Editing Forward-looking infrared (section)

== Uses==
[[File:FLIR monté sur Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil AS-555 Fennec de l'Armée de l'Air.jpg|thumb|200px|A FLIR pod on a French Air Force helicopter]]
[[File:FLIR used during search and rescue operation.jpg|thumb|200px|A FLIR system on a U.S. Air Force helicopter during search and rescue operation]]
*Traffic video detection and monitoring<ref>https://www.flirmedia.com/MMC/CVS/Traffic/IT_0002_EN.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> 
*[[Surveillance]] and/or capture of [[mammals]]
**Detection of [[Illegal immigration|illegal immigrants]] hidden in lorries/trucks
**Warning drivers about sudden road obstructions caused by deer
**Location through smoke and/or haze
*[[Search and rescue]] operations for missing persons especially in wooded areas or water
*Target acquisition and tracking by military or civil [[aircraft]]
*[[Drainage basin]] temperature monitoring<ref>{{cite journal|title=Multiscale thermal refugia and stream habitat associations|journal=Ecological Applications |volume=9|pages=301|doi=10.1890/1051-0761(1999)009[0301:MTRASH]2.0.CO;2|issn=1051-0761|year=1999}}</ref> and monitoring wild game habitats
*Detection of energy loss or consumption, or [[Thermal insulation|insulation]] defects
**Mapping insulation levels (pipes, walls, joints etc.) in order to reduce [[HVAC]] energy consumption
**Quality control for especially electrical installations (a picture can reveal if loads are higher than expected, or show bad and potentially failing joints)
**Search for drug labs and/or indoor [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] producers (especially at night)
*Piloting of aircraft in low visibility ([[Instrument Meteorological Conditions|IMC]]) conditions
*Pinpoint sources of ignition during [[firefighting]] operations
*Monitoring active volcanoes
*Detecting faulty or overheating electrical joints, connections, and components
*Night driving
*Identification or visual acquirement of hostile ground vehicles or personnel