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Solution Stories
5 Key Elements of a Successful Infrared Camera OEM Integration

Listen to Sierra-Olympic’s expert engineers Tim Decker and Andy Crafts talk about the following 5 key elements of a successful infrared camera OEM integration. OEM Integration: Simplified infrared solutions Download the PDF Presentation Deck 1. Selecting the right class of product based on size/weight requirements (aerial, terrestrial, mobile)2. Identifying the interface options — video/communication3. Software […]

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Community Support For Stem Education

Volunteers from Sierra-Olympic’s marketing, sales, and engineering teams were on-site for a full day of community engagement at the Gorge STEM Hub Fair on June 4th, 2022 held in two locations, The Dalles and Hood River, Oregon. Sierra-Olympic staff set up a Viento-10 longwave infrared (LWIR) camera at the booth all day. Guests could immediately […]

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Insights on Optical Gas Imaging

On Monday, June 20 Sierra-Olympic VP of Sales Jeff Leake addressed participants in the Methane Strategies Forum, a co-located forum within the 2022 Energy Drone & Robotics (EDR) Summit. The Energy Drone & Robotics Coalition (EDR Coalition or EDRC) is dedicated to launching, growing and scaling enterprise unmanned systems operations in energy companies worldwide. Their […]

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Company News
Sierra Olympic is attending Energy Drone and Robotics Summit, 2022

We are excited to be attending the 2022 Energy Drone and Robotics Summit in Houston, Texas. This summit is known as the industry gathering place for UAVs, Robotics & Data/AI/ML leaders, exclusively focused on the business and technology of unmanned systems, automation and data/AI in energy & industrial operations. This three-day summit will cover observations, […]

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Company News
Casey Aschauer Joins GWIS Leadership Team

Gorge Women in STEM (GWIS “Gee-whiz”) recently welcomed Sierra-Olympic’s Engineering Documentation Specialist Casey Aschauer to their Leadership Team. Casey has been on staff here with us since June of 2021, and has lived in the Gorge since 2009. Like the Star Trek character Nyota Uhura played by Nichelle Nichols, Casey believes that “science is not […]

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Company News
Introducing HexaBlu™

High definition HOT MWIR sensor array, 1280×960 6-micron pixels – Sierra-Olympic Technologies, Inc. is among the world’s most trusted independent suppliers of leading-edge infrared imaging technology. We are pleased to partner with DRS EOIS to distribute the groundbreaking HexaBlu™ high definition HOT midwave infrared (MWIR) sensor core.   HexaBlu™ is based on the DRS mature High Density Vertically Integrated Photodiode (HDVIP) technology […]

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Solution Stories
OGI for Methane Regulatory Compliance 

Chief Engineer Stan Voynick and VP of Sales Jeff Leake were joined by Jennifer Mattox, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Compliance Monitoring and Inspections Supervisor, to talk about optical gas imaging and methane emissions compliance and enforcement.   In this recorded webinar, Sierra-Olympic Chief Engineer Stan Voynick addresses how infrared cameras work, focusing […]

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Product news
Introducing Viento 1280

April 20, 2022 The Viento 1280, a new LWIR high resolution (HD) thermal imaging camera from Sierra-Olympic Technologies, Inc.   The thermal imaging camera system features the DRS cutting-edge 1280×1024, 10-micron sensor.  Sierra-Olympic specializes in infrared cameras for integration in complex thermal imaging systems. They have 25 years’ experience in shortwave (SWIR), midwave (MWIR), and longwave […]

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Company News
Sierra-Olympic OGI Camera Featured on National TV

When people think of global warming, they typically think of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. However, climate scientists are just as concerned about the effects of methane emissions since that methane has eighty times the warming power of CO2.   Fortunately, thanks to Sierra-Olympic Technology’s cutting-edge Ventus OGI (optical gas imaging) camera, it is now easier than […]

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Superior Low-SWaP situational awareness

Viento 10: 640 x 512 Lwir, 10 micron Pixel pitch, 60 hz With the smallest pixel pitch LWIR detector in the industry, the Viento-10 camera core delivers crisp image clarity and quality, unrivaled sensitivity and a full 60 Hz frame rate, making this an ideal imager for vision systems and applications requiring superior situational awareness. […]

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Company News
Successful test visualizes gas leaks from 1,000+ ft. AGL

Findings signal bright future for gas leak detection from fixed-wing aircraft  Sierra-Olympic Technologies recently teamed up with technology partner, Eagle Pods, in a successful test case that delivered the first known footage visualizing hydrocarbon gas leaks (propane and propane/methane) from 1,000 ft. AGL, from a manned, fixed wing aircraft. The test, held in Permian Basin […]

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EPA Comment period ends January 31, 2022

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Parts 60 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0317; FRL-8510-02-OAR] RIN 2060-AV16 Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review; Extension of Comment Period After receiving numerous requests to lengthen the comment period since the rule making is complex and lengthy, the […]

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Infrared imagery: reshaping wildfire mapping

From radios in lookout towers to real-time multispectral maps, downlinked to cell-phones The days of sitting in a solitary watchtower, surrounded by windows and sweeping 360-degree vistas, scanning the horizon with binoculars for signs of smoke are coming to an end. If you’ve ever been in an old fire watchtower, you’ll know just how magnificent […]

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Product news
Optical Gas Imaging is ‘taking off’

From plug-and-play aerial solutions to a leak-detecting robotic dog, integration successes with Sierra-Olympic's Ventus OGI optical gas imaing thersignal a bright future for gas leak detection and repair

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Product news
A deep dive into cutting edge OGI technology

An insightful look at the state of optical gas imaging technology during the October 2021 Methane Strategies Forum, given by industry expert Jeff Leake.

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Solution Stories
Webinar: Uncooled Microbolometer technology and UAV Integration

An in-depth webinar covering basic principals in uncooled microbolometer technology designed for airborne integration, and gives insight into new innovations, including novel pixel sizes, higher resolutions and more integration solutions.

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Company News
2021 Veterans Day tribute

Work ethic, adaptability, perseverance, commitment to a greater cause: These are just a few of the invaluable life lessons our veteran team members attribute to their years of military service.

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Company News
50 mm optic added to Ventus OGI line

Newly-developed 50 mm optic features an 11° FOV for a closer look from greater distances

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Solution Stories
Drones in energy and utilities: webinar

A webinar featuring expert drone industry panelists, including Sierra-Olympic VP of Sales, Jeff Leake, discussing some of the many innovations happening in the industry as they relate to energy and utilities inspection.

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Company News
Event wrap-up: Cascade AUVSI conference

Sierra-Olympic  was a major sponsor of Autonomous Systems Deliver!, Cascade AUVSI’s 2021 Fall Symposium held in Bend, Oregon October 6-7, 2021.

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Product news
Optical Gas Imaging and the Future of Gas Leak Detection

Optical gas imaging technology has some very powerful implications for the oil and gas and is going to be game changer in a number of ways, especially when combined with the AI and video analytics that are being developed around it.

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Company News
Sierra-Olympic releases Viento-10 LWIR camera series

High-performance 10 µm pixel pitch LWIR with simplified USB and GigE interface options

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Company News
Introducing Tenum:  The smallest pixel pitch LWIR camera on the market 

An industry-leading LWIR camera series designed for a multitude thermal imaging applications requiring superior sensitivity and image quality in a compact and cost-efficient package.

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Company News
Sierra-Olympic completes ISO 9001:2015 certification 

Sierra-Olympic Technologies, Inc has completed certification of its company management system to ISO 9001:2015 standards and practices.

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Game-changing thermal cameras for UAV integration

A webinar hosted by Sierra-Olympic Technologies president, Chris Johnston, discussing four highly-specialized thermal cameras designed for UAV integration.

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Company News
Sierra-Olympic brings USB integration to Tamarisk line

Sierra-Olympic Technologies introduces a custom USB integration board designed to bring near-universal, out-of-the-box compatibility to the widely-used suite of Tamarisk long-wave infrared cameras

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Ventus HOT camera series
Company News
New Ventus HOT series is cutting-edge MWIR technology

An new product launch in early 2021, the Ventus HOT is a high operating temperature, cooled mid-wave infrared camera series designed for systems integrators in long-range security and surveillance applications.

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Company News
Sierra-Olympic expands into new production facility

Sierra-Olympic Technologies Inc. is taking an optimistic leap forward as it expands into a newly completed production facility. The expansion enables Sierra-Olympic to maintain its growth trajectory while continuing to innovate as a leader in compact and cutting-edge thermal imaging systems.

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Thermal camera mounted to patient
Solution Stories
Combining technology with technique to help patients with mental disorders

The retraining of the brain in this way is a type of biofeedback- a therapy that has been used to treat many physical and mental ailments. Dr. Carmen is the first to combine it with thermal imaging technology to treat migraines and other disorders connected to the PFC.

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Intern Grace Whitmore
Company News
Summer intern dives into the world of infrared

As I start out at Sierra-Olympic as a technical writing and marketing intern, I am most curious about learning what systems, big and small, technical and social, make the company successful after 25 years in business.

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Vayu HD thermal camera
Company News
Sierra-Olympic launches 1900×1200 Vayu HD

Weighing in at 475 grams and compact enough the fit in the palm of your hand, the Vayu HD is the world’s first Full HD 1920 x 1200 x 12μm uncooled VOX Microbolometer Array.

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Image of propane leaking from canisters
Product news
Ventus OGI: Optical Gas Imager

The design of the Ventus OGI camera represents a leap forward in the development of MWIR cameras, making it the smallest, lightest and efficiently-powered OGI camera available.

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Tech Talk
A basic explanation of Slant Range

Slant Range is one of the most important operational considerations for selection of an airborne infrared camera system.

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thermal image of patient's forehead
Solution Stories
Using thermal cameras to treat mental disorders

Passive Infrared Hemoencephalography is used frequently to treat migraine headaches, but is also very effective at treating a variety of other disorders involving excessive rate and magnitude of response to relatively benign stimuli.

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thermal imprint seen by infrared camera
Product news
Capturing Thermal Gestures for Human Computer Interaction Research

The study of natural surface interaction is a cutting edge area of research that aims to answer, "How to turn any surface into a computer".  Read how the work of Professors Sean and Natasha Banerjee, using Sierra Olympic’s Viento G Thermal Camera, may one day allow a human to interact with any surface as though it is a computer.

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Ventus OGI thermal camera
Product news
Detecting Hydrocarbon Gas Leaks with MWIR cameras

Using MWIR cameras to detect emissions helps guarantee the safety of people working in and around the oil and gas equipment.

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Ventus mid-wave infrared camera
Product news
Advantages of MWIR in long–range imaging

Traditional surveillance and monitoring solutions often provide limited coverage, especially at night and in poor weather conditions. Mid-Wave Infrared (MWIR) cameras use thermal imaging to provide an advanced solution for long-range imaging in all weather and light conditions.

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Aerial image from Vayu HD thermal camera
Solution Stories
USING HD THERMAL CAMERAS FOR AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE

Airborne reconnaissance is a critical part of military strategy, and thermal infrared cameras offer a detailed overview of the battlefield even in complete darkness

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thermal scene with distance measurements
Product news
Selecting The Right Thermal Imaging System

When one is in the market for a thermal imaging system, they will have plenty of manufacturers to talk to who will offer a wide variety of systems. It is prudent to study your application and try and define it as best you can

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Company News
VIDEO: Thermal Imaging Performance for Unmanned Airborne Systems

An in-depth tech talk about thermal imaging technology and many of the unique challenges involved in development of low SWaP systems for airborne applications.

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Product news
WIDE-AREA SURVEILLANCE USING HD LWIR UNCOOLED SENSORS

The effectiveness of airborne search and rescue, navigation, and situational awareness tasks is predicated on the availability of high-resolution imagery that provides pilots with a clear picture and the widest possible field of view.

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Solution Stories
THE TRUTH ABOUT RANGE DATA

When laying out a site design for surveillance it is important to understand the field of view (FOV) and range performance capability of the cameras under evaluation.   Determining FOV is easy: nearly all manufacturer numbers are published and verifiable.  Range, on the other hand, is far more complicated.

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