The Best UK Google Map API Mashup Ever?

The Best UK Google Map API Mashup Ever?

update 20th July 2009
This is now back up and running as you see it here on the blog. The Met Office reverted the code last week after this blog post
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/invent/pwsviewer/


There was a sneak peak of this a few weeks ago, but the update to this is truly amazing.
This has the 'super wow' factor.

Full Credit to the Met Office on this and picking up on feedback from webs users and readers of this Mapperz Blog


The Current Weather Outlook over the UK with nice clean self-explanatory icons.


Full Radar Coverage of Current Rainfall and works smoothly in animated 'play' mode.


Now with the Mapperz most requested overlay - temperature - users can use the slider on the legend to adjust the opacity (transparency) of the overlay.


Wind speed and directions now available - clear icons with more information on hovering over the icons.



Weather Warnings illustrated by counties across the UK

The Met Office Weather Map- Enjoy!
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/invent/pwsviewer/
17/07/2009
update Bad Weather stops play.
"reverted until we get over this weekend's severe weather event."
so come back next week.
Well done too all involved a great service just got better (Next week).
(special thanks to @angerelle)

Note Firefox users with FireBug might experience the no map issue - either disable firebug or use another browser to view this map, its worth it for the experience.
(this is fixed!)

Related Post
http://mapperz.blogspot.com/2009/06/met-office-google-maps-weather.html

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Hurricane Gustav (MSNBC)

Hurricane Gustav (MSNBC)

There are currently lots of maps out there showing the status of hurricane Gustav but this one created by MSNBC simplifies all of the huge amounts of data and makes it easy for users to see what is currently going on right now.

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MSNBC map of hurricane Gustav includes a wind strength chart.
The base mapping and Overlay data is unconventional but works .

View the Map
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26295161?preferredName=Gustav

UK Tidal, Wave, Wind Power Maps

UK Tidal, Wave, Wind Maps

See the power visually with these colourful maps.

"A project commissioned by BERR in 2007 has taken the existing UK Marine Renewable Energy Resources Atlas forward. This new stage of development for the Atlas has enabled an enhanced definition of the primary resource variables and is now a product that is being made more accessible though a webGIS interface. The charts in the Atlas indicate the distribution of potential resource for the future deployment of renewable energy technologies – wind, wave and tidal. The project team was led by ABP Marine Environmental Research and included the providers of major marine data holdings (Met Office and Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (POL))."
http://www.renewables-atlas.info/index.asp


Wave Power - useful for surfers..


Tidal Power


Wind Power

ArcServer is used to process the geospatial data (cells) and export the results into Excel Format.

GIS Data is downloadable in ESRI Shapefile or MapInfo .tab formats
http://www.renewables-atlas.info/downloads.asp

Map Help
http://www.renewables-atlas.info/Help/Default.htm

East Coast England Flood Map

East Coast England Flood Map


Source: BBC News/Environment Agency/Science Media Centre


Flood warnings are in place in Norfolk and Suffolk in eastern England, as a tidal surge builds in the North Sea.


Why is this happening?


Source: BBC News/MetOffice

• Prevailing SW winds carry depression to NW Scotland
• "Mean" current forces surge to right of wind direction
• If low also moves east, surge is forced southwards
• Shallower seabed means surge elevations higher in southern parts of North Sea
• Spring Tides

Full Story on the BBC News Website

Has this happen before?
Yes in 1953 but with out the technologies in weather and sea surges prediction caused widespread flooding.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/understanding/1953_flood.shtml

Europe Weather Alert Map

Wind
Extreme high temperature
Rain
Extreme low temperature
Snow/Ice
Coastal Event
Thunderstorms
Forest Fire
Fog
Avalanches


all mapped here, okay not the most dynamic mapping (static images updated on alert) but to make it available in 12 languages is very help to traveling Europeans, though no Welsh or Gaelic.

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