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About About DiscoverCams is a portal of outdoor web cams, organized so that cams may be found by specifying a zip code. Why do we have a fascination with cams? "A picture speaks a thousand words" Cams are Real-Time - Dynamic and changing Mans fascination with weather. Look at the success of the Weather Channel. Photography. Creation, the capturing an image. Virtual Travel. Seeing places you've never been. Revisiting places you have been. Weather Monitoring Cameras can erase any doubts about the current weather Weather Forecasting and Reporting is a billion dollar industry. Storm Monitoring Thunderstorms - SuperCells, Lighting Wind - Tornados, Hurricanes Water - Rain, Floods Frozen - Frost, Snow, Blizzard, Ice Storms, Hail Visibility - Fog, Smoke, Haze - hard to discern from a weather report www.hazecam.net What are the limitations of cams? Can't forecast future weather - the weather could change in 10 minutes. Can't forecast future traffic Not 360 degrees, can't see a storm on the horizon outside the view of the camera - this should change as the price of camera's go down, and bandwidth increases. Poor picture quality - this should improve over time What kinds of cams are listed? We are looking for scenic, weather, and traffic cams, located in the United States, and Canada What kinds of cams are NOT listed? No Pornography, People, Singles, Animals/Pets, Offices, Backyards, Oddites, Etc. This is a family safe site. |
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