flir Systems Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets thermal imaging and infrared camera systems in the U.S. and internationally. Its Thermography division offers products for commercial and industrial applications, where temperature measurement is a primary requirement. The Commercial Vision Systems division caters to security, automotive, marine, airborne, and first responder markets. The Government Systems division makes products that allow the user to see in total darkness and through smoke, haze, and various types of fog. This division serves search and rescue, force protection, border and maritime patrol, surveillance and reconnaissance, targeting, federal drug interdiction, military, paramilitary, and police markets. flir was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Wilsonville, Ore.