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Thermal cameras move into commercial use, in some instances

November 26, 2013Kenneth Z. Chutchian

Andy Teich, CEO of FLIR Communications, likes to compare the evolution of thermal camera technology to GPS systems. Slowly but surely, the application of thermal cameras has followed the history of GPS, from a military genesis to dual use, before expanding to the commercial market and commoditization.“Thermal cameras go into the same phases, but slower than GPS,” said Teich, whose Oregon-based company pioneered the cameras' dual-use application back in the 1960s.Security industry integrators...

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