Software Programer Position Available

[Christopher O'Brien]

Computer program developer/ programmer needed for exciting UFO Camera Project:

A computer programmer is needed to write optical motion tracking and camera
triangulation code for an exciting project involved in collecting good data on UFOs
for scientific evaluation. We are a small group of researchers with Pan Tilt Zoom
security cameras, an "All Sky Camera" and a electromagnetic field detector.

We have already acquired over a year of recorded live streaming internet data
in the San Luis Valley of Colorando/New Mexico but want to expand
our activities to include data that will permit us to follow anomalous objects and
attempt to triangulate camera data from multiple cameras to determine object
distance, size, acceleration, and changes to the ambient electromagnetic field.
Eventually we would like to expand the system to other UFO "Hot Spots".

Although we volunteer our time we are prepared to discuss financial
compensation with a motivated and qualified programmer candidate. Our initial
thinking is that the C++ or Matlab languages might be most appropriate for the
project but are willing to consider other languages as long as the language, and
well commented code, will achieve our objectives.

Interested parties with technical questions should contact Andrew Palfreyman at
[email protected] or, for general information, Wayne Hollenbeck at
[email protected] or Christopher O'Brien at [email protected]

 

[Blabyboy]

Would you be open to other processes to achieve the same end goal and involves the community?

 

[Christopher O'Brien]

Would you be open to other processes to achieve the same end goal and involves the community?

Sure, what do you have in mind?

 

[Blabyboy]

Well you could adopt the citizen science process. Which is used in part because software is only so good in identifying patterns that are of interest. So, one task is to split the footage into small easily viewed lengths, say 30 secs to a minute. People can come onto a location (site) and watch randomly presented sections. At the end there is one, maybe simple yes/no questions .e.g. was there anything that looked paranormal in this video? Each time that video section is shown, the response is recorded. After 10 responses have been received you can quickly average if there is anything of interest in that section.

Multiple views help to whittle down the segments that are of interest and deserve further investigation. Each segment is tagged such that you know what camera and timestamp, which allows you to cross-compare with other footage taken at the same time.

There are points to consider and processes you can add to this, but the basic idea should be clear enough. It should also be cheaper and faster to achieve than finding a programmer and then getting the software to a state where it can try to discern anomalous patterns for further investigation.

 

[Christopher O'Brien]

Cart-before-the-horse. I don't think you understand who we are looking for and why. We need a customized way to gather quality data that we can then analyze. Once we have gathered the data from an event(s), then we can discuss how to go about analyzing this data. Right now, we are looking for a computer software programmer/problem solver—someone able to customize motion detection software. This will enable the SLV Camera project cameras to 1. establish event triggered parameters, 2. trigger detect-on-motion parameters, 2. enable motion tracking by multiple cameras to triangulate in on established, triggered events, etc.

Hey, we now have a modest budget.... this ain't rocket science...anyone know anyone w/ the requisite skill set?

 

[Constance]

Cart-before-the-horse. I don't think you understand who we are looking for and why. We need a customized way to gather quality data that we can then analyze. Once we have gathered the data from an event(s), then we can discuss how to go about analyzing this data. Right now, we are looking for a computer software programmer/problem solver—someone able to customize motion detection software. This will enable the SLV Camera project cameras to 1. establish event triggered parameters, 2. trigger detect-on-motion parameters, 2. enable motion tracking by multiple cameras to triangulate in on established, triggered events, etc.

Hey, we now have a modest budget.... this ain't rocket science...anyone know anyone w/ the requisite skill set?

Good luck with this project. Maybe mention the project and the kind of specialist you need on the Paracast until you find one?

 

[Randall]

Maybe try asking Douglas Trumbull if he has any recommendations. You know who he is I presume. The guy with the UFO tracker Hummer mobile: Want!!: Super UFO Hunter Hummer Mobil | Puerto Rico UFOs His email is at the bottom of this page: http://douglastrumbull.com/ Maybe he has some connections.

 

[Blabyboy]

Cart-before-the-horse. I don't think you understand who we are looking for and why. We need a customized way to gather quality data that we can then analyze. Once we have gathered the data from an event(s), then we can discuss how to go about analyzing this data. Right now, we are looking for a computer software programmer/problem solver—someone able to customize motion detection software. This will enable the SLV Camera project cameras to 1. establish event triggered parameters, 2. trigger detect-on-motion parameters, 2. enable motion tracking by multiple cameras to triangulate in on established, triggered events, etc.

Hey, we now have a modest budget.... this ain't rocket science...anyone know anyone w/ the requisite skill set?

I get what you're after, it was just a different way. The problem you are trying to solve sounds very similar to the exo planet analysis of the Kepler telescope data that was conducted using real people as the analysis software. Anyways, it was just a suggestion, I hope you get someone in..

To that end, could Gene maybe mention it on his TechnightOwl podcast, it'll at least being aimed at people in the right knowledge area?

There are also google+ communities that might be viable. Are there any local colleges, universities that run Computer Science courses where you could approach the students about it?