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1. Camera locations are often many miles from the nearest power or phone connection. Bird colonies, sea mammal rookeries, or any location with a consistent presence of animals makes an ideal camera site.
2. Visible light or infrared cameras with up to 300X telephoto capability are mounted in fully weatherproof housings that include remote-controlled pan, tilt, and zoom. Up to seven cameras and microphones may be linked to send the selected video and audio signals to the control center.
3. Transmissions are relayed around topographical barriers between the camera and receive sites. Reliable in the harshest climate while using very little power, the cameras, control center, and transmission equipment are inconspicuous and completely self-contained.
4. Operating the cameras from a receive-station - typically a research facility, museum, aquarium, or remote camp - researchers or visitors click a mouse or use a simple touch-screen interface to control the pan, tilt, and zoom. Real time video images and sounds can be displayed on a standard television monitor or projected in large format. The images are full-bandwidth and can be recorded on real-time or time-lapse tapes, or digitized for storage on computer hard disk drives. The live images may also be encoded and streamed onto the Internet (56K connection or better is recommended) for worldwide distribution.
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