NFC Ski Pass Reader and Photo Linker - 2018

This project started as an experimental proof of concept to fix some of the major issues our Photography team was experiencing.

The issues included loss of photos, unreliable boot up, poor battery life and connectivity. After a log time working with the suppliers of this technology I took it upon myself to demonstrate that the core concept was simple and should be much more reliable.

I used a Raspberry Pi, LCD screen, NFC reader, Battery real time clock and a battery pack to construct the prototype, then designed a 3D printed enclosure to protect the unit from snow.

The process started with a camera / device time sync to ensure that the device logs and the photo capture times were in perfect sync. Then the photographer was ready to go about their day shooting photos of customers then scanning their Ski Passes after each session.

When it was time to process and upload the images the photos were downloaded to the device over wifi, then the ski pass scan times grouped and inserted into the photos EXIF data.

The next step of the process was the upload. The images were uploaded to Perisher's REST api along with the fields in the EXIF.

Perisher's systems then linked the images to each customer's Dashboard and made the photos available for download.