The MultiCam Alpine™ camouflage pattern was developed with a single purpose - to minimize the impression of this camouflage pattern both visually and in terms of its potential NearIR signature (a few interesting facts about that are provided below). It is a camouflage pattern primarily designed for snowy areas and places with predominant snowfall. Therefore, it is intended for all places around the world that receive (at least seasonal) regular snow cover. If the snow coverage is not 100%, it is necessary to equip oneself with other camouflage patterns from the "MultiCam®" series. Depending on the level of exposure and the color of the ground, other camouflage patterns can be added to different parts of a soldier's clothing.
Deployment State: This is a camouflage pattern from the private company MultiCam®, so anyone who asks can have it. However, it has also caught the attention of some armies - recently, notably the US Army, where one of this camouflage pattern series (the classic MultiCam®) served well as universal camouflage in Afghanistan.
The method, signature, and technology "Near-IS" is today commonly shortened to "NIRS". This indicates near-infrared spectroscopy. Its range of applicable wavelengths lies between 800-2500 nm, and it is a spectroscopic method that is now used more than mid-infrared spectroscopy because it simply delves deeper.
Although the Near-IT spectroscopy method is not exceptionally precise and sensitive, it has many other advantages. First of all: the samples used here usually do not need to be further prepared, diluted, and so on. You simply use them in practice as they are. This is one of the main reasons why it is so popular in medicine today (oximetry or even measuring blood glucose levels, ...). However, its field does not end there - it is also found in material combustion testing, pharmacy, agrochemistry, food control. Moreover, the method is favored by the fact that it can have really miniature detectors.
It is also a method that is not considered to pose significant risks to newborn brains (unlike methods such as PET and fMRI).