If I may play devil's advocate:1 - What would streaming live by webcam do to the local communities (incl the tour companies, drivers, waiters, hoteliers, curio shops, etc) that rely on REAL LIVE visitors visiting the Mara to bring them income?
2 - What will it do to the REAL EXPERIENCE of waiting and waiting for the stampede to start (which in turns means longer occupancy/stays/etc)? I think its like shooting a fish in a barrel - no fun at all - esp for the communities that stand to benefit. The tech savvy will simply monitor the herds and once they start moving, airlift visitors to the site - I think it kills the suspense and sense of expectancy (ergo diminishes the experience).
3 - Should we always leverage technology no matter what? Technology for technologies sake?
Just my two wildebeest trophies....with a crocodile's smug grin...
On 19 July 2011 13:29, warigia bowman
<warigia@aucegypt.edu> wrote:
My husband has a safari company.
www.wildcatssafaris.com
http://www.magicalkenya.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=124&Itemid=228
So, I am on board with this idea. Let me know how I can help.
Rigia
On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 5:01 AM, aki
<aki275@gmail.com> wrote:
@Judy, thank you very much. I agree on KE and its views are truly awesome, Lake Nakuru and the (baboon) view point is another truly amazing place. Reachable by even a normal car, its well worth the trip. I think in the long term we need telcos/isps to think about creating data traffic based on how the world sees KE. They can even create the systems, because wherever there is a tower in the park, it basically hosts all the facilities. The technology is there to be used. I'm stuck in my own time zone unfortunately, i.e on creating my own systems that will add functionality across our networks but this all takes much time and stubbornly I refuse to use any vendors because of serious setbacks I've seen over the years. Hopefully some day my work will be used as a platform. However, I'll gladly share any online contributions on such subjects that may also help others achieve their own systems or ideas. :-)
Rgds.
On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Judy Okite
<judyokite@gmail.com> wrote:
@Aki, I am so with you, we visited Lake Nakuru, a few weeks back, with my friends, and it is awesome! and we lightly touched on the very same issue, of IP traffic, but the conversation almost came to an end at the point of, who will climb that tree to put the webcam? :-)
we live in an awesome country, with awesome view and we can discuss this further, just let me know...this is great!
Kind Regards,
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