Now that IS a possibility!
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Wijsmuller" <wijsmuller@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 2:00 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Public Utility Modernization
> C: The data protocols are not very safe, and will be hacked. Then it will
> be easy to know if you are at home, so it will be easier to 'collect' your
> stuff when you are not there...
>
> Best, Frank.
> Op 5 apr. 2012 18:17 schreef "Don Holbrook" <donholbrook@xxxxxxxxxxx> het
> volgende:
>
>> A: now they can lay off the meter readers and the unemployment rate in
>> your area will go up.
>>
>> B: your water bill will likely go up as meters slow down with age (no
>> knowledge of power meters).
>>
>> :- ) been there, seen that..................
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: LUG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:02:46 -0000 (UTC)
>> Subject: [OM] IMG: Public Utility Modernization
>>
>> For a small town, we seem to be making progress. Some months ago, I
>> noticed that an attachment had been added to my natural gas meter,
>> allowing
>> the meter to be read from the street.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Gas+Meter+Attachment.jpg.html
>>
>> In the last couple of days, my power and water meters have been replaced.
>> The battery-powered water meter sits in the same hole in the ground,
>> beneath a cast iron cover.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Water+Meter.jpg.html
>>
>> The power meter replaced the old meter that had been in service for many
>> years.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Electric+Meter.jpg.html
>>
>> The power and water meters will tranmit to a pole-mounted receiver which
>> will relay the information to the central office via existing fiber optic
>> cable.
>>
>> E-1 with Leica Elmarit-R 60mm Macro, ISO 200, RAW
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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