Multimodal Vision Research Laboratory

MVRL

research area: timelapse imaging

See below for a list of our publications in this area. You can see an unfiltered list of our publications or lists filtered for the following research areas: astronomical imagery and data; camera calibration; LiDAR Processing; image localization; medical and biological imaging; image motion; remote sensing and mapping; social media; video surveillance and object tracking; timelapse imaging; transportation; and outdoor webcam imagery.

publications

  1. a thumbnail for Learning a Dynamic Map of Visual Appearance
    Salem T, Workman S, Jacobs N. 2020. Learning a Dynamic Map of Visual Appearance. In: IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR). DOI: 10.1109/CVPR42600.2020.01245.
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  2. a thumbnail for Cloudmaps from Static Ground-View Video
    Jacobs N, Workman S, Souvenir R. 2016. Cloudmaps from Static Ground-View Video. Image and Vision Computing (IVC) 52:154–166. DOI: 10.1016/j.imavis.2016.05.013.
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  3. Baltenberger R, Zhai M, Greenwell C, Workman S, Jacobs N. 2016. A Fast Method for Estimating Transient Scene Properties. In: IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV). 1–8. DOI: 10.1109/WACV.2016.7477713.
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  4. Mihail RP, Workman S, Bessinger Z, Jacobs N. 2016. Sky Segmentation in the Wild: An Empirical Study. In: IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV). 1–6. DOI: 10.1109/WACV.2016.7477637.
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  5. a thumbnail for Scene Shape Estimation from Multiple Partly Cloudy Days
    Workman S, Souvenir R, Jacobs N. 2015. Scene Shape Estimation from Multiple Partly Cloudy Days. Computer Vision and Image Understanding (CVIU):116–129. DOI: 10.1016/j.cviu.2014.10.002.
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  6. a thumbnail for Building Dynamic Cloud Maps from the Ground Up
    Murdock C, Jacobs N, Pless R. 2015. Building Dynamic Cloud Maps from the Ground Up. In: IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV). 1–9. DOI: 10.1109/ICCV.2015.85.
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  7. a thumbnail for Estimating Cloud Maps from Outdoor Image Sequences
    Jacobs N, King J, Bowers D, Souvenir R. 2014. Estimating Cloud Maps from Outdoor Image Sequences. In: IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV). 961–968. DOI: 10.1109/WACV.2014.6836000.
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  8. Jacobs N, Abrams A, Pless R. 2013. Two Cloud-Based Cues for Estimating Scene Structure and Camera Calibration. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (PAMI) 35:2526–2538. DOI: 10.1109/TPAMI.2013.55.
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  9. a thumbnail for Scene Geometry from Several Partly Cloudy Days
    Jacobs N, Workman S, Souvenir R. 2013. Scene Geometry from Several Partly Cloudy Days. In: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Distributed Smart Cameras (ICDSC). 1–6. DOI: 10.1109/ICDSC.2013.6778227.
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  10. Islam MT, Jacobs N, Wu H, Souvenir R. 2013. Images+Weather: Collection, Validation, and Refinement. In: IEEE CVPR Workshop on Ground Truth. 1–7.
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  11. a thumbnail for Cloud Motion as a Calibration Cue
    Jacobs N, Islam MT, Workman S. 2013. Cloud Motion as a Calibration Cue. In: IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR). 1344–1351. DOI: 10.1109/CVPR.2013.177.
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  12. Murdock C, Jacobs N, Pless R. 2013. Webcam2Satellite: Estimating Cloud Maps from Webcam Imagery. In: IEEE Workshop on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV). 214–221. DOI: 10.1109/WACV.2013.6475021.
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  13. Welty E, Pfeffer T, O’Neel S, Jacobs N. 2012. Calving Dynamics of the Columbia Glacier, AK (2000-2011 Update). In: Workshop on the Dynamics and Mass Budget of Arctic Glaciers.
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  14. a 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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  15. 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.
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  16. Milliman T, Hufkins K, Lavine I, Jacobs N, Pless R, Richardson A, Frolking S. 2011. The PhenoCam Website: Adventures in “Crowd-Sourcing” Data Collection, Distribution and Analysis. In: American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting.
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  17. a thumbnail for Using Cloud Shadows to Infer Scene Structure and Camera Calibration
    Jacobs N, Bies B, Pless R. 2010. Using Cloud Shadows to Infer Scene Structure and Camera Calibration. In: IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR). 1102–1109. DOI: 10.1109/CVPR.2010.5540093.
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  18. Jacobs N. 2010. Discovering, Localizing, Calibrating, and Using Thousands of Outdoor Webcams. Computer Science and Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, USA.
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  19. 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.
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  20. a 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.
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  21. 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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  22. 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.
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  23. 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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  24. 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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  25. Jacobs N, Pless R. 2008. Time Scales in Video Surveillance. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology (CSVT) 18:1106–1113. DOI: 10.1109/TCSVT.2008.928215.
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  26. 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.
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  27. Jacobs N, Dixon M, Pless R. 2008. Location-specific Transition Distributions for Tracking. In: IEEE Workshop on Motion and Video Computing (WMVC). DOI: 10.1109/WMVC.2008.4544061.
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  28. a thumbnail for Consistent Temporal Variations in Many Outdoor Scenes
    Jacobs N, Roman N, Pless R. 2007. Consistent Temporal Variations in Many Outdoor Scenes. In: IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR). 1–6. DOI: 10.1109/CVPR.2007.383258.
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  29. Jacobs N, Pless R. 2007. Shape Background Modeling: The Shape of Things That Came. In: IEEE Workshop on Motion and Video Computing (WMVC). 1–6. DOI: 10.1109/WMVC.2007.35.
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  30. Jacobs N, Pless R. 2006. Real-time Constant Memory Visual Summaries for Surveillance. In: ACM International Workshop on Visual Surveillance and Sensor Networks (VSSN). DOI: 10.1145/1178782.1178805.
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  31. Dixon M, Jacobs N, Pless R. 2006. Finding Minimal Parameterizations of Cylindrical Image Manifolds. In: IEEE CVPR Workshop on Perceptual Organization in Computer Vision (POCV). 1–8. DOI: 10.1109/CVPRW.2006.82.
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