FW: [Geysers] webcam

[Gary Einstein]

Thanks for the quick answers

Freund, Udo wrote:
> Tom took the time to correct a few of my apparently incorrect
> assumptions.  FYI.
>
> As for trees in the viewscape I'd prefer to cut them down.  I'd also
> include all those in front of the Inn that block the view of the basin.
> They weren't there until fairly recently and are certainly not
> endangered species.  If trees can be removed to construct cell towers
> and other infrastructure, they should be cut to improve or restore
> views.
>
> Thanks,
> Udo Freund
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom_Cawley at nps.gov [mailto:Tom_Cawley at nps.gov] 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 9:03 AM
> To: Freund, Udo
> Subject: RE: [Geysers] webcam
>
> Hi Udo,
>
> Here are a couple more bits of info that you may want to include when
> answering questions like this.
>
> 1. The live streaming webcam is a Canon NU700 camera with a built in
> wiper.
> That wiper does not remove dried on dirt. I put in a requisition for a
> scrubber on a telespoping 24' long pole. That should allow us to wet and
> scrub the dried dirt (or silica deposits) and then we can hopefully
> clean them off with the wiper. We're definitely looking at ways to make
> the lens cleaning operation more reasonable and less hazardous.
>
> 2. We will not be able to get a view of both Old Faithful and Geyser
> Hill from the new visitor center. There are trees in the way. So we will
> be moving the cameras to a pole in front of the trees, in front of the
> visitor center. It will not need to be as high which will make glass
> cleaning easier. That location is also much farther from Old Faithful,
> resulting in a lessening the silica deposit problem.
>
> Thanks for taking the time to answer questions like this.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tom
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