Unpublished images of glacial melt through Axis IP cameras

IP video surveillance provider Axis Communications shows the images captured by its cameras during a recent expedition to the Arctic, during which they tested the resistance of their devices in extreme situations.

The Swedish multinational Axis Communications has presented the video scenes recorded during a recent expedition in the Arctic to test the real resistance of its video surveillance cameras in extreme situations. strong winds, rain, Icy cold and constant movement have been the elements that the Q6034 network camera from this supplier has had to resist, located at the top of the mast of the Belzebub II sailboat.

The expedition team A Passage Through Ice, composed by Edvin Buregren, Nicolas Peissel y Morgan Peissel, He was the first to navigate the route from Greenland to Alaska, since until now it had only been crossed by an icebreaker in order to keep the channels open to navigation.

To film and document navigation, The team has had the Axis Q6034 network video surveillance camera installed on the mast of the boat.

As Edwin Buregren explains, “when you sail through the ice, you need someone to sit at the top of the mast for a bird's eye view. This is the worst place you can be when browsing, since the climatic conditions, the wind and movement is much worse up there than on the deck. We had a WiFi network on board, to which the camera was connected, so that we could control it and have a 360º angle without even having to turn our heads. It is a valuable asset when you navigate difficult waters and very harsh weather conditions”.

This expedition has been carried out to serve as a visual testimony of the polar melting. “The Arctic is melting at an alarming rate,” says this expeditionary from A Passage Through Ice.. By sailing along this new open route we hope that our expedition will contribute its small grain of sand to draw attention to climate change and contribute to a great change in attitude around the world.”.

Added to this is the possibility that the Swedish company has had to test its Q6034 model under conditions of extreme use, which resists very extreme use.. Según Erik Frännlid, director of product management at Axis Communications, “Axis outdoor video solutions are designed to withstand extreme weather conditions and provide reliable surveillance at all times. We already know the coverage of the network camera in extreme cold environments”.

As Frännlid recalls, This same model has been installed at 35.000 meters in a stratospheric balloon, “a height where the cold is much greater than at ground level. But the expedition through the Northwest Passage particularly demonstrates that the camera is capable of withstanding tremors., vibrations, humidity and temperature changes over several months”, this Axis executive emphasizes.

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