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Applications

Common applications for night vision include:

• Military

• Law enforcement

• Hunting

• Wildlife observation

• Surveillance

• Security

• Navigation

• Hidden-object detection

• Entertainment

The original purpose of night vision was to locate

enemy targets at night. It is still used extensively by the military for that purpose, as well as for navigation, surveillance and targeting. Police and security often use both thermal-imaging and image-enhancement technology, particularly for surveillance. Hunters and nature enthusiasts use NVDs to maneuver through the woods at night. Detectives and private investigators use night vision to watch people they are assigned to track. Many businesses have permanently-mounted cameras equipped with night vision to monitor the surroundings. A really amazing ability of thermal imaging is that it reveals whether an area has been disturbed -- it can show that the ground has been dug up to bury something, even if there is no obvious sign to the naked eye. Law enforcement has used this to discover items that have been hidden by criminals, including money, drugs and bodies. Also, recent changes to areas such as walls can be seen using thermal imaging, which has provided important clues in several cases.

Advantages

· High sensitivity in low-light

· High speed imaging capability

· Able to detect people and vehicles at at great distances

· Eliminates shadows and reveal identifying lettering numbers and Objects

Disadvantages

— Near illumination is required

— U can get blind if u look at something bright

— Optical distortion-classic & manufacturing

— Night vision does not present normal depth perception.

— Black Spots

— Honeycomb

Conclusion

— Night vision technology was developed by the US defense department mainly for defense purposes

— Night Vision Technologies are now used in the daily lives.

— While thermal imaging is great for detecting people or working in near-absolute darkness, most night-vision equipment uses image-enhancement technology.

— Many people are beginning to discover the unique world that can be found after darkness falls

— One estimate shows an entire battalion could be outfitted with the ability to "own the night" for less than two million dollars

— In future many Other method will used for efficient way of working of Night Vision Technology