, navigation, transportation safety, border and maritime patrol, environmental monitoring, and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE) detection. For more information, go to FLIR’s web site at www.FLIR.com.
As an Air Force/SAC Avionics Systems Master Technician/Master Instructor for many years, I worked on and taught Forward Looking Infrared Systems maintenance on B-52 systems. There are many ways to confuse and defeat modern FLIR systems. One way is by the use of common window glass; IR energy cannot efficiently pass through regular glass, and appears as a “black body” to FLIR. Other sources of IR energy such as road flares, a can of “canned heat” like Sterno, or even incandescent light bulbs can provide false targets. Aluminized “space blankets” provide a great deal of shielding from FLIR’s prying eyes.