Infared Photography different from Thermal imaging?

I was just on greenmans website. here is a quote from greenmans site below. He is talking about OUTDOOR plants that can be found by infared photography. What the h. I have never heard of such a thing. Therman imaging for catching indoor growers I have heard of....but outdoor growers!? Is this true?

"In the present day of infrared photography, I believe it is important to have small sites to avoid detection from the air. This of course means growers may have to create a series of small plots in order to garner a year's supply of erb."

plants grow at different rates. faster growing plants have a different color to the cam than slower growing plants.

do you have any links on videos/photos or more information. Thank you

bde0001 said:

do you have any links on videos/photos or more information. Thank you

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no, but imagine a big blob of blue growing next to a patch of red, surrounded by green.

that's kinda what it looks like.

cannabis being one of the fastest growing plants out there, it has a distinct color and sticks out.

i've heard some people say blackberries grow at about the same rate.

make of my ramblings what you will.

i'm feeling kind tonight.

UncleBuck said:

no, but imagine a big blob of blue growing next to a patch of red, surrounded by green.

that's kinda what it looks like.

cannabis being one of the fastest growing plants out there, it has a distinct color and sticks out.

i've heard some people say blackberries grow at about the same rate.

make of my ramblings what you will.

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so theres no way to grow large plots outdoors without getting caught? Can infared photography see through those screens the cartels use to block helicopters from veiwing plants?

UncleBuck said:

i've heard some people say blackberries grow at about the same rate.

make of my ramblings what you will.

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I used to look for blackberry bushes to grow in, it's hardwork preping, but keeps it well hidden and also keeps the roo's out, if ur in Australia.

UncleBuck said:

i'm feeling kind tonight.

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Oh so flir is the same thing as infared photography?

bde0001 said:

Oh so flir is the same thing as infared photography?

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flir = forward looking infrared systems

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLIR_Systems

make of this what you will.

so according to thst picture, what would a feild of marijuana show up as? red/hot? or green as ground cover and weeds? Can this really tell the difference between a tomato plant, pepper plant, lawn grass and marijuana plant by colors?

bde0001 said:

so according to thst picture, what would a feild of marijuana show up as? red/hot? or green as ground cover and weeds?

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i don't know.

bde0001 said:

Can this really tell the difference between a tomato plant and a marijuana plant by colors?

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that's my understanding, but i have no idea for sure.

i feel your pain man, im currently in new england, and im risking my neck with huge monster plants outdoors as we speak. I went out this morning and moved them from direct sunlight wide open sky to thick in the forest under the protection of the canopy. Next year, if i make it threw this grow without going to to jail, im going to put all my plants in a swamp far away from my house. I just have two plants for any police officers reading this, so please leave me alone

I always heard that pot plants show up hot on the picture, they've been using this for years and years now. If you keep your plots small enough, they don't show up as hot so I hear. 2-3 plants at most in one spot is what some outdoor guerilla growers in FL are doing. I know some guys by a forest where military do exercises and the cops do lots of fly-overs using military equipment. I think they actually combine the 2 to save money.

Most likely, plants that have been artificially watered are what the infrared excels at detecting. Unless your area has a lot of natural springs and seeps, it would be a no-brainer for LEO to take a closer look at any wet spots following a period of little or no rain. As for the plants themselves, no infrared detection is needed. Given a reasonable plant size grown in clusters, they stick out like the Emerald City at multiple altitudes. The infrared is just a tool, plenty of scattered plants in my area do not get detected. However, these plants are either very small or in semi-wooded areas.

fg2020 said:

Most likely, plants that have been artificially watered are what the infrared excels at detecting. Unless your area has a lot of natural springs and seeps, it would be a no-brainer for LEO to take a closer look at any wet spots following a period of little or no rain. As for the plants themselves, no infrared detection is needed. Given a reasonable plant size grown in clusters, they stick out like the Emerald City at multiple altitudes. The infrared is just a tool, plenty of scattered plants in my area do not get detected. However, these plants are either very small or in semi-wooded areas.

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I know what your talking about when you say then can pick out a plot of marijuana easily. I say a picture of about 15-20 plants in a L shape surrounded by plants on the outside that was taken from the air. The marijuana looks blurry almost like ur eyes are playing tricvks on you. Im gonna try to find this picture

heres 2 pics of outdoor grown from sky view. One picture shows the mariujuana being blurry, the othe rpic shows the marijuana being a darker green color

shit that's only like 10 or 11 plants or so, wonder if it was the shape that gave it away. I find the plants in the L picture are almost similar to the other vegetation around it ( in color terms I mean ). They must be good to pick that out, especially if they didn't have infra red, though I bet it would make an L Shape in red on the FLIR cam as well LOL

IR imaging is used to detect pot in the mid- late stages of flowering. At night, the resinous buds hold heat longer than the rest of the lightweight foliage around it. The heat signature is unique in shape, and is a dead giveaway. I've been lead to believe that it's difficult to pick out just a plant or two, but larger patches- yes. Here in the southwest, everything is brown right now, and pot sticks out like a neon sign. Up in the midwest, where I'm from, and other areas, there's enough greenery that it conceals a little better, hence the need for IR to help find it. Many other things give uniqe heat signatures, ie., apples/pears in an orchard, tomatoes and other veggies in the garden, etc.
If you see helo's at night around your shit- tread lightly. My home county will find it, then set up trail cams to tie a face to it.

from what ive seen on the discovery channel, they use those cameras to detect weed plants because mj plants are super bright green compared to all the surrounding vegetation in the area. they pretty much stick out like a soar thumb.

The photo with the L shape, that is odd that the weed is practically the same color as the surrounding vegetation. Had the grower chosen a more random planting pattern, it likely would have never been detected. As for the cornfield, weed can often be close to corn in color but the plant structure is so radically different that it stands out, even if the grower is smart enough to avoid planting geometrically shaped plots. Corn field anomalies are easily spotted by even the dumbest county sheriff in a whirly-bird.