MyHEAT
201-1228 Kensington Rd NW
Calgary, AB T2N 3P7
Canada
Aerial Thermal Imaging for Heat Loss Mapping
At MyHEAT, we combine aerial thermal imaging, remote sensing, and machine learning to create powerful, city-wide visualizations that identify areas of energy loss in buildings through our innovative HEAT Maps.
How Does Aerial Thermal Imaging Work?
With 16+ years of peer-reviewed scientific and commercial experience, MyHEAT is an expert in aerial thermal infrared heat loss mapping. Here’s a 90 second video to explain how to detect heat loss in a house using our thermal maps.
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Improve energy efficiency program results with compelling and comparable visual heat loss and solar potential insights, at city-scale.
How does aerial infrared data collection work?
MyHEAT delivers aerial thermal infrared imagery across entire cities using advanced thermal aerial photography techniques. High resolution thermal infrared (TIR) imagery is collected quickly and economically, and then transformed using our innovative heat loss detection technology utilizing machine learning techniques to derive unique insight on the thermal efficiencies of every building in a city.
For our thermal data collection, MyHEAT builds on a world-class TIR sensor that integrates key benefits of traditional wide-area format digital cameras giving industry leading data fidelity and acquisition capabilities over traditional airborne cameras.
Once the thermal data is collected for a city, it is then transformed using our proprietary machine learning techniques to show heat loss in buildings, and comparable efficiency metrics for the entire city. MyHEAT’s pipeline includes the ability to automatically correct for local factors. This means all buildings are evaluated as if they were collected at a single instance in time, allowing heat loss to be compared over different dates as well as between homes, neighborhoods, and cities. The result is the creation of unique HEAT Maps and HEAT Ratings for all buildings across the entire city.
HEAT Maps, or Heat Loss Maps
Show potential heat loss areas from a bird’s-eye view. The thermal images indicate hot spots, or heat loss, in red and cooler areas in blue.
HEAT Ratings, or Heat Loss Ratings
Offer a relative measure of how much heat a building is losing compared to similar buildings in the neighborhood and city.
Comparing aerial heat loss insights to in-home energy assessment
Aerial thermal heat loss imagery is an incredibly powerful tool to detect causes of home heat loss.
An experienced and independent home energy auditor compared MyHEAT heat loss detection imagery to their own in-home energy assessments.
Publications
Rahman, M.M., Hay, G.J., Couloigner, I., Hemachandran, B., and Bailin, J. 2015. A Comparison of Four Relative Radiometric Normalization (RRN) Techniques for Mosaicking H-Res Multi-Temporal Thermal Infrared (TIR) Flightlines of a Complex Urban Scene (PHOTO-D-14-00266). The ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, pp. 41.
Rahman, M.M., Hay, G.J., Couloigner, I., Hemachandran, B., and Bailin, J. 2014. An Assessment of Polynomial Regression Techniques for the Relative Radiometric normalization (RRN) of High Resolution Multi-Temporal Airborne Thermal Infrared (TIR) Imagery. Remote Sensing Special Issue (ISSN 2072-4292): Recent Advances in Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing Remote Sens. 2014, 6(12), 11810-11828; doi:10.3390/rs61211810.
Rahman, M.M., Hay, G.J., Couloigner I., and Hemachandran, B. 2014. Transforming image-objects into multiscale fields: A GEOBIA Approach to Mitigate Urban Microclimatic Variability within H-Res Thermal Infrared Airborne Flight-Lines. Remote Sens. 2014, 6, 9435-9457.
Abdulkarim, B., Kamberov, R., and Hay, G.J. 2014. Supporting Urban Energy Efficiency with Volunteered Roof Information and the Google Maps API. Remote Sens. 6, no. 10: 9691-9711.
Rahman, M.M, Hay, G.J., Couloigner, I., Hemachandran, B., Bailin, J., Zhang, Y., and Tam, A. 2013. Geographic Object-Based Mosaicing (OBM) of High-Resolution Thermal Airborne Imagery (TABI-1800) to Improve the Interpretation of Urban Image-Objects. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters – (GEOBIA 2012 Special Issue) Vol 10, NO. 4, July. 918-922.
Hay G.J., Kyle, C., Hemachandran, B., Chen, G., Rahman, M.M., Fung, T.S., and Arvai, J.L. 2011. Geospatial Technologies to Improve Urban Energy Efficiency. Remote Sens. 3, no. 7: 1380-1405.
Improve energy efficiency program results with compelling and comparable visual heat loss and solar potential insights, at city-scale.
FAQs about Aerial Thermal Imaging
What is thermal mapping?
Thermal mapping is the process of creating visual representations of heat distribution using infrared cameras. These color-coded maps allow energy auditors, homeowners and busineses to identify areas of heat loss in homes or larger buildings and pinpoint issues like inadequate insulation or air leaks. MyHEAT is a thermal mapping company that uses aerial thermal imaging to create city-wide thermal imaging heat loss maps, enabling large-scale energy efficiency assessments and targeted improvements.
How much does an aerial thermal imaging assessment cost?
The cost varies based on city size and building density, but is generally less than $1 per home assessed. Contact us for a custom quote. Learn more about pricing for heat loss maps.
How often should aerial thermal imaging be done?
We recommend imaging every 2-3 years to track efficiency improvements and identify new heat loss issues that may develop over time.
Can aerial thermal imaging detect air leaks?
Yes, along with insulation gaps, aerial thermal imaging can pinpoint areas of air leakage that contribute to overall building heat loss.