Thermal imaging has a huge number of applications for the security sector. Irisys thermal imaging sensors are used to provide data intelligence for:
- Marine: Navigation at night or in fog and man overboard are just some of the applications of thermal imaging for the maritime industry
- Perimeters: Irisys thermal imaging cameras can detect body heat up to 4km away, regardless of lighting conditions
- Borders: thermal imagers can accurately detect people passing through a restricted area
- Detection of ‘tailgating’ at secure access points
- Counting the number of people leaving a building in an emergency evacuation situation
Tailgating enables the abuse of many access control systems, preventing them from working effectively as a result of people following authorised cardholders into restricted areas.
Thermal imaging detects people by their body heat, so thermal imaging technology can provide a significant increase in access control security. Infrared tailgate detectors can be integrated with access control systems.
During an emergency evacuation, it can be difficult to ensure that all occupants have vacated a building. This becomes even more difficult in large capacity buildings with multiple muster points. Irisys people counting solutions can provide real-time data on the number of people exiting a building. Evacuation people counters can be integrated with building security systems.