Flir goes to Hollywood

Lights, thermal camera…action! Vision manufacturer Flir can now be seen in cinemas taking a starring role in a major Hollywood movie. One of the company’s thermal imaging products, the Star SAFIRE 380-HD, features heavily in the opening scene of drugs thriller Sicario: Day of the Soldado. Producer Edward McDonnell says: “We always strive in these kinds of movies to make as much of it as possible actual and factual.”The sequel to 2015’s blockbuster Sicario, which has just been released in cinemas, opens

Flir Systems’ next webinar on 16 February at 0700 CEST provides an introduction to its TrafiOne detection sensor for traffic monitoring and dynamic traffic signal control. TrafiOne uses thermal imaging to detect the presence of pedestrians and cyclists that are approaching and waiting at the kerbside or walking on the crossing. The 45-minute webinar will discuss the basics and benefits of Flir’s smart city sensor and we will demonstrate its rich set of features. More information and registration deta

Flir has upgraded its thermal traffic sensor and detector with traffic data collection features. The company says ThermiCam2 uses thermal energy emitted from road users – rather than light - to detect vehicles and vulnerable road users at night, over long distances and in harsh weather conditions. According to Flir, the solution can be used to detect vehicles and bicycles approaching an intersection, detect wrong-way drivers, count and distinguish vehicles from bicycles and collect traffic data using