Eden by wire: webcameras and the telepresent landscape
The robot in the garden
Automatic fog detection and estimation of visibility distance through use of an onboard camera
Machine Vision and Applications
An Internet-based decision support tool for non-industrial private forest landowners
Environmental Modelling & Software
Environmental Modelling & Software
A first approach to web services for the National Water Information System
Environmental Modelling & Software
Environmental Modelling & Software
Environmental Modelling & Software
A distributed geospatial infrastructure for Sensor Web
Computers & Geosciences
The global network of outdoor webcams: properties and applications
Proceedings of the 17th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems
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Web camera image databases and web-based services can be valuable components for a variety of modelling applications, but are still areas of relatively new exploration. Investigating design and information flow for an online image archive and analysis site for plant phenology and meteorological research has broader relevance to considerations of interoperability and website features. Currently, numerous online weather cameras provide images, but have no or limited-utility archives and do not support quantitative image analysis. We describe the design and implementation of a website (http://zulu.geog.ucsb.edu/Data/camera.html) that both provides different display options for archived image review, as well as the ability to chart time-series values extracted for user-specified regions of interest. This interface is distinguished by content-enabled charts with the ability to click on data points and directly access the corresponding image for reference purposes. A linked website to the meteorological data from the camera station further extends the potential for exploratory analysis and pedagogical utility. Online quantification of the color change related to plant senescence and insolation impacts due to cloud cover are demonstrated. We conclude that dynamic web pages are a powerful and useful tool for adding educational and scientific value to repeat digital photography systems.