Compared with the forest fire early warning method of using drone cruise, what are the advantages of using infrared thermal imaging cameras for forest protection early warning?

All-weather monitoring capability: Thermal imaging cameras rely on the infrared heat energy radiated by the object itself for imaging, which is not limited by lighting conditions and can clearly image both during the day and at night, while drones may not be able to effectively monitor at night or in low light conditions.

Early fire detection: Thermal imaging cameras can detect temperature anomalies and identify fire sources in time. They can monitor temperature changes in real time even in darkness or low visibility, thereby timely discovering potential fire risks.

Monitoring and early warning: Thermal imaging cameras can achieve real-time monitoring in a designated area and continuously track temperature changes. Once a suspicious heat source is detected, an alarm will be immediately issued to attract the attention of relevant departments and reduce the probability of fire.

Risk assessment and decision support: Thermal imaging cameras can be used to analyze and assess the fire risk in a specific area. Combined with real-time environmental data (such as temperature, humidity, wind speed, etc.), they can help relevant departments understand possible development trends and provide more intuitive and scientific data support for command decisions.

‌Large coverage and precise positioning‌: The thermal imaging camera is equipped with a pan-tilt design, which can rotate at different angles and heights, flexibly adjust the monitoring range, and conduct comprehensive reconnaissance of the vast forest area. At the same time, through the high-precision positioning system, the specific location of the fire source can be quickly determined after it is discovered, which is of great significance for the rapid deployment of fire-fighting resources and the formulation of fire-fighting strategies‌.

‌Data integration and storage‌: Thermal imaging cameras can be integrated with other monitoring systems to achieve data sharing and analysis, and store monitoring records for a long time, which is convenient for subsequent tracing and evaluation‌.

‌Low false alarm rate‌: Thermal imaging cameras can greatly improve the accuracy of fire source identification and reduce the false alarm rate by combining infrared thermal imaging and visible light monitoring. For example, at night or in low light conditions, infrared thermal imaging technology can effectively distinguish between the fire source and the background, thereby avoiding false alarms‌.

Forest fire monitoring system based on drones: Due to the limitation of drone endurance, the monitoring range mainly depends on the battery life of drones and cannot achieve 24-hour uninterrupted monitoring. In addition, due to the stability of wireless data transmission, the practicality of monitoring forest fires by drone cruise is problematic. If the drone finds smoke and issues an alarm, but there is a problem with the wireless transmission, it is easy to cause serious consequences. In addition, drones are highly unstable. If there is a problem with the cruise system, it is easy to hit obstacles and cause property losses, and it is easy to cause fires.

Forest protection warning with infrared thermal imaging camera: Fireworks recognition using thermal imaging technology can accurately detect fire hazards and issue alarms in real time. It uses city electricity or wind and solar complementary power generation, is not easily affected by harsh environments and meteorological conditions, and monitors 24 hours a day. In addition, wired transmission is generally used with the management office to ensure reliable and stable data.

In summary, thermal imaging cameras have many advantages in forest fire monitoring, such as all-weather monitoring, early fire detection, monitoring and early warning, risk assessment and decision support, which are more advantageous than drones in forest fire monitoring.