[EHPweb] NextGen EQMaps Beta

[Michael Blanpied]

Thanks, Lisa! Sorry to bother you about a resolved issue.

So the floor is now M=0? I assume that will satisfy folks. I actually 
have no idea whether the network locates earthquakes M<0!

Mike

>The omission of M<1 earthquakes was an error on our part.  We fixed 
>that one immediately.  If you take a look at the Beta maps now, 
>you'll see all the M<1 earthquakes on them already.
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><http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/mapping/>http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/mapping/
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>On Dec 3, 2010, at 12:45 PM, Michael Blanpied wrote:
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>Lisa,
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>Thanks very much for the feedback and summary! It's great to know 
>that you're making progress on the new maps, and that you've found a 
>suitable way around the Google impediments.
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>One point that I don't see on your list is the question of M<1 
>earthquakes. Our colleagues with interests in central California and 
>in volcanic areas are very keen to see the magnitude floor removed 
>from the maps. This has been brought to my attention a couple of 
>times now, so I'd appreciate hearing the status of that issue so 
>that I'll know how to respond next time it comes up.
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>Thanks again,
>Mike
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>At 10:49 AM -0700 12/3/10, Lisa A Wald wrote:
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>>Everyone-
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>>Thank you for your feedback, comments, and suggestions about the 
>>Next Generation Earthquake Maps for the EHP website.
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>>The Web Team has compiled the various comments, weighted them 
>>according to how many times we received the same comment, and we 
>>are currently addressing all the comments starting with those with 
>>the highest priority.
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>>Because of Google licensing issues with our high web traffic to the 
>>EQ Maps, we are having to move to another client-side software, 
>>OpenLayers API.  I think you'll agree that OpenLayers is every bit 
>>as good, if not better, than Google Maps (and it doesn't preclude 
>>us from using Google Maps API in the future if the licensing issue 
>>is resolved).
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>>These are some of the tasks we're working on to address your 
>>concerns before the Public Beta is launched in January:
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>>1. Remove clustering algorithm, or allow user to turn it on and 
>>off; add cluster symbol to map key.
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>>2. Add links to event pages from event table below map; turn off 
>>dbl-click on event symbol on map.
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>>3. Implement full-page-size map.
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>>4. Add magnitude to hover text.
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>>5. Change labeling from "Event" to "Earthquake".
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>>6. Add user guide for features that are not intuitively obvious.
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>>7. Use our own basemaps, cities, list, etc instead of the build-in 
>>data provided by Google Maps.
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>>8. Other small changes such as scale bar, lat/lon of mouse position.
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>>Additional features, such as faults with mouse-over info, volcano 
>>locations, caldera boundaries, etc. will be added in the future, 
>>potentially before the final public release.  We'll have a 
>>mechanism in place to receive comments on the next beta version too.
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>>Thanks for helping to make this an outstanding product!
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>>- Lisa
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>>Lisa Wald, Geophysicist
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>>Web Team Manager/Project Manager
>>USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
>>Golden, CO
>>303-273-8543
>><mailto:lisa at usgs.gov>lisa at usgs.gov
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