{"id":55059,"date":"2023-04-21T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/?p=55059"},"modified":"2024-03-18T18:24:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T01:24:44","slug":"earthcam-washington-monument-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/earthcam-washington-monument-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"Fusion 360 Helps Deliver EarthCam\u2019s New View from the Washington Monument"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

See how EarthCam quickly brought a camera to life with Fusion 360 to provide a view from the iconic landmark.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Every spring, more than 3,700 cherry blossom trees reach full bloom at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. But you don\u2019t need to be there in person to experience the magic. A tiny camera near the top of the Washington Monument provides a bird\u2019s eye view of this scene and the changing seasons and weather across the entire Mall \u2014 every day, 24 hours a day.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

EarthCam<\/a> is a leading network of live-streaming webcams. Its cameras manage thousands of live streams worldwide, both public and private. Want to see what\u2019s going on in London, New Orleans, Dubai, or Miami Beach? Or take in the view from the Statue of Liberty\u2019s torch that has been closed to the public since 1916? It\u2019s all available from your browser at any time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some installations are more difficult and sensitive than others. The camera for the Washington Monument was certainly one of EarthCam\u2019s more challenging projects. You can\u2019t just mount a camera on the side of a national treasure. Partnering with the National Park Service<\/a>, EarthCam devised an innovative solution to provide a new view of Washington, D.C.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After an earthquake struck Washington, D.C. in 2011, engineers enlisted climbers to embark on a risky mission and rappel down the Washington Monument to inspect it for damage. Their footprint\u2014quite literally\u2014had to be very small. They drilled a 3\u201d-diameter hole at the very top to hold the ropes. That tiny, secret hole is where EarthCam discovered they could install a camera. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

EarthCam uses Fusion 360 to design, prototype, and fabricate<\/a> a number of different solutions for their business. \u201cWe’re always innovating and challenged with new locations all around the world,\u201d says Lisa Kelly, Vice President of New Business, EarthCam. \u201cWe are the go-to company for custom solutions for cameras.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n

Designing and fabricating a custom camera enclosure with Fusion 360 <\/h2>\n\n\n

In 2014, the first EarthCam camera was installed in the Washington Monument so anyone could view “Out of Many, One,”<\/a> a 6-acre \u201cfacescape\u201d on the National Mall by artist Jorge Rodr\u00edguez-Gerada<\/a>. It was a massive, composite portrait of people photographed in Washington, D.C. created with soil and sand. The tricky part? It couldn\u2019t be viewed from the ground. EarthCam came to the rescue with the camera installation. <\/p>\n\n\n

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