FLIR Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets thermal imaging and broadcast camera systems for applications in the commercial and government markets. The company's products come in a variety of configurations such as handheld or ground-based systems, as well as systems mounted on ships, helicopters and airplanes. Their thermal imaging systems use infrared technologies that detect infrared radiation, or heat, enabling the operator to measure minute temperature differences and to see objects in daylight or total darkness and through smoke, haze and most types of fog.