Another new story map from Esri… this one shows off facts and figures of the most damaging hurricanes to make landfall in the USA.The map shows the historical track of the hurricanes along with statistics, relevant information, and photographs.The story map uses information and data collected from NOAA From Esri… What were the worst hurricanes […]
Outlook for the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane season
Each year, NOAA provides an outlook for the coming hurricane season and this year is no different. -sadly we got a big reminder of this over the past week! Several weeks ago NOAA released details of their forecast for the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season calling for an above-average season for the year. So what does […]
Esri Levee Impact Maps for Louisiana
Another WMS resource from esri – This map shows New Orleans levees and levee breach study sites from Hurricane Katrina overlaid on a population density layer. See the Levee Maps online This map shows New Orleans levees and levee breach study sites from Hurricane Katrina overlaid on a population density layer Source: Uploaded by user […]
Awesome Visualizations – Hurricanes Since 1851
Yes indeed, I’m a bit of a storm freak and I have a slight addiction for following storm related news, maps, and visualizations (particularly tornado and hurricanes). Historical hurricane data is amazing to mashup and there’s been some really cool maps and visualizations over the years. IDV Solutions has done a really cool job in […]
Louisiana – Seven Years After Hurricanes Katrina And Rita
Amazing that already we’re headed into September and with that another hurricane season is upon us (I’ve always been somewhat of a hurricane tracker since my days living on the Gulf Coast). Hard to believe that it’s been 7 years since Hurricanes Katrina And Rita and get this, during that time FEMA has spent some […]
Tracking Hurricane Isaac With Esri Storm Tracker News Map
If you need to track hurricane Isaac then the latest Esri news map update could be of interest to you. Follow regular news and social stream updates that relate to the storm as it gathers strength and heads towards the SE USA mainland. See the storm resource HERE
Video – Visualizing Historical Tornado tracks
Created by IDV Solutions using some 50+ years of historical hurricane track data, this animation walks you through hurricane season from 1951-2011. About the 3 minute clip… Animation shows the annual migration of tornadoes northward throughout the season. Brightness of the track is tied to tornado severity. See more about the effort on the IDV […]
Video – Hurricane Preparation Tips As 2012 Season Kicks Off
Some useful information in this video from NOAA as the 2012 hurricane season kicks off this week… stay safe! See more related info at the National Hurricane Center website
How people use social media in emergencies
David Murphy of PC Magazine recently published an article that looked at the role of social media in emergency response – this article came out post hurricane Irene. The piece looks at information based on a report out of the Red Cross that looks at how people view social media networks and the role they […]
Monitoring Hurricane Flood damage via Esri Tropical Storm Map
The Esri social media news map / mashups have been a tremendous resource getting loads of hype (finally) in the recent days. Still extremely useful , even after the storms have passed, the web service enables users to quickly view community updates (photos, videos, tweets) of some of the damage and clean up in progress. […]