Joint Meeting
Central Oklahoma Chapters
of the American Meteorological Society
and National Weather Association

Thursday, Sept. 18th, 2008 - National Weather Center, Room 1350


National Weather Center
120 David L. Boren Blvd
(State Highway 9 and Jenkins)
Norman, OK
Map of National Weather Center


Agenda:

4:30 pm: Chapter Business Meeting

5:00 pm: Presentation by Mansour Ansari


"Wireless Video Streaming for Severe Weather Reporting"

Mansour Ansari, iPixcel

- Sample footage with audio covering live tornadoes as seen on-air
- Quick history of wireless video distribution while on the move
- Traditional tools that TV stations used before
- Obstacles in wireless video transmission at highway speed
- Automation, bandwidth sniffing, and motion compensation algorithms
- Live video streaming from inside a moving car: challenges, technology, and safety issues
- Next generation mobile device: smartphones, PDAs, and live wireless vehicular video conferencing
- Live demo of video conferencing over CDMA using a smartphone