[EHPweb] Upcoming Map/Feed/Eventpage Release

[Martinez, Eric]

We've been working on updates to the earthquake map, feeds, and event
pages. This afternoon I will release these updates into production. Feel
free to take a look at the preview on our staging server before these move
into production:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/

If you notice any problems or bugs, please let me know ASAP. For reference,
here is a list of what is changing with the upcoming release:

*Map/List:*

0.4.0 - 2013-09-03
==================

Bug Fixes
---------
 * Fixed default rendering bug in modes view to properly reflect the state
of
   the application.
 * Fixed a bug when comparing objects for equality.
 * Fixed bug the resulted in blank, black screen when Javascript is
disabled.

New Features
------------
 * Window title now reflects the current data displayed in the application.
 * Display non-earthquake event types with different symbology on the map.
 * Changed event title in list to reflect event type when event is not an
   earthquake.
 * Improved handling of user notifications of data events/errors.
 * Can now save settings to URL. Promotes linking/sharing URLs with specific
   settings.

Removed Features
----------------
 * Can no longer search in-application. Searches are now performed on
separate
   page.
 * Can no longer save multiple searches in settings panel. Searches are now
   saved using default browser bookmarks.
 * Settings no longer saved using cookies and/or localStorage. Settings now
   saved in URL fragment.

Minor Changes
-------------
 * Updated default content when browser has Javascript disabled.
 * Updated documentation to describe new map symbology for non-earthquake
   events.

*Data Feeds:*

v1.0.10 2013-09-03
===================

New Features
------------

* Added event-type information to all feed formats.
* New search form
location<http://ehps-earthquake.cr.usgs.gov/earthquakes/search/>,
layout, and features.
* Count method now properly reports number of earthquakes when query
   includes limit parameter.
* Can now search by multiple event types using comma-separated input
   values.
* New application.json<http://ehps-earthquake.cr.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/application.json>
 method for fetching available values for
   enumerated input fields.
* Deleted products now excluded from results unless specifically
   requested.
* Can now specify min/max radius for circle searches in kilometers
   using new minradiuskm<http://ehps-earthquake.cr.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/#minradiuskm>
 and maxradiuskm<http://ehps-earthquake.cr.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/#maxradiuskm>
 parameters.

*Event Pages:*

 * Fixed bug with DYFI form.
 * Including dyficode parameter on DYFI form submissions.
 * Updated moment tensor table information.
 * Change attribution for NC network.
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