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U.S. Wildfires: New Google Crisis Map, Colorado imagery and more
June 29, 2012
To help provide relevant information related to the wildfires spreading through Colorado and Utah, the
Google Crisis Response
team has assembled a new
crisis map
for the 2012 U.S. wildfire season. The map features fire perimeters from the
U.S. Geological Survey
,
Red Cross
shelters in affected areas and new satellite imagery provided by
DigitalGlobe
, of the Waldo Canyon Fire near Colorado Springs. You can also see more authoritative, local-level data from sources including the
State of Colorado Division of Emergency Management
and the
Utah Division of Emergency Management
.
U.S. Wildfires map showing the perimeter of the fire near Colorado Springs.
View larger map
.
Use the checkboxes along the right-hand panel to turn on and off the layers of information, and the “Share” button at the top of the map to grab the URL or embed code. Note that both the URL and the embed code will automatically restore your current view of the map, including the set of layers that you have turned on.
New satellite imagery captured by DigitalGlobe on Thursday.
View larger map
.
You can also view the updated imagery in
Google Earth
to better understand the situation on the ground and its effects on these communities — just download
this KML file
. It includes both the optical and near-infrared images of the Waldo Canyon Fire, taken Thursday June 28.
Stay tuned for more map updates as we identify additional information for the wildfires. If you have data that you’d like to see included on the Google Crisis Map, contact us using
this form
and we’ll take a look.
Posted by Pete Giencke,
Google Crisis Response Team
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