Bring the wild to a worldwide audience
We build the streaming platforms, apps and communities that turn remote cameras into something people come back to every day, and that help pay for the work.
In short
Remote cameras sit far from the grid on limited bandwidth, and the audience watching them is everywhere. We build the platforms that bring the feeds together, alert viewers the moment something rare appears, turn watching into taking part and help pay for the work, with camera management behind them that watches health and uptime at the sites.
Conservation, tourism & media
What we build for conservation and media
Remote cameras, an audience around the world and work that needs funding. We build for all of it.
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Every live stream in one place
Every live camera on one screen, with highlights and recent sightings, on the web and in iOS and Android apps.
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Sighting alerts
Viewers are told the moment something rare walks into frame: what was seen, where, and how rare the sighting is.
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Viewers take part
Spotting, tagging, points, competitions: ways for the audience to contribute to what the cameras see, in whatever form fits the platform.
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A community around the content
Chat, discussion and member recognition built around the streams themselves, so the audience has a reason to stay beyond the footage.
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Revenue that funds the work
Memberships, sponsorships and commerce built into the platform, so the audience helps pay for the cameras, the sites and the conservation behind them.
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Camera health at remote sites
Remote sites often mean limited bandwidth and no grid power. We build camera management platforms that watch health and uptime, so a dropped feed doesn't go unnoticed.
How it flows
The Handee Method on a live platform
- 01
Discover
We map the cameras and where they are, the audience you want to reach, how people will join in, and how the platform will earn its keep.
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Prototype
In days, a live slice: a real stream in the platform, a first sighting alert and a working screen people can try. Validated against real cameras and real connections, not a slide.
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Build
The full platform, apps and back office, built in short reviewed loops, tested and documented as we go, with every payment built so a retry never charges twice.
- 04
Run
After launch we keep watching platform health and anomalies and ship updates, so the platform stays up when the audience is watching.
See it in practice
See it in practice
Conservation, tourism & media
Turn your cameras into a community
Turn your cameras into a communityTell us about your cameras, your audience and how the work is funded. A few lines is enough to start.
- 01Built for remote sites, limited bandwidth and a live audience
- 02Streams, alerts, community and payments from one team
- 03A working prototype before you commit to the full build
What happens next
- 01We read your briefWe come back to you, usually with a few questions about your cameras and your audience.
- 02A first callWe talk through the sites, the viewers, how people will take part and how the platform will be funded.
- 03A clear proposalScope, timeline and cost for a first phase, so you know exactly what you're committing to.
Questions
Conservation and media questions, answered
What conservation, tourism and media teams usually ask us first.
01Do you install the cameras themselves?
We build the platform around the cameras, and the firmware, connected devices and camera management that watch health and uptime at the sites. In discovery we're clear about what we'd build and where a specialist installer is the better choice for the physical installation.
02What about sites with limited bandwidth and no grid power?
Those are normal conditions for remote cameras, and they shape the design: what's sent, how often, and what happens when a link or a battery drops. We work that through with you in discovery and test it against real hardware in the prototype.
03Can the platform help fund the work?
It can be designed to. Memberships can unlock ads-free streams, alerts and exclusive content, with a shop alongside, as on the new Africam platform. We build payments so a retry never charges twice, and every callback from the payment provider is signature-checked.
04Do you build mobile apps as well as the website?
Yes. We build the web and mobile apps, including iOS and Android apps for alerts, as one system, so accounts, alerts and memberships behave the same everywhere.
05Does this work for a lodge or tourism brand, not just a media platform?
The same building blocks apply: live views, sighting alerts, a community and memberships. What changes is the audience and how the platform earns, and we shape that with you in discovery.