ITC InfraMation - January 2009

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January 2009

Your intelligence = brief on infrared=20 thermography =

Volume 10 Issue = 1

In This=20 Issue:=20

Welcome

Thermal Imaging for Wildlife = Evaluation

IR News you can Use

ITC Message Board Posts

Brainteaser of the Month

Last Month's Brainteaser

Course Calendars

About the ITC

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Happy New Year {{user("firstname")}},

If you didn't hear about it, many of us in New = England=20 experienced a December ice storm that brought down trees and = knocked out=20 power for as long as two weeks. I had no power at my house for 9 = days. It=20 really makes you realize how dependent we have become on our ready = supply=20 of energy. But my horse did just fine as long as she had her grain = and=20 hay! Which brings us to this month's lead story on evaluating wild = animals=20 with thermography.

As usual we have our Message board posts, = News items, and our = monthly Brainteaser for you to=20 solve.

As with all images in this = newsletter,=20 click an image to see a larger version.

We'll see you again next month,

Gary Orlove,
Editor and=20 Publisher

= Thermal Imaging for = Wildlife=20 Evaluation

by Chris Lavers, Head of Sensors, Plymouth University at = BRNC
Co=20 workers: Dr Amy Plowman and Dr Ghislaine Sayers at Paignton=20 Zoo

Climate=20 change and human population rise will increase pressures on = natural=20 habitats and species surviving in them alongside man. Monitoring = wildlife=20 in as near natural an environment as possible may provide vital=20 information to preserve current biodiversity. Until recently it = was only=20 the military that possessed the ability to see in complete = darkness or=20 through the heavy dust and smoke of modern battlefield conditions. = Research has shown that military thermal imagery techniques = provide effect=20 =91swords into ploughshares=92 technology for wildlife management. = In=20 partnership with Paignton Zoological Park UK, and the Buckfast = Otter=20 Sanctuary UK, heat cameras demonstrate that endangered and = vulnerable=20 wildlife species, vulnerable directly to man=92s activities and = also to=20 climate change, may be evaluated in captivity without stress at a=20 distance. Stress is now a key zoological factor to=20 minimise...

Read the = Entire=20 Article

IR News you can=20 Use

Straight from the World Wide = Web, here is=20 what's going on in the world of infrared thermography.

condition=20 monitoring

GEARBOXES STAY COOL!
Process & Control = Today, UK -=20 Dec 29, 2008
In addition, increasing numbers of=20 companies are now using thermal imaging to detect when a = gearbox=20 is running hotter than normal

medicine

Infrared technology used in animal = pain=20 assessment
Radio New=20 Zealand, New Zealand - Dec 10, = 2008
The=20 process, which was first used on deer, uses an infrared = camera to=20 measure the animal's eye temperatures, which change when the = animal is=20 under stress or
New clinics provide wider range of = breast=20 screening technologies
Business=20 Weekly, UK - Dec 8, = 2008
Patients are=20 seated opposite a digital infrared camera with their = breasts=20 exposed to a stream of cooled air. Around 1000 images are taken = over a=20 four-minute
Chester Zoo vets keeping a watchful = eye on new=20 arrivals
Evening=20 Leader, UK - Dec 3, 2008
They = are using=20 a thermal imaging camera to monitor the calf's = temperature,=20 helping to make vital decisions about its care. Kevin Buley, the = Upton=20 zoo's head

Energy/Building=20 science

Infrared Energy Audit Could Save You = Big=20 Bucks
WFMZ-TV Online, PA - Dec 16,=20 2008
Unless you have an infrared camera. As = WFMZ's=20 Jaccii Farris tells us, an energy audit could tell you a lot = about your=20 home. FARRIS: This fan simulates a=20 25

ITC Message Board=20 Posts

Here is a = selection of=20 recent new threads by IR Community members. Feel free to click the = links,=20 see the responses, and post your own response if you = like.

Wh= ere=20 are you marketing/ advertising for 2009??
I would just = like to=20 know where people have found that there marketing efforts have = worked=20 the best and where you plan on spending your marketing and = advertising=20 dollars in 2009. I read this book called Guerilla Marketing by = Jay=20 Conrad Levinson. I highly recommend it to anyone, it really = opens your=20 eyes to new ways to market yourself. Any info you can give me = will help=20 me as well as others in this struggling economy. THANKS!!
an= y=20 infrared info related to Trains and Railroads?..
i am interested on learn about infrared = applications=20 for railroads and trains.. any website or documents related to = share=20 will be appreciated. I don't know what to looking for, so maybe = start at=20 the wheels braking system, temperatures at the tracks before and = after=20 trains passes.. sorry for my incomplete post.
Ai= r=20 Leaks in Wooden Ceiling????
This image was taken on Dec. 8 2008 at = 5:30 p.m. it=20 was 21=B0F outside and the inside was heated up to 70=B0F. Above = this=20 finished wood is normal joists and batting insulation. This = ceiling was=20 done about a year ago. I can see the obvious air leaks but what = is the=20 other colder spots from? Is that missing insulation? The air=20 infiltration doesn't appear to be moving but do you think that = it's=20 colder air going across the wood?
en= gine=20 coupled to a pulley
good afternoon gentlemen I present an = image of an=20 engine coupled to a pulley, I can state that means that in the = shaft=20 while the high temperature in the low pulley. thanks for = your=20 interpretation

And of course if YOU have a question or want = to start=20 a discussion on a topic, we would love to hear from you. Just post = a new=20 thread on a mes= sage=20 board.

Brainteaser of the Month =20

Here is = this month's=20 brainteaser. Readers who email us a correct explanation are = entered into a=20 drawing to win a prize. Please put "Brainteaser" as the = subject of=20 the message.

Click=20 here to email your guess

Do you have an interesting image = that you think=20 would challenge other thermographers? If so please email me your image = (preferably=20 in native .img, .jpg, .tif, .tgw, or .tmw format) with an = accompanying=20 visible photo and explanation. If your image is used, you receive = a gift=20 as = well.

Last Month's Brainteaser

Last = month's=20 brainteaser is self explanatory, see the before image on the = left.

We had 299 = correct guesses=20 of the 394 guesses I received. Congratulations to = our winner=20 Keith Fuller and to our thermogram contributor, Brian=20 Robillard. They win the revered ITC low = e coffee=20 mug.

Course Calendars =

Click the = links below to see=20 our latest course schedules (in local language).

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About the Infrared = Training=20 Center =20

The Infrared Training Center offers training and = certification in=20 all aspects of infrared thermography use. Our world-class training = headquarters are located near Boston, Massachusetts, USA and = Stockholm,=20 Sweden and have the world's most extensive hands on laboratories = for=20 infrared applications. In addition, we have training centers = around the=20 world. Please join us in exploring the fascinating world of the = infrared!=20

Your comments and suggestions about this newsletter are = welcomed=20 and encouraged. If you have an interesting application or case = study to=20 share, we encourage you to submit it for publication. Published = articles earn credit towards IR = recertification.

Please e-mail Gary = Orlove or=20 send regular mail to the Americas office.

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