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    Then thermal maps allow local authorities to identify houses that are not energy efficienct

Heat loss map of UK
By editor | 23 Feb, 2011
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Aerial mapping company Bluesky is producing thermal maps of several areas of the UK. It is using thermal imaging technology to provide councils with intelligence so they can address fuel poverty, reduce carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency. Thermal imagery has also been used by the police to identify properties used as cannabis factories.
 
The latest night time surveys will extend over nearly 2,000km 2 of urban Britain, including Leeds, North Lincolnshire, East Lindsey, Bassetlaw and Breckland. The thermal maps will be supplied ready for use in the councils’ Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and web mapping services.
 
The latest thermal surveys to be undertaken will be captured using a new ‘microbolometer’ thermal camera, a system specifically designed for airborne surveying and ideal for use in aircraft flying at night. Combined with an advanced navigation and positioning system and improved sensor control and user interface, the system allows measurements of heat loss from property roofs to be recorded with higher precision and more consistent results than systems used in the past.
 
Kerri Ellis, sustainability officer at Bassetlaw District Council, commented, “The Bluesky thermal data will help us accurately identify individual properties at risk of fuel poverty and enable us to proactively target households for tailored advice and signposting.”

For further information visit www.bluesky-world.com.



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