Live web cams, existentialist tableau vivants and RV/dowsing.
RAL:
I was searching through open access live web cams (using google type in the search engine; /view/view.shtml axis). There are some really quite beautiful silent existentialist tableau vivants. I then thought how apt an technological analogy this is to remote viewing, both surveillance oriented with invisible voyeuristic gazes. Well beyond this little ditty of an observation, I wondered if not such good companions could make for a rewarding relationship together. This might be quite a good learning tool to RV/dowse from, filling the gap between the photographic focus targets, and for live first hand experience. Using a directive along the lines of, “Describe the target at the current point in time” it would be possible to view not only all the common structural permanent elements, but also the ephemeral conditions and activity at the location. There would also be a greater feedback potential to learn from as you’ll be able to see a real time video feed. Some cam’s are also interactive letting you pan zoom and rotate around the area giving a much more rich data thick atmosphere to chew over.
If this is of interest to anyone, I’ve posted below some targets/links that I think would make for good sessions if you want to make a target pool for yourselves. Its rather a mixed bag or should I say smorgasbord, of places mainly in Europe and north America. If you choose to give them a go then you could post them as solo sessions on the TKR with screen grabs or screen video capture with a link. Anyhow I’m going to give it some more thought and have a go myself when I get some more free time off work or another national bank holiday. ;)
Ral.
Feedback: http://24.249.24.110:2001/view/view.shtml
Target: Westerly / Pawcatuck Chamber of Commerce
Location: Misquamicut, Rhode Island, USA.
Feedback: http://137.229.42.101:8080/view/view.shtml
Target: University of Alaska Museum of the North Construction - modern architectural
Location: 907 Yukon Drive, Fairbanks, Alaska.
Feedback: http://webcam03.deg.net/
Target: St.Martin church tower Ruselbergstraße.
Location: Deggendorf - Bavaria, Germany
Feedback: http://192.121.142.37/view/view.shtml
Target: Main road....
Location: ...Skellefteå, Västerbotten in northern Sweden.
Feedback: http://195.41.18.51/view/view.shtml
Target: Town centre...
Location: ....Svendborg, Denmark
Feedback: http://82.188.208.242/view/view.shtml
Target: Corso del Popolo e Piazza Granaio
Location: Venice Italy
Feedback: http://194.117.186.205/view/view.shtml
Target: Wild river
Location: Niskanpää - Kattilakoski. Northern Sweden
Feedback: http://webcam.universeum.se/view/view.shtml
Target: fish/sharks aquarium
Location: Hajar i Oceantanken på Universeum Gothenburg Sweden
Feedback: http://www.opentopia.com/showcam.php?camid=724
Target: Town hall square
Location: Luedenscheid, Germany.
Feedback: http://pmovid24.uoregon.edu/view/view.shtml
Target: Pine Mountain 24" observatory
Location: Central Oregon
Feedback: http://luvar.himolde.no/view/view.shtml
Target: Molde University College
Location: Norway
Feedback: http://12.165.213.28/view/view.shtml
Target: Royal Oak Computers in Front Royal
Location: Virginia
Feedback: http://82.93.15.132/view/view.shtml
Target: Webcam Markt Roermond Market place.
Location: Roermond, The Netherlands
Feedback: http://77.106.164.66/view/view.shtml
Target: Train lines, cross roads, car park
Location: Utsikt, Sweden.
Feedback: http://161.7.8.248/view/view.shtml
Target: Montana department of environmental quality.
Location: Montana.
Feedback: http://62.209.192.57/view/view.shtml
Target: Town centre.
Location: Radnice town. Czech Republic.
Feedback: http://www.opentopia.com/showcam.php?camid=5114
Target: St. Pierre et Miquelon France, Church.
Location: Miquelon, Newfoundland, Canada.
Feedback: http://wc-ta-afkalf.vet.uu.nl/view/view.shtml
Target: Bulls and cows
Location: Unknown
Feedback: http://webcam01.ecn.purdue.edu/view/view.shtml?id=45142&imagePath=/mjpg/video.mjpg&size=1
Target: Purdue University
Location: West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.
Feedback: http://209.222.220.165/view/view.shtml
Target: American football field.
Location: Unknown
Feedback: http://80.92.100.10/view/view.shtml
Target: Flags, Buildings.
Location: Moscow, Zelenograd
Feedback: http://217.128.151.33/view/index.shtml
Target: Beach, sea.
Location: Le Normandy France.
Feedback: http://159.171.108.5/view/index.shtml
Target: Small town, mountains
Location: Norway.
Feedback: http://81.149.67.242:8000/view/view.shtml?imagePath=
Target: The Gatehouse of Fleet
Location: Scotland.
Feedback: http://ebr.comtronic.ch/view/view.shtml
Target: Lake
Location: Ennetbürgen lake Switzerland.
Feedback: http://71.204.234.102/view/view.shtml
Target: James Island Yacht Club Waterfront & Pier.
Location: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Feedback: http://webcam.st-malo.com/view/view.shtml
Target: Beach promande.
Location: Saint-Malo. Brittany in northwestern France
Feedback: http://194.17.150.62/view/view.shtml
Target: town square
Location: Åmål.
Feedback: http://cam1.northiowa.org:800/view/view.shtml
Target: School, church
Location: North Iowa Community School
Feedback: http://webcam.haw-hamburg.de/view/view.shtml
Target: Building site, cranes at work.
Location: Hamburg, Germany.
Feedback: http://82.148.221.101/view/view.shtml
Target: Building site high-rise
Location: L'Hermitage Almere, Netherlands
Feedback: http://216.62.222.101/view/index.shtml
Target: Rutherford Small Dog Daycare Area
Location: Dallas, Texas.
Feedback: http://82.147.37.147/view/index.shtml
Target: Small town, mountains
Location: Norway.
Feedback: http://www.opentopia.com/showcam.php?camid=5443
Target: Seabridge with restaurant
Location: Germany, Sellin
katzenhai2:
Thx! Very interesting targets... 8)
LD:
What a neat idea.
PJ:
What a fab idea! Live web-cams!
If you get even more of them, I will dump them in a datatable and make a script that will randomize the output, so one could view, based on target-as-focus-of-feedback (like future-news work), and then go select a webcam and check it out.
Screenshot(s) for posterity -- screenhunter 5 "lite" is free, set a key combo to capture an area of screen, I use it all the time.
http://wisdom-soft.com/sh/sh_free.htm
PJ
RAL:
That would be fantastic PJ! I did wonder if you'd be able to write or re-use
some of your scripting from the tasker-bot to make it in to a spin off
tool/application. But considering you already seem to be a dynamo of selfless
generosity when it comes to that sort of thing, it seemed ungrateful to ask.
So I'm really glad your response is as enthusiastic as it is, I think it could be a really
good tool. I'll get to work compiling a spreadsheet with the necessary data/links
so you can dump them in a data table and do your thing. I have no real knowledge
of scripting so I'm sorry can't help there. So time to get to work scouring the web I aim to get a hundred or so for now, i'll send them over to you so stay tuned...
Ral
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