Methods for analyzing thermal image data using a plurality of virtual devices

An on-site system for analyzing and sorting individual image frames of panoramic image data using a plurality of virtual devices, the system comprising:

• an indexing mechanism on which a thermal imaging camera is mounted for rotating the thermal imaging camera through a plurality of stop positions;
• wherein the thermal imaging camera is configured to take thermal imaging camera images, at least some of the thermal imaging camera images corresponding to stop positions as the thermal imaging camera rotates through the plurality of stop positions;
• a multiplexing and analysis module configured to process a video stream of retained thermal imaging camera images by separating the video stream of retained thermal imaging camera images into individual thermal imaging camera images corresponding to specific stop positions and storing the retained thermal imaging camera images for a plurality of corresponding virtual camera devices;
• the multiplexing and analysis module configured to discard any thermal imaging camera images that do not correspond to any of the stop positions, wherein the multiplexing and analysis module sleep during discarding of images that do not correspond to any designated stop position;
• the plurality of virtual camera devices being on-site relative to the thermal imaging camera, each virtual camera device of the plurality of virtual camera devices corresponding to a specific stop position and each of the virtual camera devices having a separate, corresponding video stream, each separate, corresponding video stream comprising a plurality of images corresponding to a specific stop position.