Tag Archives: Durham
Investigating video upgrades
During our field trials, it became clear that the built-in video camera on the Asus EEE 901 (and 701) is in the wrong place for our needs. The 901 camera itself is a pretty good (for a plastic lens webcam) … Continue reading
Googlemaps links
Some annotated maps of our adventures on the North East coast : Seaton Sluice – visited on 01/08/09 Hartley Bay – visited on 01/08/09 Scremerston – visited on 04/08/09 Saltwick Bay – visited on 05/08/09 Howick – Rumbling Kern and … Continue reading
Durham field tests
The ERA team has just returned from a week-long field trip in the North East of England, based at Durham University.ย We did tests at locations related to OU Geology module SXR369 along the Northumberland coastline.ย We trialled new (to … Continue reading
The curse of ERA strikes again! (sunshine :-) )
The curse of ERA – bringing sunny weather to field trips – strikes again! Despite packing gaiters, gortex, and waterproof sample bags to protect our kit, it was the sunshine rather than the rain that was the challenging weather for … Continue reading
Thursday: Configuration and Demonstration
Today we had a morning checking over kit, and trying out further configurations. One of the benefits of working alongside an Open University residential school is that we’re getting to visit a lot of authentic field sites and trying out … Continue reading
Testing voice and video at the edge
Today we went to Whitby to explore the field localities on the beach there, and also to see how far we could connect using just a single node. In the morning we set up the base station in the car … Continue reading
Clifftop multi-hop: Scremerston
Today’s visit brought us to the dramatic coastal features of Scremerston, just south of Berwick-upon-Tweed. This is a tough location for Assisted Requirements students as the high, steep cliff face can be quite challenging to negotiate for anyone. The closest … Continue reading
Fieldwork meeting with Professor Bob Spicer
I met with Bob Spicer an OU lecturer who we will be workiung with when we go to our Durham residential school at the beginning of August. Bob will be tutoring on the SXR369 course and will be responsible for … Continue reading