[kictanet] It's the season of the animal migration in the mara, how many knew?

[Barrack Otieno]

@ Aki, its good you raise this point, with Michael Joseph at KTB, it
seems achievable, the link can then be put on the Magical Kenya
Website.

On 7/19/11, aki <aki275 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Why do we lack the initiatives to bring this natural wonder to the Internet
> and gain even more exposure, localise traffic? It's amazing that we have one
> of the greatest animal migration wonders happening right here in kenya each
> year, yet not many are aware of the event nor will be able to attend. The
> animal migration is an odd event, because you have thousands of animals that
> buildup along the banks of the mara river, at random places. And they also
> start crossing at random times, as if they recieve a mass communication
> message at the oddest times and an event that can only be captured if one
> has knowledge of the area. The closest place that could host a webcam is
> mara serena which is overlooking a crossing point. Both Safaricom and Airtel
> have edge coverage in the area, which could be used to provide frame by
> frame coverage. We don't want people to watch live as they should come to
> kenya and watch for themselves but we want to also create a live interest.
>
> How can we get Hotels, Lodges to co-operate under one "kenya live" system
> and who pays for the data rates and equipment costs? We would be very
> capable of building a central streaming system that would capture
> live images across the country at various tourist locations from western
> kenyan to the coast. Back in december, I drove down the road towards Magadi
> and Corner Baridi/OlePolos had some of the best views that Kenya offers.
> It's amazing the judiciary is now using live video in 2011 and many were
> impressed, yet many of us were exposed to such video based systems and
> designs probably 15 or more years ago so it really is quite easy.
>
> Let's think of adding some great technology value that could bridge
> awareness to an important natural event, a step towards creation of national
> ip traffic which has export value. Additional ideas on what sectors can
> create more ip traffic and interest, comments or suggestions are very
> welcome.
>
> Thank you.
>

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