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Teleobservation
and Teleparticipation Capabilities:
Teleobservation and teleparticipation is referred
to on this site under the broader term telepresence. A key aspect
of the telepresence is the complete integration of the equipment
with existing facilities. The primary design considerations for
telepresence in the Winter Laboratory are that the systems are
portable and capable of remote pan and zoom capabilities, real-time
video streaming, and high resolution. Analog video cameras, along
with the necessary computer support equipment, audio, and Internet
capabilities will be dedicated to the NEES site. There are a variety
of software packages available commercially that can be used for
data (video/audio) control. These cameras and the support equipment
will be used for several purposes. First, they will be used to
record and transmit live video of any experiments conducted in
the lab and record the information for archival purposes. The
telepresence equipment also will be used for interactive videoconferencing
with other NEES laboratories, NSF administrators, and project
participants. This video conferencing ability will be used extensively
during project startup and development to maintain close coordination
with RPI. Real-time switching between presentation/audience, teleparticipant/laboratory,
and other interactions will be done through computer controlled
audio-video-data connectivity and dedicated web servers.
TO ACCESS TPM:
Feel free to browse our Cornell Telepresence site
at the following address:
http://tpm.nees.cornell.edu
| Telepresence |
Performance
Specification |
| Cameras - analog |
High resolution, analog, NTSC or PAL compatible,
S-video, remote pan/tilt/zoom. |
| Video cards |
NTSC or Pal compatible, integrated full-duplex
audio, variable image scan, BMP and JPG file format, video
compression. |
| Computers, Displays |
Full two-way interaction between presenter
and participants, laboratory-teleconference switching, real-time
participation. Picture-in-picture display of laboratory
environment and teleconferencing. |
| Entire System |
Full compatibility with existing electronic
classrooms, distance learning and teleconferencing facilities.
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