Apparatus and systems for observing and monitoring events at remote locations such as sporting events, concerts, oil and gas facilities, rivers, constructions zones, urban areas, remote highway and railroad areas, and other areas requiring monitoring and security monitoring, namely, mobile electronic video surveillance installations; monitoring systems comprised of power management units and devices, solar and wind rechargers, modems, computer processors, computer hardware, operating software, digital weather stations, surveillance cameras, audio and video recording devices, sensors for gathering data from remote sites, telecommunications hardware and software for monitoring and transmitting data from sensors and monitoring installations, and computer software and mobile software applications for operating the apparatus and systems and allowing users to view video and data retrieved from the systems on computers and other mobile devices, which apparatus and systems may be used for general observation, security monitoring, environmental monitoring, and verifying compliance with regulations and ordinances