Analysis on the temperature results of thermal infrared remote sensing based on a ground platform

Thermal infrared cameras have been widely used to measure temperature as a non-invasive measuring instrument recently. To assess the temperature results of thermal infrared remote sensing, we compared them with the temperature obtained by traditional contact temperature measuring method. A ground remote sensing platform was designed to obtain the thermal infrared temperature of the underlying surface. Meanwhile, the traditional contact method was used to obtain surface temperature synchronously. Afterward, the two kinds of temperature were compared and analyzed. Our results indicate that for the four kinds of underlying surface studied in this paper, the two kinds of temperature all have strong correlation. Furthermore, the mean temperature difference ranges between 0.46 °C and 1.79 °C. Moreover, no significant difference can be observed between the two kinds of the temperature of grassland, tile, and permeable brick when the evaluation is at the level of P = 0.001. (paper)