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September 29, 2005
Frustrated by Mapping Tool
So this morning I read that there is a wildfire somewhere northwest of Los Angeles. Not being completely savvy with the geography of this area (hell, I'm barely savvy with the geography of my home state), I went looking for a map of where this fire was and how big it was and where it was headed. Most news stories and even fire alert sites provided only place names. Then to my delight I happened upon this site by the California Fire Alliance. It's a free online tool to let you see where wildfires are (or were) and...well, I guess plan trips around them. I'm not sure. Either way, I felt that this would definitely answer my question. Oh foolish me. I tried very hard to figure out how to use this tool, but with limited success. The best answer I could get was this:
I must say I'm hard pressed to come up with a less clear legend system than theirs. Triangles of the same color but slightly different sizes? Anyway, if anyone can figure out how to get this tool to show the actual size of the fire please let me know. Here is a pdf of their brochure for the site.
Posted by rosenblj at September 29, 2005 11:24 AM
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