How the volcano cameras work



The remote cameras are standard digital cameras and are usually run off solar panel and battery power supplies. They are controlled by software on a PC, which asks them to take a photo and downloads the file. The link between the PC and camera is usually a spread-spectrum radio modem. The files are then transferred to our data centres across VSAT data links.


Picture showing the location of the White Island Camera

A member of the PeeJay Charters team cleans the camera lens on White Island

A peek inside the White Island camera

The Whakatane camera 
White Island crater. Taranaki. Ruapehu. Ngauruhoe.