Google Maps are being used to track both the Lockheed Fire and Hurricane Bill.
Fire Tracking Maps
Enplan Wildfire Viewer
The Enplan Wildfire Viewer is a Google Maps mashup that shows the locations of Californian wildfires. All fire information on the map updated hourly.
Fires are shown where MODIS satellites have detected heat from wildfires, prescribed or agricultural burning, and other fires. Clicking on a fire marker reveals the date and time of detection of the fire.
The USDA MODIS Active Fire Mapping Program
The USDA provide a kml, that can be viewed in Google Earth. The kml displays the MODIS fire detections at a spatial resolution of 1km for the past 12 hours, 12-24 hours and the previous 6 day period.
Lockheed Fire Map
The Santa Cruz Sentinel has created a Google My Map of the Lockheed Fire. As well as showing the fire boundaries the map shows the location of road blocks, evacuation centres and links to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection incident page.
Hurricane Tracking Maps
Ibiseye
Ibiseye use Google Maps to show the location of Hurricane Bill. One very useful feature of Ibiseye is that users are able to click on points along the projected path of the hurricane and find out how close it will be, at that point, to the nearest towns and cities.
StormAdvisory
StormAdvisory use Google Maps to show the track and projected track of hurricanes. The map currently shows Hurricane Bill as an H4 category storm.
Wundermap
Wundermap are also using Google Maps to show the path of Hurricane Bill. The Wundermap allows the user to view the latest fire satellite data on the same map.
FLHurricane.com
The Central Florida Hurricane Centre is tracking Hurricane Bill. Clicking on points along the trail of the hurricane reveals wind speed, movement and pressure data.
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