Charlotte, N.C. (March 4,
2014) – The wireless Eye Trax Ranger Series Construction Camera is a cellular-based
surveillance camera for remote security monitoring of construction jobsites.
This camera boasts a lightweight design that makes it easy to install in
various locations around construction sites. Indefinitely powered by a solar
panel, the Ranger Series camera has motion-sensing and night-visioncapabilities, and it is controlled by a web-based user interface or mobile
phone application. All these features, as well as all the traditional features
of a time-lapse video camera, are incorporated into the design of the Eye Trax
Ranger Series Camera.
“Eye Trax has
designed the best jobsite surveillance camera for today’s construction industry
by considering all the factors involved from high definition time-lapse video,
security camera measures, web-based software, mobile-based applications,
infrastructure requirements and installation,” says Eye Trax President Jerry
McSorley. “Eye
Trax Rangers Series Cameras use the available cellular network in
order to transmit pictures, eliminating the need for the infrastructure of a
computer, phone line, internet connection, router and power which is required
for the traditional wireless cameras. Features
like solar power generation and cellular transmission make these cameras truly
an “off-grid” and reliable solution for the construction industry.”
The Eye Trax Ranger Series Camera is a
motion-activated camera system that utilizes an integrated passive infrared
sensor that measure changes in “thermal activity” in the camera viewing area. A
passive infrared sensor (PIR) creates an invisible thermal grid in front of the
construction camera viewing area. A human, vehicle or a large animal emits
their own heat source that the PIR sensor can see and immediately triggers the
motion activated construction camera to start taking pictures. Events captured by
the Ranger Series Camera are time and location stamped, and then they are immediately
sent over the secure cellular network to the Eye Trax cloud-based servers which
sends out notifications of the event a via SMS to a contractor’s mobile phone, as
well as emailed to designated addresses. SMS pictures or email from the Eye
Trax Camera can be received 24/7 or set to specific time parameters, such as
after operation hours.
The web-based software
used to control the Ranger Series Cameras is the central location for
contractors to manage their remote jobsite monitoring system, including viewing
multiple cameras from a single screen. With a simple click on any camera
preview, users access the User Interface to view all pictures by date and time, request
a live image, create and archive time-lapse videos, overlay two pictures for
detailed comparison, and place text and draw on pictures.
The Eye Trax construction camera is powered
by a very small, lightweight solar panel (14 inch x 14 inch) — it only requires
12V in order to operate. An internal battery, located inside the aluminum
housing of the system, will allow the camera to operate for a full five days in
the event of inclement weather. The system will send
out battery level warning emails to contractors when the voltage levels are low
and the solar panel needs adjustment. The camera is optimized to provide
a 90-degree field of view and is designed with two lenses: One for daytime
color pictures and the other for black and white nighttime pictures. The camera
lenses are surrounded by 55 infrared lamps that will illuminate an area up to
75-ft away from the camera face. The unit can operate in a temperature range of
-10°F to 140°F.
The mounting
bracket for the Eye Trax unit is fully orbital and can be attached to any
surface, including the company’s Barrel-Mounting System. The operator can
choose from using zip ties to stainless steel screws to mount the unit.
