[EHPweb] feedback on new US EQ Maps
Lisa A Wald
lisa at usgs.gov
Mon Aug 3 17:53:16 GMT 2009
More comments on the new US Earthquake Maps, if you care to read them.
-Lisa
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From: Earthquake Visitor<robertbcarteriii at yahoo.com>
Date: August 3, 2009 6:18:42 AM MDT
To: lisa at usgs.gov
Subject: EHP Website Email - Website Feedback or Comments
URL: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/
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Your earthquake-last day, last week color schemes are the same color.
I dislike the new colorized USA.. I cannot see the earthquakes
clearly. Thank-You, Robert RE: Earthquakes-USA
From: Earthquake Visitor<usgs at carolsimmons.com>
Date: August 1, 2009 12:57:57 PM MDT
To: lisa at usgs.gov
Subject: EHP Website Email - Website Feedback or Comments
URL: http://earthquakes.usgs.gov/
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Got to tell you I don't like the color of the new US map on the web
site. It just doesn't look right and doesn't feel like it gives the
same information it used to although it probably does. Why mess with a
web site that was good and bring it down a level? That coupled with an
unnecessarily difficult verification code is plain stupid.
From: Earthquake Visitor<bob at fulkerson.org>
Date: August 1, 2009 12:34:45 PM MDT
To: lisa at usgs.gov
Subject: EHP Website Email - Website Feedback or Comments
URL: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/contactus/regional.php
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Regarding your changes to the "Latest Earthquakes" map page: Changing
the blue symbols to orange on the USA maps REALLY sucks. They are a
huge step backward in the quality of the maps. Please change them back
to blue, and counsel the intern who dreamed up this little
"improvement."
From: Earthquake Visitor<budhenry at yahoo.com>
Date: July 31, 2009 10:24:59 PM MDT
To: lisa at usgs.gov
Subject: EHP Website Email - Website Feedback or Comments
URL: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/
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Map is harder to see and not as much detail in close, sorry.
From: Earthquake Visitor<wjschumann at comcast.net>
Date: July 31, 2009 9:00:19 PM MDT
To: lisa at usgs.gov
Subject: EHP Website Email - Website Feedback or Comments
URL: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/contactus/regional.php
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Did you change the look of your US map lately? I can hardly make out
the incidents on the US map now. I live in CA and regularly check your
site. CA and the world maps look the same but the deeper colors of the
US map offer little contrast from the incident boxes and make viewing
difficult. Is this permanent?
From: Earthquake Visitor<montgomeryetc at netscape.net>
Date: July 31, 2009 7:48:16 PM MDT
To: lisa at usgs.gov
Subject: EHP Website Email - Website Feedback or Comments
URL: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Maps/US2/32.34.-118.-116.php
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Why did you "simplify" the maps? There are fewer fault lines (Duh!)
and very few roads shoown. I could darn near show my students my
sisters house in San Diego Co. Now I cant home in. Please tell me: Why
on Earth you dumbed down the maps???....Patrick
From: Earthquake Visitor<tfz416 at yahoo.com>
Date: July 31, 2009 6:43:55 PM MDT
To: lisa at usgs.gov
Subject: EHP Website Email - Reporting website problem
URL: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
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New map/colors are hard to see. Need more contrasting colors....thanks
From: Earthquake Visitor<smithwillscott at gmail.com>
Date: July 31, 2009 11:26:13 AM MDT
To: lisa at usgs.gov
Subject: EHP Website Email - Website Feedback or Comments
URL: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/
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I don't like the colored map background. It makes discerning quake
activity more difficult.
From: Earthquake Visitor<tim.sickbert at okstate.edu>
Date: July 30, 2009 8:06:52 PM MDT
To: lisa at usgs.gov
Subject: EHP Website Email - Website Feedback or Comments
URL: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/
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CLR 3.5.30729)
The new basemaps for North America obscure the data; I much prefer the
previous basemaps.
From: Earthquake Visitor<mckarr at karrart.com>
Date: July 30, 2009 7:31:04 PM MDT
To: lisa at usgs.gov
Subject: EHP Website Email - Website Feedback or Comments
URL: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/
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Don't like the new maps - sorry. Cecilia.
From: Earthquake Visitor<MystAvalon at aol.com>
Date: July 30, 2009 2:40:37 PM MDT
To: lisa at usgs.gov
Subject: EHP Website Email - Website Feedback or Comments
URL: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/contactus/regional.php
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Hi, I love the new maps on the earthquake page. However, the colors of
red and orange are so similar, it's almost impossible to tell which is
which, and they all seem so much smaller. Is there any way to adjust
the size so it is larger and the colors are more distinguishable?
Thanks, Kelly
From: Earthquake Visitor<ovalqueen at yahoo.com>
Date: July 30, 2009 1:00:09 PM MDT
To: lisa at usgs.gov
Subject: EHP Website Email - Website Feedback or Comments
URL: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/index.php
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I noticed the map for the US has recently changed appearence. I
personally find it grainy and hard to look at compared to the way it
had been. Is there a particular reason it has been changed> Thanks Jana
From: Earthquake Visitor<punkarella88 at aol.com>
Date: July 30, 2009 12:46:10 PM MDT
To: lisa at usgs.gov
Subject: EHP Website Email - Website Feedback or Comments
URL: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/contactus/regional.php
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LOVE THE NEW USA MAP!!!!! THANKS FOR UPDATING IT! R.KYLE
From: Earthquake Visitor<betty270 at att.net>
Date: July 30, 2009 8:55:49 AM MDT
To: lisa at usgs.gov
Subject: EHP Website Email - Other
URL: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/contactus/regional.php
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I like the updated site..good job
From: Earthquake Visitor<edg1 at stormriders.com>
Date: July 29, 2009 11:55:28 PM MDT
To: lisa at usgs.gov
Subject: EHP Website Email - Website Feedback or Comments
URL: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
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regarding the portion of your web site below. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Maps/special/California_Nevada.php
You recently changed the colors on this map, maybe 1 or 2 weeks ago.
The orange & red on the somewhat orange background are very hard to
see/differentiate. The prior color scheme was much easier, as least
for me. I would prefer if you changed back. Thanks, edg
From: Earthquake Visitor<leosun at citlink.net>
Date: July 29, 2009 3:56:52 PM MDT
To: lisa at usgs.gov
Subject: EHP Website Email - Website Feedback or Comments
URL: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/contactus/regional.php
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FYI - I don't care for your new map of the U.S. Everyone knows where
the fault lines are - the red line interferes with reading the map for
"within the hour" earthquakes. Plus, why the green terrain look?
From: Earthquake Visitor<judy_cubel at yahoo.com>
Date: July 29, 2009 2:51:52 PM MDT
To: lisa at usgs.gov
Subject: EHP Website Email - Website Feedback or Comments
URL: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/contactus/regional.php
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LOVE the NEW colored maps :-)
From: Earthquake Visitor<dori.andrepont at gmail.com>
Date: July 29, 2009 12:18:54 PM MDT
To: lisa at usgs.gov
Subject: EHP Website Email - Website Feedback or Comments
URL: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Maps/US2/40.42.-116.-114.php
Browser: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X Mach-O; en-US; rv:
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I haven't been your site recently, and I really like your new maps!
Thanks for your efforts!
- Lisa
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