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Surveillance:

The improved resolution at the edges of the image (compared to typical lenses with barrel distortion) allow lobby, office, and other spaces with limited ceiling height to be effectively monitored using Theia's ultra wide angle lens. There is no longer a need to install multiple cameras at great installation expense in these applications.

"IQinVision has evaluated hundreds of lenses for quality and compatibility with our IQeye megapixel network cameras and found Theia’s wide angle lenses provide excellent resolution and picture quality. Using the IQeye with Theia’s wide angle lens lets you replace mechanical PTZ units or cover a large area with just a few cameras. It’s important to note that all wide angle lenses are NOT created equal—Theia offers best-in-class quality."
Paul Bodell, CMO of IQinVision

24'x28' office space from 9' camera height, 1.3 Megapixel image

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Critical infrastructure

Theia's Linear Optical Technology allows the lens to see a very large field of view while maintaining a small physical profile, allowing the lens to be mounted inconspicuously in small areas such as inside bus and rail cars. The rectilinear optical design makes straight lines appear straight on the image. This is useful for determining distance from a flat surface such as a rail car (in transportation security applications) or a fence line (in critical infrastructure protection).

Light rail station at 5MPix
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Unmanned vehicles (UAV and UGV):

The ultra wide angle lens allows the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to make fewer passes and spend less time flying over its region of interest. This allows less fuel to be used and, in the case of hostile environments, less time for the UAV to be a target. Also the UAV can be used with low cloud cover and still gather valuable images.

Unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) can have a large area staring camera to see an image with similar field of view as a human viewer. This can be relayed back to a remote viewer or used for unassisted image interpretation.

2.5 mi diagonal FOV from only 2500 ft altitude, 3MPix image (the helicopter skid is visible in the image).

0.25 mi diagonal FOV at 250 ft altitude, 3MPix image

Under vehicle surveillance system:

With a single lens at ground level, the entire underside of a vehicle can be seen. This allows faster throughput and higher reliability than under car mirrors at border crossings and entrance gates.

UVSS with a ground level lens
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Factory automation

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Automotive front view and rear view cameras

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