Looking For Wi-Fi Camera Solution

I would advise against WiFi unless it's home use for a tech savvy end user.
There are so many variables and they all change after you leave, you could end up going back over and over.

In case of no LAN I would use a powerline (also not perfect but it beats WiFi).
There are nice options out there, powerline with PoE and things like that.

This client is a security customer. And I like to go the extra mile for clients whether or not I make money from that one particular product. However Arlo goes to a base which max range is 300 ft. Cellular eats of data for what they charge.

Hello Dwayne

Look at Tycon systems for a solar package that could support your requirements. Put in two small DC PoE units for the passive PoE required for PtP and PoE (or 12VDC) for the camera.  Pick a low consumption camera from axis or similar. Tie to a Ubiquiti loco M5 point to point link from the remote site to your NVR. 

My company builds these things turnkey if you are interested in having someone else take care of the control / power systems.

Thanks

Chris

You might consider a standard good quality IP camera with the sensitivity your site requires, and take advantage of the line-of-site availability and use a low cost network transmission system such as provided by Comnet.  American-made, secure and available everywhere.

 Without reading the other comments, my first thought is to run.   I think most of us who’ve been doing this for 20+ years have tried similar applications and realistically I’ve never heard of a successful installation without using enterprise Expensive custom gear.  And the government seems to be the only one willing to buy that type a solution.

But… That’s based on traditional security and surveillance technology. With the introduction LoRaWAN, Raspberry Pi boards and multiple new hat stacks, special  IoT  Cellular plans, there’s several new products on the market that could accomplish what you’re looking for. 

  The coolest part this new world of integration is modularity  and allowing integrators to manufacture their own solutions at a very low cost.  I won’t even get into the benefits of data collection, H storage/analytics and reoccurring revenue potential.

Disclosure - I work for Cisco Meraki

Without careful engineering and the use of directional antennas it is going to be difficult to deploy a wireless camera solution that can connect at a 1000'. If the camera doesn't have line of site to it's gateway, this becomes even more of a challenge.

The Meraki MV72 has built in 802.11ac wireless, but it is unlikely to work at such range without a midway repeater. If there is power available at a mid point, you could try a multipoint mesh to increase your wireless reach.

One option I have seen deployed is a cellular connection. With the Cisco Meraki cameras the recording is done at the edge in solid state storage. This means only a small amount of metadata needs to be transmitted over the cellular link (in this scenario I expect it to be <5kbps). The user only incurs high data consumption when they want live or historical video from the camera. Cradle Point make a range of IoT cellular gateways that work in this scenario.

As an example I have a deployment in a national park with 7 cameras connected to a multipoint mesh who's Internet connection is a 4G uplink. 

Note that if the customer is using an NVR or VMS, MV cameras do not support ONVIF and so can't be integrated into an NVR or VMS and would act as a standalone platform.

It feels like the wireless + battery powered endpoint solutions are all going to be a nightmare of reliability and engineering.

I'd say try to get POE most if not all of the way there and use a traditional POE IP camera.

http://www.veracityglobal.com/products/ethernet-and-poe-devices/longspan.aspx

Maybe some direct bury cat 6. I'd say call the Veracity team and see what they suggest for this type of solution. 

Definitely a tough one.

I think the solar package with Ubiquiti PTP is a good solution for you.  I 've had very good results with the Ubiquiti PTP and solar sounds like your only method of getting power to the location.  There are some good solar packages out there.  It will probably be pricey but should work.  Good luck.

Good line of sight?  Have you thought about putting a camera with a strong lens, like a PTZ, on his roof?   Let the lens cover the distance.  If he has a stretched out property he might even like the idea of having the PTZ to look all around.