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Doom-Like Video Surveillance For Ports In Development
oranghutan writes "A research and development group down under is working to develop an advanced video surveillance system for ports around the world that uses video superimposed onto a 3D map. With 16-megapixel high-definition cameras on a distributed (cabled) network and a proprietary system written in a variety of languages (C++, Python, SQL, etc.), the group from NICTA is aiming to allow security teams at the Port of Brisbane — which is 110km long — to monitor shipping movements, cargo and people. By scrolling along a 3D map, the security teams can click on a location and then get a real-time video feed superimposed onto the map. Authorities from around the world with the right permissions can then access the same system. The main difference from regular surveillance systems is the ability to switch views without having to know camera numbers/locations and the one screen view."
Hide a chainsaw in the port just for the doom feel.
Someday we'll hit the human carrying capacity. And the band will just play on.
DOOM shipped on diskette (~2.8Mb) but DOOM needed about 4.8mb of hard drive space, which is a fraction of the number of pixels on the cameras in the article. In fact the image size per frame will be bigger than the entire game. See this site for all your DOOM info needs. http://www.gamers.org/docs/FAQ/doomfaq/sect1.html
...magnifications that hollywood so much enjoy showing in their movies, can finally become true ;)
You know...in the movies where they zoom in a perfectly clear image out of 3 pixels ;)
What this world is coming to - is for you and me to decide.
You mean like this?
I don't need to test my programs.. I have an error correcting modem.
110km is correct: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_brisbane
Port of Brisbane is the shipping port of Brisbane, on the east coast of Australia. It is located in the lower reaches of the Brisbane River on reclaimed land that was once called Fisherman's Island at the mouth of the river. It currently is the third busiest port in Australia and the nation's fastest growing container port. It includes the main shipping channel across the Moreton Bay which extends 90 km north to Mooloolaba and is dredged to maintain a depth fourteen metres at the lowest tide.
"Total destruction the only solution" - Bob Marley
Let me explain it to you: imagine a car driving at 80 km/h, leaving Brisbane at 2 o'clock. Some bananas are running around in circles while Frank is counting to blue. See? Delicious!
The port’s limits extend geographically from Caloundra to the southern tip of Moreton Island, including the 90km shipping channel, which is dredged to a minimum of 15m LAT (Lowest Astronomical Tide). Our responsibility extends 16km up the Brisbane River to Breakfast Creek.
source: Port of Brisbane
"Total destruction the only solution" - Bob Marley