I came across this CNN news article (link at the bottom) recently about US citizens who have been monitoring live online feeds from the US/Mexico border in the hopes of reporting any suspicious activities captured on camera. The website is http://www.blueservo.net/ . I haven't gone through the hassle of signing up, but I think any one can become a member and stare at a grainy video image for as long as you want. Apparently participants do it as part of their "civic duty".
As a side link in the article, I discovered http://www.borderstories.org/ which has a collection of truly fascinating short videos about the US/Mexico border as seen through a wide variety of participants. Well worth your time to go through them.
On a different topic, as used for a source in the Contested Spaces presentation, the blog "Strange Maps" (http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/) finds and collects unique maps of all sorts.
Furthermore http://www.archive.org/details/Contested-Spaces-Video-Project is a site with a collection of 20 minute videos on contested spaces worldwide. The Cyprus video shows a good example of a "fold border variety" where a UN buffer zone established a ghetto region in the capital city.
CNN article: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/12/border.security.cameras.immigration/index.html
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ReplyDeleteOh dear, this border watching website is way beyond anything I'd like to comprehend... They have it so specifically divided by the cameras to which you can sign up to view. My favorite is Camera 731
ReplyDelete"Look for individuals on foot carrying backpacks." This is so absurd! What exactly will happens once you spot someone? Call the border patrol? I would assume by the time they got there the people "backpacking" would be gone. Kind of makes me want to head through the area just to see what would happen..
I believe you send off an email that's directed to the local authorities, but not certain.
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