Research Area: Camera Networks

Camera network research organizes distributed outdoor imagers for large-scale monitoring—archiving webcam streams, geolocalizing nodes, and integrating live feeds into GIS workflows. Applications span environmental sensing, traffic analysis, and participatory sensing alongside our webcam and timelapse imaging work.

All 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.
  2. Thumbnail for Webcam Geo-localization using Aggregate Light Levels
    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.
  3. Thumbnail for Participatory Integration of Live Webcams into GIS
    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.
  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.
  5. Thumbnail for Passive Vision: The Global Webcam Imaging Network
    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.
  6. Thumbnail for Persistence and Tracking: Putting Vehicles and Trajectories in Context
    Pless R, Dixon M, Jacobs N, Baker P, Cassimatis NL, Brock D, Hartley R, 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.
  7. Thumbnail for Calibrating and Using the Global Network of Outdoor Webcams
    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.
  8. Thumbnail for An Efficient System for Vehicle Tracking in Multi-Camera Networks
    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.
  9. Thumbnail for Adventures in Archiving and Using Three Years of Webcam Images
    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.
  10. Thumbnail for Toward Fully Automatic Geo-Location and Geo-Orientation of Static Outdoor Cameras
    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.
  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.