It is impossible to stop natural hazards. What we hope to do is mitigate the impact, and the way to do that is to know about it. When we have the information in advance, we hope to be able to forecast events with some level of confidence to allow us to provide warnings and, for example, say, evacuate. We are very excited about what we can do with the Nupoint camera systems. And thanks to Nupoint for donating the first one. Having corporate partners working collaboratively with local governments, we can take massive steps forward. As they say, an image is worth a thousand words, and multiple images are worth a million words. Read more...
Dr. Glyn Williams-Jones, ProfessorDepartment Chair, Co-director Centre for Natural Hazards Research, Simon Fraser University
By having Nupoint's satellite camera systems in place, we can allocate resources more efficiently, and thereby multiply our capabilities in tackling wildfires that pose the greatest danger to the public. Read more...
Andy Low, Professional ForesterBC Wildfire Prevention Services
TEMSCO Helicopters, one of the largest helicopter tour and commercial aviation companies in Alaska, uses multiple Nupoint cameras placed at strategic remote locations. They are important decision-making tools used by our base managers and lead pilots when deciding if we’re going to launch an aircraft or not.
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Joel Kain, Director of SafetyTEMSCO
The introduction of the Nupoint satellite camera system to our remote monitoring program has been a great success, meeting our image quality expectations along with very reliable data transmission and low power consumption. Read more...
Frank Weber, P.Geo., Hydrometeorologic Field Programs Scientist, Generation Resource ManagementBC Hydro
The Nupoint satellite camera is a game-changer for the hydrometric world in general
EngineerWater Survey Canada
Smoldering wildfires must be monitored regularly to reduce the risk of further flare-ups and spreading, but fire patrol staff and travel costs, plus the hazards of accessing fires either via road or air, are significant. It is much more convenient for us to deploy the Nupoint satellite camera and get a photo emailed to us hourly to monitor fires, not to mention the huge cost savings. We've been using the Remote Viewer for over 18 months and it has been extremely well received by our entire team.
Wildfire RangerCanadian Forestry and Emergency Response
We had been looking for satellite camera solution for more than a year when we found the Nupoint Systems. Because it fit our needs exactly, we were able to make a quick purchasing decision. We really like that it is portable, lightweight, and take up almost no room in a plane or helicopter. Installation was easy, and my boss loves that the communications portal is through email. We expect the Nupoint camera systems will reduce our traveling to remote sites, and that’s a significant saving since each trip costs an average of $7,000.
Environmental ManagerUS Government Science Center 