Thermal Myth No.3 ~ 'You need a hard-to-obtain licence to use thermal imaging cameras'

This is no longer a problem because the restrictions on exporting thermal imaging technology have been greatly relaxed. Producers such as FLIR offer products which operate with refresh-rates of either 9Hertz (standard) or 25 Hertz (advanced). The 9 Hertz technology is perfect for most commercial applications and is readily available without undue red-tape. For some specialist applications the faster, 25Hertz refresh rate may be desirable (for example, for use in monitoring fast-moving vehicles, industrial processes etc). But even in these cases an end-user statement will now normally be sufficient for approval by the US authorities.

The 25 Hertz products tend to be more expensive, and one reason is that there may be more administration involved in exporting them, but this need not be a major obstacle.