Thermal imagery of RedBull Stratos adventure
Yet another application of thermal imagery: RedBull Stratos
Humans are always pushing the edge, and the RedBull Stratos adventure is another fantastic example.
Today, Felix Baumgartner broke many records including the world’s highest and fastest free fall, as well as the highest ever balloon flight. Interestingly, as part of pushing the ‘edge’ its great to see yet another application of thermal …
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Perth: Rich suburbs use twice as much energy as poor ones
From Perth Now: http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/poorer-suburbs-switch-off-heating-to-save-money/story-e6frg13u-1226443032707
New figures reveal the stark gap in the amount of electricity consumed by the state’s haves and have-nots.
In Dalkeith, where the median weekly household income is $2795, the daily electricity consumption in households averages 28.5kW in winter.
But in Balga, where the average household income is $934, consumption is only 12.56kW a day.
The …
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Leaking air conditioning vents costing thousands
Want to save a negawatt? Check out your air conditioning system!
Every week in Perth, we come across small and medium sided businesses that are wasting hundreds of dollars from leaking air conditioning vents. But sometimes we are lucky (or indeed unlucky) enough to come across an energy leak which is wasting thousands of dollars a year.
This particular example is …
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The sustainable prefab – how green is green?
Scantherma has been featured in the prominent publication The Builders Choice Magazine
(June, 2012 Edition). http://www.thebuilderschoice.com.au/
The article goes into detail just how green prefab homes are their implications towards energy efficiency. Here is an excerpt:
The Six Star question – design vs. performance
The Green Star ratings system for building is all about design and thermal performance of materials and it is argued by …
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Applications of Thermal Imagery in the Australian Mining Industry
Mining was once a people-intensive industry. It has since moved on to become an industry of large-scale mechanisation. Modern mining in Australia requires large amounts of investment in capital infrastructure and equipment to produce a product sold at a low unit cost.
To stay competitive, mining companies have had to focus on full realisation of its capital investment, i.e. sustained …
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Scantherma appointment authorised distributor of FLIR cameras for Australia
Scantherma Pty Ltd is proud to announce that it is now an authorised distributor of FLIR handheld cameras for Australia.
“We have been using these fantastic cameras for almost 3 years and highly recommend them to anyone whom is serious about thermography”, said Amir Farhand, Managing Director of Scantherma.
Distributorship is primarily focused on delivering the i3, i7 and E series …
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Hand-Held Thermal Camera Face-off
FLIR i7 comes out in front in independent head-to-head comparison.
Optimum Energy, the US based online energy product retailer has recently pitted the FLIR i7 against the Fluke Ti-100. In this review the FLIR i7 comes out the more economical buying option when comparing cameras with similar features. The extra cost for the Fluke Ti-100, puts it in the price range of the …
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SAR project for southern Africa underway
Scantherma has started collating and mosaicing SAR imagery for southern Africa. The project was initiated and financed by several junior mining companies and stakeholders to help build a base for further geological mapping in nations such as Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia.
The project will primarily use imagery acquired by the JERS-1, RADARSAT and PALSAR satellite sensors with spatial …
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Scantherma partners with NGIS to complete Remote Sensing course for African geologists
Scantherma, in partnership with NGIS has recently been involved in helping train geologists from Ghana and Malawi. The program is funded through an Australian Leadership Awards Fellowships grant from AusAID under the Australia Awards for Development. This is now the third time NGIS has run the training which will be held between March and April, 2012. It includes courses …
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Scantherma successfully completes aerial thermal imagery trials over Perth
On Tuesday, March 6th 2012, our team at Scantherma took to the skies on an aerial excursion that was as thrilling as it was informative. With daytime temperatures hitting 40C and an expected minimum of only 24C, the night presented us with a unique ability to capture a ‘moment’ of energy use across the city. Using state-of-the-art thermal equipment …
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