We do require a permit to establish TawakiCam. We therefore have applied to add it to our existing Wildlife Authority as the base idea behind the project is the submission of real-time research data in tandem with the video stream. How long this permit variation will take is unclear at this stage.
To engage the services of an IT company to help us establish the complex wireless bridge we do need to raise additional fund. We have applied for public funds via the Lotteries Grant scheme.
Another test stream under extreme conditions. We had the stream running during a westerly storm. We wanted to see if YouTube users could help us identify birds with data loggers as they returned. The stream was cut short when an extender on one of our data cables short circuited due to water ingress. A valuable lesson learned.
Watch an archive of the stream here
While working on the subantarctic Antipodes Islands, we set up a video stream system that transmitted a video signal from the nearest Erect-crested penguin colony to the research station. From here the stream was then broadcast to the internet via Starlink.
Watch an archive of the stream here
We tested the capability of a Starlink unit to keep a video stream up and running while we were doing field work in Dusky Sound. A rather boring stream without penguins but it provided us with some insights into potential Starlink caveats.
Watch an archive of the stream here
Woo-hoo! Our crowdfunding campaign for #TawakiCam was successful!! Heaps of thanks to all the pledgers that helped us get to campaign over the line!!!