VisionSync EarthCam - Boutique Suite

Premium VisionSync scraper for EarthCam webcams with real-time snapshot and weather enrichment.

Features

• VisionSync Core Enrichment:
  • Live Snapshots: Captures high-quality frames directly from the stream.
  • Real-time Weather: Integrates localized weather data (temperature, conditions) for the camera location.
  • Health Checks: Automatically verifies if the stream is live and functional.
• Deep Metadata: Extracts title, description, location, and provider details.
• Stream Discovery: Captures direct HLS (.m3u8) stream URLs where available.
• Playwright Powered: Handles complex JavaScript rendering and network traffic analysis.

Monetization & Cost

This Actor uses a Pay-Per-Event pricing model:

• $0.002 per result ($0.20 per 100 results).
• You only pay for successful, enriched VisionSync data points saved to the dataset.
• Ideal for building live webcam directories, weather apps, or security monitoring tools.

Usage

Provide a list of startUrls from EarthCam.

Input Example

{
    "startUrls": [
        { "url": "https://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/?cam=tsstreet" }
    ]
}

Output Example (VisionSync V1)

{
    "visionSyncId": "VS-EC-tsstreet",
    "url": "https://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/?cam=tsstreet",
    "title": "Times Square South Street View",
    "description": "Live view of Times Square in New York City.",
    "stream": {
        "url": "https://...",
        "isLive": true,
        "lastVerified": "2024-03-21T10:00:00Z"
    },
    "snapshotUrl": "https://...",
    "enrichment": {
        "location": {
            "city": "New York",
            "lat": 40.7588,
            "lon": -73.9851
        },
        "weather": {
            "temp_c": 12,
            "condition": "Partly Cloudy"
        }
    },
    "provider": "earthcam",
    "timestamp": "2024-03-21T10:00:00Z"
}

Local Development

1. Install dependencies: npm install
2. Run the Actor: npm start or apify run
3. Check the results in storage/datasets/default.