Infrared detectors
are a modern technology used to pick up an area of the light spectrum that the eyes are not capable of seeing. Also known as "thermography", using infrared detectors has a variety of uses in today's society, including, construction, public service and science.
Area
An advantage of infrared detectors is their ability to be applied to a large area. Detectors can be used in much the same way that eyes can-to survey an area and pick up the infrared section of the light spectrum.
Movement
Operating in real time, infrared detectors pick up movement-making them useful in a variety of circumstances, including their use by many fire departments, allowing firefighters to see through smoke.
Defects
Infrared detectors are commonly used in the construction of skyscrapers and large structures to detect leaks in pipes that otherwise would not have been possible to see.
Inaccuracy
Because infrared detectors detect infrared images based on the temperature variants of objects they cannot detect differences in objects that have a very similar temperature range. This leads to inaccuracy in many circumstances.
Price
Infrared detectors are extremely expensive, which limits their use in many sectors.
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