Remote video and time-lapse video for public understanding of science research.

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Remote video and time-lapse video for public
understanding of science research.

• Janie Schielack
• Larry Griffing

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The River of Grizzlies - McNeil River

• Video stream delivered to the web by
  SeeMoreWildlife (CEO Daniel Zatz) remote video
  camera.

Video Camera
Solar Panel Power
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McNeil River Sanctuary is remote
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Setting up the Remote CameraJune 2001 Flew to
Alaska
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Panoramic shot of the Falls
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Research and Grizzly Bear Video

• Old ways of studying bears -- hands on, catch and
  release, radio collars.
• More stress for bears,
• Can only be done by a few people
• New way to study bears and other wildlife --
  remote video
• Doesnt disturb the animals
• Can be done by ANYONE with internet and a good
  interface

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Web Discovery Interface for Education video and
rogues gallery
Calendar and Times
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Use of bear data for starting students on
scientific inquiry

• Show how science is done
• an iterative process of initial questioning,
• observations,
• background research into what people already know
  judging the quality of that research,
• forming testable questions,
• experiments to testable questions

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The different objectives of public access to
web-based interface

• For science The interface helps answer questions
  about the unknown.
• How much distance do bears keep between each
  other at special feeding sites?
• Do bears have a culture?
• Need access to camera control and video database
• For science education The gateway explains and
  allows participation in science.
• Provides unbiased background information.
• Allows the student to view information as it
  acquired
• Need access to video database and streaming server

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Example of Archived Video from 2002

• Video 1 transmitted to Homer AK by microwave and
  saved digitally prior to web transmission.
• Camera control was from Texas

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FishingEthogram

• Behavior in video can be compared to known
  fishing behaviors.
• Students and the public discover new behaviors

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Another Example of 2002 Video

• Video 2 transmitted to Homer AK by microwave and
  saved digitally prior to web transmission.
• Camera control was from Texas

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Example of 2002 Web-Delivered Video

• Video transmitted to web and screen-captured in
  Texas
• Lower resolution
• Camera control mouse cursor used in Texas can
  be seen.

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Video from Summer 2004

• Video transmitted by satellite (!) directly to
  Texas, where it is screen-captured. Sped up 8x
  faster than real time.
• The video is one of the first examples of female
  choice in mating in bears the female follows
  the male, rather than the male herding the
  female