Sunday, April 19, 2015
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Friday, April 17, 2015
Project #4 Progress Report 4/17/2015
Project #4 Progress Report 4/17/2015
The goal of this project is to analyse the internet connection speed, camera setup and network traffic at the Marine Museum in order to optimize available internet bandwidth and minimize camera pauses.
The goal of this project is to analyse the internet connection speed, camera setup and network traffic at the Marine Museum in order to optimize available internet bandwidth and minimize camera pauses.
- Issue - both cameras have occasional pauses due to bandwidth use and speed limits.
- Bandwidth does occasionally bounce into the 4MB upload limit.
- The bandwidth needed by each camera stream depends somewhat on the light conditions and busyness of the view. i.e reflecting morning sunlight on the waves doubles and triples the need bandwidth until the sun moves out of the scene.
- Last week we raised $600 to investigate ways to optimize these two cameras.
- I have hired a local computer company to examine the internet/network connection to see if speed can be improved. We will be starting this examination next Monday and hopefully get these two cameras streaming better then ever.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Alpena and Great Lakes Trader arrived Duluth 4/16/2015
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| Alpena |
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| Great Lakes Trader |
Paul R Tregurtha arrived Duluth 04/16/2015
The 1000ft Paul R Tregurtha arrived Duluth this morning at 09:30
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
The Loons have returned
With the tree frogs croaking in the swamps, the loons returned to the Northland to join in the chorus.
I took this photo this evening on Caribou Lake this evening, three days after the ice went out.
I took this photo this evening on Caribou Lake this evening, three days after the ice went out.
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| Common Loon - Caribou Lake north of Duluth |
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Monday, April 13, 2015
Question - for those who watched streaming video of the KOM today?
For those of you who watched the KOM arrive on the Canal cams:
- Did the video stream smoothly?
- Was the sound OK, including the Visitor Center announcements?
Please answer in the comments below. I am still working on the performance of those two cameras and I need your input.
Den
KOM arrived Duluth 04/13/2015
The ocean freighter KOM arrived Duluth at noon today, making it the first saltie of the year.
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Edwin H Gott departed Duluth 04/11/2015
Edwin H Gott departed Duluth at 12:15 today for Two Harbors.
CSL Niagara arriving, Indiana Harbor departing Duluth 04/11/2015
The CSL Niagara arriving at 6:15 and the Indiana Harbor departed Duluth shortly after.
Friday, April 10, 2015
Northern Lights
With the Northern Lights being so active recently, I thought I would put together a quick story.
Camera Status - Fundraiser
Update - 4/10/2015 - 20:00 == You folks never cease to amaze me. In eight hours we raised the $500 for this project. Next week I will be scheduling a technician and will keep you posted on the progress.
Thanks again!
Den
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The cameras at the Maritime Visitor Center have been having quit a bit of pausing and stuttering this year. I need the get this fixes, and have tried everything I know that might be causing the issue.
The next step is to hire someone to come in a look at the network and see what can be done to increase the speed so the streaming is not interrupted.
Our goal is to raise $500 in order to find out what can be done to improve performance.
Thanks for your help and patience on this issue.
Den
John G Munson arrived/departed Duluth 04/10/2015
The John G Munson arrived Duluth early for a refueling stop and then departed for Two Harbors.
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Paul R Tregurtha arrived Duluth 04/09/2015
The 1000ft Paul R Tregurtha arrived at 20:00 this evening.
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| Paul R Tregurtha |
American Integrity departed Duluth 04/09/2015
The 1000ft American Integrity departed Duluth this afternoon bound for Silver Bay to load iron ore pellets.
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| American Integrity |
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Update - Ice Convoy
Breaking News -- Updated 09:00 -- The Kaye E Barker is ice damaged -- See Story
An incredible convoy of boat is being set up in Whitefish Bay to move through the ice pack.
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| Photo from Grand Rapids Press See more image |
Monday, April 6, 2015
Ice Jam in Whitefish Bay
The ice conditions on the eastern end of Lake Superior are proving to be a challenge. With eight boats and four cutters slowing working their way through the ice field, it will take a few more day to clean things up.
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Friday, April 3, 2015
Thursday, April 2, 2015
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