Continuous sky digitalization using images from an all-sky camera

Authors

  • Carlos M. Travieso-González Author
  • Yeremi del C. Santana-Suárez Author
  • Alejandro Piñán-Roescher Author
  • Fabián Déniz Author
  • Jesús B. Alonso-Hernandez Author
  • José M. Canino-Rodríguez Author
  • Fidel Cabrera-Quintero Author
  • Jose F. Medina-Padrón Author
  • Antonio Ravelo-García Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24084/repqj20.242

Keywords:

All-sky images, Real-time network system, Solar energy measured, Meteorology, Astronomy, Renewable energy, Tourism

Abstract

The designed networked system captures and stores high and medium resolution sky images every 2 seconds. The IP camera employed is low-cost, omnidirectional, and its images are accessible from any point with Internet connection, both in real time and to a database, thanks to the configuration of a VPN network. The images obtained by the camera can be utilised for a variety of purposes but are of particular interest for those applications where a large volume of separate images is required for the characteristics of the sky, as the system also provides an innovative method of measuring solar energy, which provides an unambiguous view of the cloud state on any given day.

Author Biographies

  • Carlos M. Travieso-González

    Signals and communications Department, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), 35017 Las Palmas de G.C., Spain

    Institute for Technological Development and Innovation in Communications (IDETIC), University of Las Palmas de Gran 
    Canaria (ULPGC), 35017 Las Palmas de G.C., Spain

  • Yeremi del C. Santana-Suárez

    Institute for Technological Development and Innovation in Communications (IDETIC), University of Las Palmas de Gran 
    Canaria (ULPGC), 35017 Las Palmas de G.C., Spain 

  • Alejandro Piñán-Roescher

    Institute for Technological Development and Innovation in Communications (IDETIC), University of Las Palmas de Gran 
    Canaria (ULPGC), 35017 Las Palmas de G.C., Spain

  • Fabián Déniz

    University Institute of Intelligent Systems and Numerical Applications in Engineering (SIANI), University of Las Palmas 
    de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), 35017 Las Palmas de G.C., Spain 

  • Jesús B. Alonso-Hernandez

    Signals and communications Department, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), 35017 Las Palmas de G.C., Spain

    Institute for Technological Development and Innovation in Communications (IDETIC), University of Las Palmas de Gran 
    Canaria (ULPGC), 35017 Las Palmas de G.C., Spain

  • José M. Canino-Rodríguez

    Signals and communications Department, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), 35017 Las Palmas de G.C., Spain

  • Fidel Cabrera-Quintero

    Signals and communications Department, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), 35017 Las Palmas de G.C., Spain 

  • Jose F. Medina-Padrón

    University Institute of Intelligent Systems and Numerical Applications in Engineering (SIANI), University of Las Palmas 
    de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), 35017 Las Palmas de G.C., Spain 

  • Antonio Ravelo-García

    Signals and communications Department, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), 35017 Las Palmas de G.C., Spain

    Institute for Technological Development and Innovation in Communications (IDETIC), University of Las Palmas de Gran 
    Canaria (ULPGC), 35017 Las Palmas de G.C., Spain

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Published

2024-01-03

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2022)

Section

Articles