Police Thermal Imaging News & Articles

• Using thermal imaging technology to keep officers safer

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  Affordable options in FLIR’s thermal imaging monoculars elevate these critical tools from the want list to the need list

• Gain an edge when searching for people and evidence

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  FLIR’s range of thermal imaging monoculars distinguish objects and people by their heat signatures, even in broad daylight

• Best LE glass of SHOT Show 2020

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  Low power variable optics are a growing market in law enforcement

• How to buy thermal imaging cameras (eBook)

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  Download this Police1 thermal imaging cameras buying guide to learn key steps for product selection, purchasing and implementation

• How to zero in on your target – night or day

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  Axion thermal imaging devices offer expanded features at a cost within reach

• Spotlight: FLIR, high-performance, low-cost thermal imaging systems

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  Company Name: FLIR Systems, Inc. Headquarters: Wilsonville, OR Signature Products: Thermal Imagers Website: https://www.flir.com/ 1. Where did your company name originate from? “FLIR” is the acrony...

• It takes a village

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  How to leverage nontraditional resources to assist law enforcement operations

• Things to know about night vision and thermal technology

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  Police officers need to know night vision capabilities and understand the myths vs. facts for night vision technology

• 10 hot products on display at SHOT Show 2019

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  From a new Maglula loader to backpack ballistic armor, the range of new products at this year's SHOT Show did not disappoint

• Tech advances on display at SHOT Show 2019

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  From improved tech to new tech in familiar clothing, there was plenty that piqued my interest at this year’s SHOT Show

• Why PDs should equip K9 handlers with night vision and thermal imagers

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  Through the use of both night vision and thermal imaging, handlers can improve their senses and become as effective as their four-legged partners

• Training day: How to incorporate thermal imaging into police low-light training

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  Thermal imaging technology can assist during low-light conditions, but officers need to realistically train on the use of these devices

• How your department can make searching for suspects, missing persons and discarded evidence safer and more efficient

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  The FLIR Breach PTQ 136 thermal camera is an officer’s sixth sense in the field

• Pulsar thermal imaging for patrol operations

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  These devices are not just for SWAT and detectives

• Spotlight: Pulsar creates the best optics, software and features available on the market

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  An industry-leading pioneer designing cutting edge products for hunting, law enforcement, personal security and search & rescue operations

• How to best (and defensibly) use body-worn camera video during report writing

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  The availability of video evidence represents an opportunity to make police reports more factual and representative of what actually happened

• 9 patrol applications for night vision and thermal imaging technology

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  There are many ways patrol officers can use this technology in the field

• 5 things you should know before buying an optic to carry on duty

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  From quality of construction to ease of use, there’s a lot to know before you make your next purchase

• Prosecutor: Worker discussed murder-for-hire with escaped inmates

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  Day 12 of search and investigation discovered prison worker discussed a murder-for-hire plot involving her husband

• HYSight offers purpose-built UAVs for cops

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  Company offers packages and options for custom-built drones to accommodate an agency’s needs

• Video: Police probe UOF in arrest of Fla. suspect who severed cop's spine

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  Inquiry underway into whether officers' use of force was justified in the pursuit of a suspect who is accused of crashing into a cop and badly injuring him

• Ore. escapee shoots at cop, kills self

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  Former gang member who had escaped from a halfway house opened fire on a police officer before killing himself

• 3 new mini thermal imagers small enough for pistols

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  All models utilize a single transverse mounted CR123 battery with a minimum of 8 hours expected life

• SEEK offers affordable thermal imaging on your phone for patrol

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  These units are decidedly low resolution, about 32,000 pixels (.032 Megapixels), but the image is useful and amazingly accurate

• Thermal imaging technology as an iPhone accessory?

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  Incorporating the FLIR ONE thermal imager — expected to cost about $350 — onto the iPhone we’re already carrying around might make a lot of sense

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