Multimodal Vision Research Laboratory

MVRL

Research Area: Camera Networks

We develop methods for discovering, organizing, and utilizing distributed camera networks for large-scale visual understanding. Our work includes building archives of webcam imagery from thousands of cameras, developing methods for geolocalizing cameras using temporal variations, and using camera networks for environmental monitoring. We also work on participatory integration of live webcams into GIS systems, efficient systems for vehicle tracking in multi-camera networks, and methods for exploiting the global network of outdoor webcams for applications ranging from weather monitoring to traffic analysis.

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Publications

  1. Thumbnail for LOST: Longterm Observation of Scenes (with Tracks)
    Abrams A, Tucek J, Little J, Jacobs N, Pless R. 2012. LOST: Longterm Observation of Scenes (with Tracks). In: IEEE Workshop on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV). 297–304. DOI: 10.1109/WACV.2012.6163032.
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  2. Jacobs N, Miskell K, Pless R. 2011. Webcam Geo-localization using Aggregate Light Levels. In: IEEE Workshop on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV). 132–138. DOI: 10.1109/WACV.2011.5711494.
    website paper doi bibtex Localization Calibration
  3. Abrams A, Fridrich N, Jacobs N, Pless R. 2010. Participatory Integration of Live Webcams into GIS. In: International Conference on Computing for Geospatial Research and Applications (COM.GEO). 1–8. DOI: 10.1145/1823854.1823867.
    paper doi bibtex Calibration
  4. Thumbnail for The Global Network of Outdoor Webcams: Properties and Applications
    Jacobs N, Burgin W, Fridrich N, Abrams A, Miskell K, Braswell BH, Richardson AD, Pless R. 2009. The Global Network of Outdoor Webcams: Properties and Applications. In: ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems (ACM SIGSPATIAL). 111–120. DOI: 10.1145/1653771.1653789.
    paper doi bibtex Calibration Social Media
  5. Dixon M, Jacobs N, Pless R. 2009. An Efficient System for Vehicle Tracking in Multi-Camera Networks. In: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Distributed Smart Cameras (ICDSC). 1–8. DOI: 10.1109/ICDSC.2009.5289383.
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  6. Jacobs N, Pless R. 2009. Calibrating and Using the Global Network of Outdoor Webcams. In: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Distributed Smart Cameras (ICDSC). 1–2. DOI: 10.1109/ICDSC.2009.5289404.
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  7. Jacobs N, Burgin W, Speyer R, Ross D, Pless R. 2009. Adventures in Archiving and Using Three Years of Webcam Images. In: IEEE CVPR Workshop on Internet Vision. 39–46. DOI: 10.1109/CVPRW.2009.5204185.
    paper doi bibtex Calibration
  8. Jacobs N, Souvenir R, Pless R. 2009. Passive Vision: The Global Webcam Imaging Network. In: IEEE Applied Imagery and Pattern Recognition (AIPR). 1–8. DOI: 10.1109/AIPR.2009.5466314.
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  9. Pless R, Jacobs N, Dixon M, Hartley R, Baker P, Brock D, Cassimatis N, Perzanowski D. 2009. Persistence and Tracking: Putting Vehicles and Trajectories in Context. In: IEEE Applied Imagery and Pattern Recognition (AIPR). DOI: 10.1109/AIPR.2009.5466307.
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  10. Jacobs N, Roman N, Pless R. 2008. Toward Fully Automatic Geo-Location and Geo-Orientation of Static Outdoor Cameras. In: IEEE Workshop on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV). 1–6. DOI: 10.1109/WACV.2008.4544040.
    paper doi bibtex Localization Calibration
  11. Thumbnail for Geolocating Static Cameras
    Jacobs N, Satkin S, Roman N, Speyer R, Pless R. 2007. Geolocating Static Cameras. In: IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV). 1–6. DOI: 10.1109/ICCV.2007.4408995.
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