Camera Systems
Production DSLR Camera
Fleet of 200+ Canon DSLR cameras at construction sites across Australia. Raspberry Pi with gphoto2, Cloudflare Worker upload pipeline, Backblaze B2 storage, and real-time remote control via WebSocket.
NB-IoT Offline Camera
Ultra-budget timelapse system for remote construction sites using NB-IoT heartbeats ($1-3/month) for health monitoring. Stores DSLR-quality images locally with Raspberry Pi Zero and ESP32 variants.
Smartphone Camera
Budget timelapse using Android phones in weatherproof enclosures with solar power and 4G upload. $160–240 per unit, same Cloudflare Worker pipeline as the DSLR fleet.
4G Timelapse Pod
Raspberry Pi with 4G HAT and solar power for remote sites. Full Linux control, proven Pi platform, cellular upload to existing pipeline.
Multi-Angle Site Hub
One Pi managing 4–8 PoE IP cameras around a site. Multiple viewpoints at ~$130/camera through a single upload pipeline.
PTZ Live View Camera
Pan-tilt-zoom IP camera with 25x optical zoom for remote live inspection. Timelapse runs in background alongside on-demand live view.
360° Interior Documentation
Ricoh Theta for immersive interior progress records — framing, MEP, linings, finishes. Pairs with exterior DSLR for full-site coverage.
AI Progress Camera
Computer vision overlay for PPE detection, worker counting, and progress tracking. Bolt onto existing DSLR fleet with edge AI or cloud processing.
Drone Integration Hub
Aerial surveys with orthomosaics and 3D models. Contract operators or DJI Dock 2 autonomous flights, integrated into existing image pipeline.
Mobile Phones
3-phone fleet (MOB1 S23 Ultra, MOB2 S24 FE, MOB3 S21) running Termux with Watchdog APK, PhoneStream camera, and 7-layer persistence system. Telemetry monitoring, remote control, and health alerting.
Reference & Planning
Raspberry Pi Reference
Complete hardware, software, and ecosystem guide — every Pi model, power consumption, OS options, camera modules, accessories, benchmarks, and camera system recommendations.
Ideas & Roadmap
Camera system concepts for the construction industry spanning ultra-budget to enterprise — smartphone cameras, 4G pods, multi-angle hubs, PTZ live view, 360° interior, AI progress detection, and drone integration.