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BANG BANG MEDIA NETWORK CAM MONITORING PARTICULATE MATTER ACCUMULATION

Fade to Black is a network of webcams oriented skyward. Image on the webcam fades to black as pollutant film accumulates on the lens. Provides visual and empirical information on air quality; viewable in live stream or archived [concatanated] format. Test deployments: Houston TX, Hollywood CA, Bronx vs Broadway NYC. Additional sites/host computers being actively sought. This project is part of the BangBang camera network.

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NETWORK ENGINEER'S REPORT
NYC Oct 2001

Manhattan report filed by bureau engineer, installation and maintainance of BANGBANG camera node. Location 23rd and 6th
Comment Data: FADE-TO-BLACK BITCAM.

Slow Trigger: Slow state change. BITcam oriented straight up in center of Manhattan. Accretion of black film on camera lens gradually occludes image. Full opacity triggers bureau agent alert and camera lens is cleaned. Last wipedown date and time recorded on transmitted image. Regular capture automated into database so reconstructed playthru of accumulation history can be streamed and viewed.

Site: 23st/6th Ave, approximately central district. Carbon film familiar to Manhattan residents for settling on floors and windowsills is due to diesel and powerplant emissions.

Sensor Incorporation and further development: Software image analysis for opacity required. no local custom hardware required. no custom bitcam (lowpower, local processors, wireless) required. can deploy lowend webcam adapted with simple flat glass insert (use widespectrum optical clear glass). Extension of a FADE-TO-BLACK bitcams will allow comparisons of air qualities: e.g. ash and fiber particulate pollution in a SE Bronx located cam. International comparisons in terms of accumulation rates and particulate composition would follow. Development of new bureau Scuba/Air visibility metrics with epidemiological datasets on Asthma rates and other conditions; datasets from scuba diving clubs on current water visibility can be used in comparions: e.g. Pacific to Red Sea visibility continuum. Further investigation into visual effects of photochemical smog filtering - for optical effect and spectral analysis. Current Status: bitcam in place. currently monitoring

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BIT VIDEO ARCHIVE | FADE TO BLACK CAM [FTB]
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VIDEO ARCHIVE 23rd & 6th manhattan rm.2 rm.3
NEW YORK CITY CAMS // Bronx and Manhattan 2002    
 
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BUREAU KIT:
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Bureau publishes kit information in A4 and US Letter formats. Kits contain instructional data for self-assembly of BIT products. All build documentation is open and Bureau will integrate & acknowledge improvements. To register improvements complaints or how you have used a bit product, go to

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 last update june07 2002
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