Thermal Radar By Kimberly Burnett

New technological solutions are being created all the time; however, we can see some surprising new developments in the area of surveillance that will help community associations. Protecting open areas in associations, such as construction sites or undeveloped land, are often challenging because they typically require cameras that have their own power source, along with the ability to monitor the area night and day and withstand the extreme desert heat.

Thermal Radar is a fully self-contained surveillance solution that provides its own power, analytics and alerting. You can literally take it anywhere an ATV can go and deploy it in minutes. Simple, easy to use Onboard Video Analytics allow the user to quickly identify intrusions over the entire 360° field of view (FOV) or to establish areas of interest (AOIs) that can be tailored to just the right sensitivity and confidence levels.

Thermal Cameras also have a “Day or Night/Fair or Bad Weather System” that gives them the unique ability to penetrate dust storms, fog, smoke and complete darkness. No lights, emitters or other devices are required. Thermal Radar is uniquely designed so that all its components are rugged and reliable. The entire rotating assembly is completely protected from the elements inside a sealed enclosure. There are no rotating seals to fail, no more sandblasted lenses, and no more fogged out images.

Once an alert has been identified by the analytics, Thermal Radar can send these event notifications along with coordinates and JPEG images via email, text or cellular. You can vary the alert notifications by time of day, day of week, person, alert category or group so sending what you want to whom you want, when you want, is easy.

Thermal Radar is lightweight and portable, tipping the scales at less than five pounds. When combined with its optional, portable, aluminum tower, Thermal Radar can be easily towed to any site with a conventional ATV and deployed 25 feet in the air in minutes. No supporting infrastructure is required. This combination is completely self-contained.

Once calibrated, Thermal Radar is “GeoSpatial,” having the ability to pinpoint any alert on a map and to send those coordinates to the user as part of the event notification. This makes Thermal Radar the ideal platform for tracking objects and can be used in conjunction with other camera systems to provide “slew to cue” data.

Thermal Radar’s unique ability to multiply the power and capability of a single thermal sensor and do the work of up to 16 separate sensors allows it to provide a cost-effective blanket of thermal coverage to any site.

Thermal Radar is all inclusive service with installation, maintenance, warranty and support. One camera can scan an area equal to 150 football fields. If your association has large open areas that need to be monitored, Thermal Radar may be the right solution for you.

Kimberly Burnett is the Business Development Manager for DSI Security Services. You can reach her at (909) 238-3827 or by email at kburnett@ dsisecurity.com.