That is indeed a start. Thanks for the info! Kurt
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 00:55, Matthew W. Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > So you want to put a camera outside? You'll need either a camera designed for > the cold/wet weather, or a weatherproof housing to put it in... Or put it > inside your building and point it out a window. > > Axis is one of the most trusted brands of IP cameras available on the market. > They started the IP camera market in the 90's. And while their cameras tend > to be more expensive than the other available options, you probably won't be > dissapointed with the quality of the product. > > Housings for Cameras are ratied with what is called the Internatinoal > Protection Rating, or IP Code. (Not to be confused with the IP Networking > Protical) See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_Code > > So let's take a look at an option for you: The Axis 3343-VE Outdoor Fixed > Dome. Provantage sells this camera for less than $950. According to the > datasheet, it's raited for -40 degree weather, IP66 (protection from dust and > powerful water jets) and runs the entire unit, including a built in heater > and fan over Power over Ethernet. This camera would do what you ned and more. > It even has remote focus and zoom, so once you set it, you won't have to get > on the ladder again to refocus or tighten/widen a shot. > > Now, there are cheaper cameras out there. I've used the Toshibas for a few > years, and have been happy with the quality. We housed the outdoor cameras > within housings made by Videolarm. If I was doing it again, I'd probably lean > hard tward the Axis. > > I hope that is a start. > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Kurt Buff > [mailto:[email protected]] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 > 15:16:44 -0800 > Subject: Re: OTish: Weather cam for work > > >> Yup. Any you'd care to recommend? I can see tons of them on CDW, >> Provantage, etc. >> >> Picking one that will work well without a recommendation is, well, not >> fun. Tedious, you might say. >> >> On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 15:12, Steven Peck <[email protected]> wrote: >> > There are ip based webcams that have their own built in web server. >> > Give them an IP Address and people can browse to them depending on >> > security settings. >> > >> > On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 2:58 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Didn't take it as smartassery... >> >> >> >> Because of what is known as the Puget Sound Convergence Zone, the >> >> region sometimes has wildly variable weather over relatively small >> >> distances, and we have people commuting from as far away as 60 miles, >> >> though I don't know what the average is. I suspect the average is >> >> around 20 miles, though it could be as much as 25. >> >> >> >> I've been snowed in and needed to use chains to get out of my >> >> driveway, and the parking lot at work was nearly bare. Others have >> >> experienced the opposite. >> >> >> >> See especially the reference to the April 18th, 2008 snowfall here: >> >> >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puget_Sound_Convergence_Zone >> >> >> >> Cliff Mass is a meteorologist in the area whose book and blog posts >> >> discuss the phenomenon quite a bit. >> >> >> >> Here's his most recent post: >> >> >> >> http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2009_12_01_archive.html >> >> >> >> Kurt >> >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 14:35, Sean Martin <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Can they not look out their own window at home or do some of them >> commute >> >>> such great distances the weather could be that different? >> >>> >> >>> *I'm really not trying to be a smarta$$ >> >>> >> >>> - Sean >> >>> >> >>> On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> Don't need PTZ, either . >> >>>> >> >>>> Just a fixed view of the parking lot so they can gauge snow/ice >> >>>> accumulation. >> >>>> >> >>>> Kurt >> >>>> >> >>>> On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 13:30, Sean Rector <[email protected]> >> >>>> wrote: >> >>>> > We have 3 Axis inside and 1 Panasonic w/ PTZ in a bubble for outside. >> >>>> > >> >>>> > Sean Rector, MCSE >> >>>> > >> >>>> > -----Original Message----- >> >>>> > From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:[email protected]] >> >>>> > Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 4:26 PM >> >>>> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> >>>> > Subject: RE: OTish: Weather cam for work >> >>>> > >> >>>> > +1 on Axis. We have 6 or 8 of them outside and they are trouble free >> for >> >>>> > a couple of years. Only issue is there is a codex or something (don't >> >>>> > remember for sure what it was) that requires admin rights to install >> on the >> >>>> > desktop. >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > -----Original Message----- >> >>>> > From: Phillip Partipilo [mailto:[email protected]] >> >>>> > Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 4:21 PM >> >>>> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> >>>> > Subject: RE: OTish: Weather cam for work >> >>>> > >> >>>> > At my last job, we installed one of these on the roof: >> >>>> > >> >>>> > http://www.axis.com/products/cam_2130/index.htm >> >>>> > >> >>>> > Inside an outdoor weatherproof dome, of course. >> >>>> > >> >>>> > Really sweet camera. >> >>>> > >> >>>> > Might be overkill. >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > Phillip Partipilo >> >>>> > Parametric Solutions Inc. >> >>>> > Jupiter, Florida >> >>>> > (561) 747-6107 >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > -----Original Message----- >> >>>> > From: Webster [mailto:[email protected]] >> >>>> > Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 4:05 PM >> >>>> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> >>>> > Subject: RE: OTish: Weather cam for work >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > Yes, you will need 32 ports opened on your FW! :) Unless the camera >> is >> >>>> > a Celsius version. >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > Webster >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> -----Original Message----- >> >>>> >> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >> >>>> >> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 2:59 PM >> >>>> >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> >>>> >> Subject: OTish: Weather cam for work >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> All, >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> We're looking at potentially getting an external cam that puts up >> >>>> >> pictures of the parking lot so that employees can see what the snow >> >>>> >> conditions are in the parking lot. 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