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Indonesia’s webcam coverage is uneven, but where cameras exist they serve practical purposes. The densest cluster is in Jakarta, where the city’s traffic management agency runs a network of intersection cameras that locals use to decide when to leave the office. Similar but smaller systems appear in Bandung, Surabaya and other big cities. Elsewhere, the cameras are scattered: a harbour view in Makassar, an airport apron in Bali, a weather station on a remote island. A second group is the mountains. Java’s volcanoes-Bromo, Merapi, Semeru-have cameras partly for tourism and partly for hazard monitoring, since eruptions and ash fall are a real concern. Mount Rinjani on Lombok and Mount Agung in Bali also have summit or slope cameras that double as hiking checkpoints. These views change with the weather and can be spectacular when the clouds clear, but the main point is safety. Then come the beaches. Bali has surf cameras at several breaks, operated by surf schools and resorts so that riders can check the waves before driving out. The Gili Islands and a few spots in Sumatra have similar setups, though less consistent. Most of the beach coverage is commercial, which means it can go offline without notice. What the country lacks is blanket road coverage. Outside Java, highways are few and provincial cameras are scarce. A traveller crossing Sumatra or Nusa Tenggara will find only occasional roadside cams, usually at toll plazas or major junctions. The practical advice: use the Jakarta cams for commuting, the volcano cams for trekking plans, and the beach cams for surf-but expect gaps everywhere in between.