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Thermal Imaging Camera Hire for bat surveys

Application purpose:
Collecting data on bat flight events, flight lines, flight behaviour and roost emergence/re-entry.

Thermal imaging can assist in understanding how bats are using buildings and the surrounding landscape enabling the potential impacts of planned changes to be suitably assessed. Thermal imaging has a higher detection rate than other visual and acoustic methods and is particularly useful where long range detection is required.

Using the table below, select the most appropriate camera model based on the following application level descriptions. Please also consider any limiting factors that may apply.

  • Basic Applications include: Internal surveys to observe roost emergence/re-entry locations at distances up to 10 meters.
  • Intermediate Applications include: Internal and external surveys to observe flight lines and roost emergence/re-entry locations at distances up to 13 meters. For greater image clarity assisting with species identification, it is recommended that the target distance is within 7 meters.
  • Advanced Applications include: Basic and Intermediate applications requiring higher quality images and video for presentation and analysis purposes, and/or where the target distances are greater than those discussed above.

Model

Basic

Intermediate

Advanced

FLIR E4

 Not Recommended  Not Recommended  Not Recommended

FLIR E5

 Not Recommended  Not Recommended  Not Recommended

FLIR E6

 Not Recommended  Not Recommended  Not Recommended

FLIR E8

 Not Recommended  Not Recommended  Not Recommended

FLIR E53

green shutter    

FLIR E54

  green shutter  

FLIR E60*

  green shutter  

FLIR E75*

  green shutter  

FLIR T540*

  green shutter green shutter

FLIR T640*

    green shutter

FLIR T660*

    green shutter

FLIR T865*

    green shutter

FLIR T1020*

    green shutter

FLIR T1030sc*

    green shutter

*Used with standard 24-28° lenses.

Preparation/Environmental Conditions

The majority of bat surveys should be carried out between April and October at night/early hours of the morning when the bats are most active. The weather conditions can have a significant effect on the efficacy of thermal imaging. Hot/humid nights will reduce the temperature difference between the bats and the background ambient making it harder for the cameras to ‘see’ them. Similarly, cameras should not be used during periods of precipitation (rainy or foggy conditions) as this will attenuate the infrared emitted from the bats effectively making them invisible to thermal imaging cameras.

Limiting Factors to be considered

Distance from, and sizes of the target are the most limiting factors to be considered when selecting a suitable thermal imaging camera for this application. Cameras with higher pixel resolutions and low spatial resolutions (IFOV) will enable smaller targets to be observed at greater distances. In circumstances where distances are likely to be greater than those discussed above, consideration should be given to selecting an increased specification camera which will have a greater chance of success.

Cameras with an adjustable focus are extremely important for this application to ensure image clarity, particularly at greater distances. We would not recommend the use of thermal cameras with a fixed focus lens i.e. FLIR E4, E5, E6 or E8.

The table below list the range of cameras together with the estimated maximum distances to identify the presence of actively moving bats:

Model

Maximum Distance

FLIR E40*

 <10 metres

FLIR E53*

 <10 metres

FLIR E60*

<13 metres

FLIR E75*

<13 metres

FLIR T460*

<13 metres

FLIR T530*

<13 metres

FLIR T540*

<19 metres

FLIR T640*

<26 metres

FLIR T660*

<26 metres

FLIR T1030sc*

<37 metres

*Used with standard 24-28° lenses.

Please note that the thermal imaging camera selection guidance above is intended as a guide only, Red Current Ltd will not be held accountable where the desired results do not meet preconceived expectations.

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