| THREE
BASIC
REASONS TO USE VIDEO |
There are three
basic OBSERVATIONAL PROBLEMS
which can justify the investment in a
video system.
They are: |
| IF YOU CAN'T BE
THERE TO DO THE OBSERVATIONS |
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24/7 FOR LONG
PERIODS OF TIME
REQUIRE SAMPLE
INTERVALS FROM 1/60 SEC TO DAYS
YOU CAN'T
PHYSICALLY FIT INTO THE OBSERVATION
SPACE |
| IF YOU DON'T
WANT TO
BE THERE TO DO THE OBSERVATIONS |
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ENVIRONMENT IS
TOO DANGEROUS: POSITIONAL, THREAT
LEVEL
TOTAL DARKNESS
OR TOTAL
DARKNESS
UNDERWATER
BAD ENVIRONMENT: TOO HOT, TOO COLD, NOXIOUS
CHEMICALS, ETC.
TOO BUSY AND
NEED TO "TIME SHIFT" THE
DATA COLLECTION |
| IF YOU WERE
THERE,
YOUR PRESENCE WOULD BIAS THE OBSERVATIONS AND PROBABLY RENDER THEM
INVALID. |
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YOUR PRESENCE
WOULD CREATE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION
YOUR PRESENCE COULD BE DETECTED BY THE
SUBJECTS AND BIAS
THEIR BEHAVIOR
OR PRESENCE
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SOME
OF OUR SOLUTIONS FOR
THESE PROBLEMS
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| CAN' BE THERE |
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Record times
from
seconds to years on a single piece of media.
Record up
to 60 images per second, shutter speeds from
minutes to 1/100,000 sec
Camera probes
as
small as 5 mm in diameter. (very few uses)
Camera to
recorder
cable lengths to 3300 ft (1000 m)
Camera to
recorder
radio links to 20 miles (32 km)
Camera to
recorder
links by satellite or cell phone
Camera to
recorder
links using internet access (web cams, networks etc.)
Camera to
subject
distances of 1/3 inch to 3000+ feet (1 cm to 1000 meters)
Camera
magnifications to 240x (on a 20"
monitor) with room illumination. |
| DON'T WANT TO
BE THERE |
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Cameras in the
top of small or very tall trees,
out on a 1" diameter limb, on the side of a cliff, inside of a pressure
chamber, underground in a burrow, tunnel, cave or pipe, in water flows
of 20
fps, 200 meters or more underwater, presence of dangerous animals,
presence of
explosive gases, explosives, balloon deployment, etc.
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Cameras are
sensitive to infrared illumination
at distances to 330 feet (100 m) or more in air with no chance of
detection by
human eyes or other vertebrates.
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Cameras are
sensitive to infrared illumination
at distances to 3 feet (1 m) underwater with no chance of detection by
human
eyes or other vertebrates.
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Extremely bad
environmental conditions: desert
heat to Arctic cold (212 to -40˚ F)(100 to -40˚C) including inside
forest fires
or controlled burns, abrasive or high impact environments, during pesticide or
chemical application
operations., etc.
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Don't have time
to be there when events occur or
you can't be in multiple places at one time.
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| YOUR PRESENCE
BIASES THE DATA COLLECTED |
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Static
discharge, observation platform sinking,
inside machinery, breath, touch or body heat could damage subjects, etc.
Subjects detect
your scent, breathing, equipment
noise, movement, ingress, egress.
Subjects avoid
areas where your presence was
detected.
Video provides
definitive proof of the remote observation for
later analysis.
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| SO
WHAT OBSERVATIONAL PROBLEMS CAN
WE
SOLVE FOR YOU? |
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| TECHNOLOGY
AND TOOLS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY™ |
