Big Ben in London
This webcam image is a current picture. However, it does not contain any embedded text that provides the location or time, in contrast to the picture of the University of Arizona shown on the example page.
A webcam page is a web document that has embedded links to webcam images on a particular country or region. A caption accompanies each image that describes the significance of the picture in understanding that area of the world. The page is intended to provide a set of visual icons that we can associate with a region and/or show the current conditions. It will require the use of a search engine and web page editor. Webcam images are not hard to find but finding a good webcams with embedded captions can be difficult.
Webcam images are ordinary picture files are are usually in the "jpg" or ".gif" format. The updated webcam image can be inserted in any document, as with the following picture of Big Ben in London:
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Big Ben in London This webcam image is a current picture. However, it does not contain any embedded text that provides the location or time, in contrast to the picture of the University of Arizona shown on the example page. |
Finding the address of the webcam image can be a problem. You'll need to test different ways of finding the address, and verify that the addess is correct with another browser. Also, make sure that the address still presents an updated image an hour later.
FORMATTING OF THE WEBCAM PAGE
The webcams should be grouped in a logical way. For example, the
initial pictures might be of the physical landscape, followed
by pictures of the human environment. The last section might have
pictures of the human-induced changes on the physical environment.
It is important to select pictures that are representative of
the region.
The captions for each webcam are critical. They should reflect something significant about the country or region. Each should be about the length of a paragraph. For an example of how to write a caption, see the caption in the example file below.
In contrast to the Picture Page, the Webcam Page should present two images for each entry. The first image should be a current image. The second image should be a daytime image.
CREATING THE WEBCAM PAGE
1) This page can be made with a text editor or an HTML editor. The critital HTML statement is:
<IMG SRC="http://web address of the webcam image">
Inserting the address of the jpg or gif file, as such:
<IMG SRC="http://www.cs.arizona.edu/camera/view.jpg">
The following shows the basic format of the file. It would have to be copied into text editor like NotePad. Save a daytime image and insert that as well.
<HTML>
<TITLE> Webcam Page on (Region) </TITLE>
<H1> Webcam Page on (Region) </H1>
<HR>
<H2> Outline </H2>
<OL>
<LI>Physical and Natural Environment
<UL>
<LI>Title of first picture.
<LI>Title of second picture.
<LI>Title of third picture.
</UL>
<LI>Human Environment
<UL>
<LI>Title of first picture.
<LI>Title of second picture.
<LI>Title of third picture.
</UL>
<LI>Human-induced Changes to the Physical Environment
<UL>
<LI>Agricultural landuse in the foothills of Nepal
<LI>Title of second picture.
<LI>Title of third picture.
</UL>
<LI>Questions:
</OL>
<HR>
<H2> Physical and Natural Environment </H2>
(Insert pictures here followed by captions.)
<H2> Human Environment </H2>
(Insert pictures here followed by captions.)
<H2> Human-induced Changes to the Physical Environment </H2>
(Insert pictures here followed by captions.)
<H3> Title of Picture (ex. University of Arizona Campus)
</H3>
<IMG SRC="http://www.cs.arizona.edu/camera/view.jpg">
<P>
Paragraph describing the image. This paragraph should be about 50 words. Example:
This webcam image is of the University of Arizona campus. Located in Tuscon, Arizona, the campus has over 35,000 students. Surrounded by mountains and the Sonoran desert, the campus enjoys more than 300 days of sunshine each year. As you can see in the daylight image, the campus has been landscaped with trees that are not native to the area.
<br>
<IMG SRC="http://UofArizona.jpg">
<p> <hr> <p>
<p> <HR> <p> Submitted by your name on date.
Click here to view the template file.