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How Do You Market A Construction Site/Townhouse Development Using Cameras?

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Virgil Reed
•Mar 31, 2015
The Developer wants to be innovative and use cameras as a marketing tool.
Needs/Wants:
  • Home Buyers and prospective Home Buyers access the site camera(s) in real time from an internet browser (this would be easier than having VMS software installed on each persons computer)
  • 1-2 PTZ camera(s)
  • ability to control the PTZ and zoom in on the Unit they have purchased
  • time limit (disconnect after 1-2 minutes)
  • recording is optional
  • there may be some potential to expand the system so that there is an element of site surveillance

Your suggestions please...

JH
John Honovich
•Mar 31, 2015
IPVM

I agree about making it browser based. Keep it easy so anyone can quickly access the cameras, without downloading or setting things up.

Is the idea to have a PTZ in a central area and then have presets for each unit? That could be useful.

Are all the cameras outdoors then or?

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Virgil Reed
•Mar 31, 2015

This is a 200 unit 3 level construction site. The PTZ cameras would be located outdoors at a central location - likely pole mounted. One PTZ could be used at the start of the project but due to the layout the Developer will need a 2nd PTZ to properly cover. The second PTZ would be on a 2nd pole.

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Undisclosed #1
•Mar 31, 2015
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Virgil Reed

Are all of the units to be completed before any are occupied?

If not, then IMO, either they need to be restricted to a single preset per unit, or else masking would have to be continually updated with completed units to protect those already domiciled.

JS
Jeff Sandine
•Apr 01, 2015
RadiusVision

USrelay may have what you are looking for with the ability to manage users, limit time on website or camera.

Here's a website designed for marketing purposes that my web developer put together for a construction customer using a fixed Mobotix camera.

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Undisclosed #2
•Apr 01, 2015

I have a webapp that does something similar to what you want.

IMO, don't give users direct PTZ access, you'll end up with too much contention and other issues.

What I do is have a PTZ that is programmed with presets. Once an hour I grab an image from each preset point and catalog them on a site that makes it easy to review. You could even assign user logins to each preset point. Users can then see current status, progress over time, etc.

For the most part I don't think it's a huge marketing tool for people to be able to watch the general construction live, but I do think people would enjoy seeing basic progress.

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