The **Public Lab Timelapse Kit**: fight polluters by catching them on film! _Above image via @glennwalquist -- [read more](/notes/glennwalquist/12-04-2016/monitoring-sargent-sand-mining-operation-in-ludington-michigan#c16131)_ A number of folks are working across the Public Lab network to set up cheap #timelapse cameras. Help out and hold polluters accountable! ## How it works It doesn't completely -- yet! We're testing this approach in a few places around the country, and looking to prove it out more. But the basic idea is to point a timelapse camera at a place where you hope to catch pollution happening, to collect evidence and to pressure them to stop. [](https://publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/019/690/original/Screen_Shot_2017-02-28_at_2.34.17_PM.png) (above, timelapse of [blasting at a mountaintop removal site](/notes/LauraChipley/09-18-2015/hacking-trail-cameras-to-document-blasts-on-mountaintop-removal-sites#c16250) via @LauraChipley) This could be used at: * refineries * mine sites * industrial facilities * anywhere you can safely place the camera ## How to help We're collecting well-documented examples of this technique in action, and we need: * great photos of camera setups * example footage * easy instructions on how to share your images ## Questions [questions:timelapse] **** ## Try it out We're organizing meet-ups to assemble kits, test them out, document and install them, so that lots of people have a chance to learn how to do this and spread the word. The basic kit is based on: > $103 (with 16g SD card) [Crenova Trail Camera](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016OASTDY/) - 12 megapixel, 8 AA batteries (note that it's actually 5 megapixels, but it stretches images up to 12, unfortunately) Get in touch (jeff@publiclab.org) to organize a local group to assemble, document, and test, and report back how it goes. **** ## Activities [activities:timelapse] **** **Flyer handouts:** timelapse-kit-card.pdf and 4-up version for printing: timelapse-kit-card-4up.pdf **** [](https://publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/019/546/original/tmp_15415-IMG_20170214_121228_354-1789056372.jpg) (Above, prototype box mock-up) ...
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| warren | "Oh, that's great to hear. Good luck and we'll talk soon i hope! " | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| bkleist | "@warren, I have gotten ahold of Dr. Pierce, and he said that the camera has come in, and is ready to be deployed!!! We are hoping to set it up as s..." | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| bkleist | "@warren, I believe that it has, but I have not been able to get ahold of my research professor lately. I just sent him another email, and will let ..." | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "Hi, @bkleist -- has the game camera worked out better for you at all? Wishing you good luck! " | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "Hi, @bkleist - did you receive the Crenova timelapse cam we sent you? Curious if that'll end up being a lot more reliable. Thanks! " | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| gretchengehrke | "It turns out that Alternative Method 82 is pretty strict in its procedure, so timelapse and video cameras wouldn't be able to explicitly do that me..." | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "Sorry to hear about the short lifespan of your timelapse deployment. Tony did some trials with the Mobius last spring and learned that it has a bat..." | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| mathew | "Many trail cams are used for wildlife tracking, with permission from park rangers. I don't know whether leaving one independently is against the l..." | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "Oh, that's really too bad -- I'm really hopeful that the game "trail camera" we're sending (today!) will help. I don't know how long 8 fresh AA bat..." | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| bkleist | "Hi Stevie, I have been using the Mobius ActionCam (https://www.mobius-actioncam.com/) for monitoring silica sand mines in small towns around Wiscon..." | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| DMerwitz | "Surrounded. They own there land and minerals and dredge lake! " | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "Hi, DMerwitz - so you're hoping to use a trail camera to monitor a sand mining operation? Is the sand mine actually on state park land, or is it ju..." | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "Scott, There is no problem. The Mobius can do interval shooting at any interval, and it can also do motion detection. The trail camera has NIR LED..." | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "yeah, we didn't have it set up for motion -- just interval triggering. But i don't know if that'd work! " | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| eustatic | "so did the stream trigger the motion sensor? I wouldn't imagine so... " | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| eustatic | "Is the problem that the mobius can t do intervals greater than a certain amount? or mostly it's the NIR and motion capture that you are looking fo..." | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "Hi! A few of us tested out a <$100 trail cam which worked really well -- it has a lot of the features you might need: https://publiclab.org/not..." | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| gretchengehrke | "Wow! That is a seriously dusty road! Is "fugitive dust" subject to opacity regulations in Louisiana? I recently learned that fugitive dust (such as..." | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| eustatic | "Some reference on light sensors in cars. You could experiment, i suppose, by blowing smoke in front of your instrument panel " | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| eustatic | "Here's an example of a person who lives on this dusty street, a housewife of steely resolve, using a point and shoot (Kodak Z7590 Zoom) to capture ..." | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "Sorry, I meant make an activity out of this, with step by step instructions and such, not one taking the next step. So, yes! I'm hoping @stevie an..." | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "Don't we have to have an activity before we have a follow up activity? There are lots of ways to make this an activity and many ways to follow up (..." | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "This was fun and pretty easy. I'd love to try collaborating on a follow-up activity, I don't think it'd be too complicated. What do you think? " | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "Oh no @Zengirl2, TY so much for posting the awesome hard-hitting journalistic expose of LEAFFEST at the Adafruit blog: https://blog.adafruit.com/20..." | Read more » | over 7 years ago |