Comments on: Chicago Looks for a Shovel http://www.smartcamerasblog.com/2009/02/chicago-smart-cameras-shovel/ Rajiv Shah Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:54:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: John Honovich http://www.smartcamerasblog.com/2009/02/chicago-smart-cameras-shovel/comment-page-1/#comment-43 John Honovich Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:32:21 +0000 http://www.smartcamerasblog.com/?p=408#comment-43 It's a fairly straightforward problem to solve in a controlled environment but an incredibly difficult one in operational deployments using hundreds of cameras installed over many years. Almost certainly most of the park is not covered with cameras - so the odds are against you to start. Worse, that image of a shovel will be hard to recognize in bright sun or in low light, because of how lighting impacts images. Then, of course, you have issues will different angles of the shovel from various camera's positioning. It’s a fairly straightforward problem to solve in a controlled environment but an incredibly difficult one in operational deployments using hundreds of cameras installed over many years.

Almost certainly most of the park is not covered with cameras – so the odds are against you to start. Worse, that image of a shovel will be hard to recognize in bright sun or in low light, because of how lighting impacts images. Then, of course, you have issues will different angles of the shovel from various camera’s positioning.

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