Remote video and time-lapse video for public understanding of
science research.Janie Schielack
Larry Griffing
The River of Grizzlies - McNeil River
Video stream delivered to the web by SeeMoreWildlife (CEO: Daniel Zatz) remote video camera.
Video CameraSolar Panel Power
McNeil River Sanctuary is remote
Setting up the Remote CameraJune 2001 – Flew to Alaska
Panoramic shot of the Falls
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 Doesn’t disturb the animals Can be done by ANYONE with
internet and a good interface
Web Discovery Interface for Education – video and rogue’s gallery
Calendar and Times
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
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
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
Approaches Water
Sit – Stand – Stand -Water
Stand - Rock
Stand - Shore
Sit -Water
Sit - Rock Sit - Shore
Scans -Repetitively moves head back and forth
scanning water
Scanning - Slow Scanning - Fast
Rushing
Diving
Paw Swipe*Mouth Capture
Carries Fish
Head shaking
Eating
Physical Fishing –
Fish Capturing
FishingEthogram Behavior in
video can be compared to known fishing behaviors.
Students and the public discover new behaviors
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
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.
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