[Geysers] Webcam stuff

[Chase Ellison]

More quick note to answer this and I am leaving this discussion as I  
believe it is over..

> 3. The times I have seen reported have been close to correct but not
> quite correct. Remember folks there is a delay from when something
> occurs in the basin until it arrives on your screen at home. I did a
> little test recently it takes at least 45 seconds to as much as 4
> minutes for the web cam to catch up with what has occurred.
> Furthermore, the web cam time stamp is also incorrect it seems to be
> off somewhere between 45 seconds to 1 min. 15 sec.
>

 >Try watching http://64.241.25.110/yell/webcams/oldfaith2.jpg
 >
 >You'll get better results. It seems to update about once every 25  
seconds,
 >and I've seldom noted any significant delay in its transmission.
 >
 >Now, the time stamp my be off a bit from National Standard, but so  
what?
 >Please give examples of real historical or scientific harm that an  
error
 >of even minutes in the reported start time of an eruption is likely to
 >cause.

Even though the site may update every 25 seconds you need to remember  
that there is a transmission time from the camera to the visitor  
center. Then from the visitor center to Mammoth (where the web-master  
is) the once again from Mammoth to their ISP and then to your isp to  
your computer.  When I did my test I was literally sitting on the  
benches in front of Old Faithful connected to the internet on my  
laptop via my cellphone. I typically get bandwidth somewhere between  
dsl and dial-up speeds in the OF area. So that would be fast enough  
for updates. Just reminding you that just because you do not see the  
delay does not mean that one does not exist.


Chase Ellison