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Who Uses a Kestrel?

With such a wide range of Kestrel instruments, there is bound to be one that suits your needs. From the Kestrel 1000 hand-held wind meter to the Kestrel 4000 series of specialist environmental monitoring instruments, there's one for the professional and outdoor enthusiast alike.

Outdoor

  • backpacking & hiking
  • biathlon
  • camping
  • climbing & mountaineering
  • conditions monitoring by athletic trainers
  • dog sledding
  • figure skating
  • fishing & hunting
  • geocaching
  • golfing & caddying
  • hang gliding
  • kite boarding
  • kite surfing
  • model airplanes
  • canoeing, kayaking & rowing
  • sailing & yachting
  • skeleton & luge
  • ski patrol
  • sky diving
  • snow making
  • snow sports
  • wind surfing

Industrial

  • air quality monitoring
  • asphalt placement
  • brick drying systems
  • building science
  • civil engineering
  • construction
  • concrete installation
  • construction site monitoring
  • crane operations
  • demolition work
  • electrical line work
  • facilities monitoring
  • furnace industry
  • heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC)
  • indoor air surveys
  • micro climate surveys
  • mine operations
  • mould samplings
  • odour control surveys
  • spray applications
  • water damage restoration

Scientific & Education

  • academic research
  • animal behaviour research
  • arboriculture
  • astronomy
  • biological research
  • bird watching
  • botany observation
  • Scouting
  • cave research
  • child care
  • classroom use
  • ecology & geology
  • environmental conservation
  • horticulture
  • lab safety
  • marine & ocean research
  • mine surveys
  • scientific expeditions survey
  • windmill & wind power generation

Military

  • combat weather
  • critical response teams
  • drop & landing zone safety
  • expeditionary flight operations
  • HVAC & space conditions monitoring
  • canine operations
  • medic support
  • mine removal
  • sniper training & operations
  • thermal imaging systems (FLIR)
  • unmanned aerial vehicle

Forestry & Fire fighting

  • environmental conservation
  • fire & rescue training
  • hazardous materials response
  • ladder trucks
  • prescribed burning
  • smoke coordinators
  • smoke jumping
  • structural fire fighting
  • forest & bush fire fighting

Weather

  • amateur weather watching
  • meteorology
  •  weather data collection
  • storm chasing
  • skywarn spotters
  • TV weather reporting
  • wind power generation

Rescue Services

  • avalanche patrol
  • border patrol
  • coroner reports & studies
  • dive rescue specialists
  • emergency management
  • EMT & first responders
  • forensics
  • HAZMAT/biohazard
  • canine handlers
  • mountain rescue
  • search & rescue

Auto

  • drag racing
  • engine tuning
  • go-carting
  • jetting
  • motocross
  • open wheel racing
  • snowmobiling
  • stock car racing
  • track monitoring

Shooting Sports

  • archery
  • bench rest shooting
  • biathlon
  • firearm ballistics
  • hunting
  • long range rifle competition
  • SWAT
  • safari guides
  • target shooting

Agriculture

  • animal husbandry
  • arboriculture
  • barn ventilation & RH monitoring
  • crop harvesting
  • golf course management
  • grain handling
  • herbicide & pesticide application
  • irrigation audits
  • landscaping
  • livestock comfort
  • poultry farming
  • spray drift monitoring
  • spraying
  • vineyard management

Aviation

  • air plane engine tuning
  • crop dusting
  • drop zone monitoring
  • glider flying
  • hot air ballooning
  • parachuting
  • paragliding & sailing
  • powered parachute training
  • small airport weather reporting
  • space shuttle operations
  • ultralight flying

Why not contact us to tell us how you use your Kestrel?