Wildland fire Google + GIS map
Posted: July 6th, 2017, 1:38 pm
I have tuned up my fire map and all the GIS overlay layers are in working order. In addition to the MODIS hotspot data there are also two other fire detection layers. They are VIIRS and HMS.
Also new are two basemaps showing “near real time” color satellite imagery from NASA. One of these basemaps will always show yesterday and one will always show today. The “today” imagery for the USA is not posted to the NASA GIS server until about 4pm pacific time. It is absolutely amazing that we can see this kind of imagery so soon after it is collected. For a large fire you may see the burn scar and smoke.
For more info please click “Map Tips” in the upper left corner.
Fire map
https://mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php? ... fire_3.txt
Also new are two basemaps showing “near real time” color satellite imagery from NASA. One of these basemaps will always show yesterday and one will always show today. The “today” imagery for the USA is not posted to the NASA GIS server until about 4pm pacific time. It is absolutely amazing that we can see this kind of imagery so soon after it is collected. For a large fire you may see the burn scar and smoke.
For more info please click “Map Tips” in the upper left corner.
Fire map
https://mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php? ... fire_3.txt