Webcam Business Eric on 02 Jan 2010 10:26 pm
Airport Weather
Airport View of Loveland, Colorado has set up a series of airport based cam systems around Colorado. The company sells four-camera systems for aviation applications. I’ve seen lots of single cam systems at airports but this is sold as a professional grade solution. To me it seems that it’s only a matter of time before airport weather information systems include a visual component. At some point aircraft could even have on board views of the local conditions for landing as Wi-Fi becomes more common in the air. I’m surprised there’s no legal disclaimer or time stamp on the images. There could be issues if a pilot is relying on an out of date image. I’d want the site to show a technical difficulties screen or something instead of an outdated image. They’re on the right track and this looks like a promising business application of live image technology.
Since I’m not a pilot, I’ll just enjoy some of their views around scenic areas of Colorado. Maybe the Telluride airport is next?
