Biological and Threat Assessment Applications

Biological applications of IR thermography range from crop disease surveys to wild animal herd population assessments and fish migration patterns. 

The importance of threat assessment screening was illustrated by the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic and the more recent threat of avian flix. Typical airport screening results are illustrated in Fig. 12.3. Image (a) shows a normal subject with a maximum skin temperature of 37.53°C, and image (b) shows a febrile subject with a maximum skin temperature of 38.67°C who then becomes a candidate for further testing. The temperature seale is shown below the images. 

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