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/r/conspiracy kids discovers public city weather and traffic cameras that have been around Since the 00s

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> weather and traffic cameras

Several are clearly disguised; the view is framed by "high voltage" etc. decals in reverse, similar to:

https://www.qpcs.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015-06-17_2...

So what? Even weather cameras need deterrence from vandals.

Maybe, but you normally can't move weather cameras and I don't think they have such a high resolution...

From another comment, apparently the cameras are distributed by https://www.crimepoint.net/

One guy there was playing around and found presets for: "Richards House"

Maybe Richard has a lot of weather anomalies

LMAO

Here's the link to the relevant camera: http://72.250.57.49:8000/viewer/live/index.html?lang=en

Because the DEA totally has an excuse to own public city weather and traffic cameras.

I don’t think they generally ask permission....

It’s pretty cool. You can change where they point and zoom in/out. Usually can’t do that with public cameras

It’s pretty cool. You can change where they point and zoom in/out. Usually can’t do that with public cameras

Really? I occasionally visit public construction site cameras that real estate developers put up, and they're almost always interactive.

Not true - back when I used to mess around with this in high school quite a few cameras had the controls.

Weather and traffic cams don't have "Due to its sensitive nature, the information contained on this website is restricted to law enforcement professionals and government agencies only. For access contact us at 503-932-6899 or email us at info@ipsurvconcepts.com"

Play around with one and you'll see quickly that these are designed for remote surveillance. Traffic / weather cameras don't have telephoto lenses, motorized 3 axis control or high-quality sensors.

You just made up every aspect of that statement. Caltrans traffic cameras are all variable telephoto cameras on pan/tilt/zoom rigs. Many weather cameras even allow random web visitors to control the PTZ for a minute or two.

From elsewhere in this discussion: "Due to its sensitive nature, the information contained on this website is restricted to law enforcement professionals and government agencies only. For access contact us at 503-932-6899 or email us at info@ipsurvconcepts.com" ... "This phone number traces to Mike Bethers, Special Agent at Oregon Department of Justice."

So cut the shit, these aren't traffic cameras.

I've never seen a traffic camera that could make out a license plate from 2 blocks away.

I've never seen a traffic camera that could make out a license plate from 2 blocks away.

How many have you installed?

One TV station that I worked for in the early 00's had cameras all over the city that could easily do that, all fibered back into the newsroom.

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