This is a newer and better hybrid of Whistler's first webcam that has been running for over 3 years now. To start we build a weather proof housing made from ABS plumbing pipe, insulate it, fasten a Connectix 2 camera, attached a Sony 63 degree wide angle lens as well as a secret custom ground lens from Nikon. Put a black no glare ring around the lens, attach  a Linux web server test and more testing and phase one is done. Next we build a strong weather proof tower,  install a wireless alarm system (competitors you know). We need a true sine wave 120 volt AC inverter in order to eliminate interference with video and electronic equipment. Solar cells provides 20 volts DC to the Panasonic dry lead acid batteries  The 12 volts from the batteries is converted to120 AC to power the web cam, web server and microwave system. The  images are beamed about 3 miles to the WhistlerWEB office, located on the slopes of Whistler Creek, to a another microwave link in my living room,( I have a nice glow about me now) to a hub, then a NT box. The Linux PPM image format is converted  to a JPEG using a batch file and stored in a folder controlled by IIS. A Java applet controls the refresh rate of the clients browser. This is phase 2  Now we need a cool location on top of a mountain that over looks Whistler and Blackcomb mountains. This happens to be Sproat mountain. We then apply to the government to use the land, build a helipad for safe landings and off loading crews and supplies. Survey the location, pour the footings and over $100,000.00 later you have the most high tech elaborate web cam in the world with a birds eye view of the best ski resort in the world: Whistler Blackcomb . "Colorado ISP's chew on this one" :-)  Now you might think this is a little bit to much rivalry but the reasons for doing this are as follows; We needed to relieve ourselves of the TELCO last 100 feet to our clients so we are now offering Clean T1s and soon up to 100 megabits wireless connectivity. This is faster than both the local cable company and Telco combined. We also wanted to upgrade the web cam technology that we pioneered over 3 years ago and out-do a local EX-'con-insultant' that has, well lets say, "borrowed our ideas" of deploying web cams in Whistler village at our clients locations. Wireless gives us total flexibility as a value added service to our clients that either want high speed internet access and/or VPNs at Ethernet speeds as well as dynamic content via web cams. I would like to mention here and give thanks to all the local businesses that over the years been supporting us and will be the first to benefit our new technology. The coolest application of these two technologies is developing the hardware-software and methodology to accommodate the year 2010 Olympics that hopefully will be coming to Whistler . The primary viewing method 10 years from now will be the internet, not TV!. At present we can deploy robotically controlled highly mobile live on the internet coverage of any event in Whistler.  Mind you its refresh rate is every 3 seconds and the viewing window is 5 by 5 on 1024 x 768 res but its the best to date, all things considered. And finally WhistlerWEB web has been a very innovative ISP in a very competitive and fast industry its nice to have bragging rights for leading edge technology especially when all of Whistler can say no other ski resort has this :-) So there you have it.  You are probably thinking are these guys/gals  a little crazy or are they geniuses ???... well it's a little of both... CHEERS from the WhistlerWEB team PS:  Click Here To Read The APC Write Up. on how we remotely control electronic equipment in the tower over a wireless link.

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