Notices by Joseph Elfelt (mappingsupport@m.ai6yr.org)

Honey bee die off. No paywall.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/scientists-warn-severe-honey-bee-losses-2025-rcna198141

@ai6yr Your thoughts? How are your hives doing?

For home gardeners, if you are not already doing this then now would be a good time to plan to plant various flowers/herbs that are known to attract pollinators.
#Gardens #Gardening #GrowYourOwn

Various wildfires are burning in Texas and Oklahoma.
This area has both a #RedFlagWarning and #HighWindWarning.
Blowing dust is also an issue.
I-40 is reported to be closed east of Amarillo due to #Wildfire and accidents.

Dark symbols on the map are satellite heat detections within the prior 6 hours. This data is not real time and locations are only approximate. Typically there are 8 satellite passes per 24 hours. I think the next update will be this evening.

Some newer fires, like the one along I-40 in the Texas panhandle, have not yet been detected by the satellites.

To search on an address, open the map and click/tap Menu > Search.
#TXfire #OKfire #TXwx #OKwx

Open GISsurfer map:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=35.626014,-98.547087&zoom=7&basemap=USA_basemap&overlay=VIIRS_7_day,MODIS_7_day,State_boundary&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_wildland_fire.txt

@jik Suggestion for anyone at a politician's 'townhall'.

Early in the event standup and interrupt. Explain that the event was advertised as a 'townhall' and the common meaning of that term was that the politician would answer questions from their constituents. Then ask for a show of hands for how many people came here expecting the politician to answer questions from the audience. Put the screws to them to answer questions. #Resist

@grrlscientist posted this. I am going to pin it to my profile.

Theme song for tonight’s state of the union rant. #SOTU
"Everything Is Broken"
Lyrics by Bob Dylan.
Performed by Sheryl Crow & Bonnie Raitt.

#Resist #PresidentMusk and #DictatorTrump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHeBLEo4TOM

All kinds of seriously nasty weather happening now and over the next couple of days. Don't recall that I have ever seen
#BlizzardWarning
#TornadoWarning
#RedFlagWarning
all on the same map before.

To read the weather watch and warning details from NOAA - including timing - open the map, click colored area, follow the link. Since the spot you clicked might have more than one type of watch/warning, scroll down in the popup since each type of watch or warning has its own link for the details.

Open #GISsurfer map:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=34.884782,-98.525391&zoom=4&basemap=USA_basemap&overlay=State_boundary,Weather_watch_warning&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_weather.txt

Good info about #DOGE by the Congressional Research Service.
#Resist #PresidentMusk and #DictatorTrump
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN12493

You only get to pick one.

Option A. Hire wildland firefighters to help prevent people's homes from burning.
Option B. Give zillionaires a tax cut.

Sadly, the story has a paywall.
#Wildfire #WAfire #Seattle #PNW
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/officials-wa-loses-access-to-200m-in-wildfire-preparedness-funding/

Weather radar is showing the smoke plume from the #HughesFire.
#CAfire #CAwx #Wildfire

Open GISsurfer map:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=34.466106,-118.724439&zoom=11&basemap=USA_imagery&overlay=State_boundary,Perimeter_FIRIS_intel,USA_weather_radar,Lake_river_stream,USA_roads&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_wildland_fire.txt

Sunday morning.
This map always shows NOAA’s “Fire Weather Outlooks” for the following day. At the time of my post, that would be Monday.

There are three levels based on forecasts for wind and humidity. NOAA designates those levels as Elevated, Critical and Extreme. On this map the area classified as Extreme is purple.
#LAfires #SantaAnna #CAfire #CAwx #Wildfire

Open GISsurfer map:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=34.172874,-118.317394&zoom=8&basemap=USA_basemap&overlay=State_boundary,County_boundary,Lake_river_stream,USA_roads,Fire_weather_day_2&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_wildland_fire.txt

Thursday morning. At the time of my post the #GIS layer with the damage assessment data for #EatonFire shows that 8,901 structures have been evaluated. Of those, 4,627 have been designated as destroyed (damage > 50%). Note that some of the evaluated structures are outside of the fire perimeter. #LAfires

To search on an address click Menu > Search.

Red - Destroyed > 50%
Orange - Major 26-50%
Yellow - Minor 10-25%
Green - Affected 1-9%
Black - No damage
White - Inaccessible

Open GISsurfer map:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=34.192992,-118.092556&zoom=13&basemap=LA_County_basemap&overlay=Perimeter_FIRIS_intel,LA_County_map,LA_County_parcels,Eaton_damage_assessment&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_wildland_fire.txt

#PalisadesFire damage assessment. 😟 This work is ongoing. Each time you open the map you will see the most recent information.

To search on an address click Menu > Search.

The damage layer is 'on top' and clickable.

The parcel layer (at end of overlay list) includes address and owner's name. To learn how to make that the 'top' layer and clickable, please read the "Map tips" link in upper left corner.

Red - Destroyed > 50%
Orange - Major 26-50%
Yellow - Minor 10-25%
Green - Affected 1-9%
White - Inaccessible

Open GISsurfer map:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=34.043097,-118.596044&zoom=12&basemap=LA_County_basemap&overlay=Perimeter_FIRIS_intel,Cities_and_Communities,LA_County_parcels,Palisades_damage_assessment&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_wildland_fire.txt||overlay^name=Cities_and_Communities^url=https://public.gis.lacounty.gov/public/rest/services/LACounty_Cache/LACounty_StreetMap/MapServer/tile/{z}/{y}/{x}^opacity=0.5

#PalisadesFire
Map shows updated perimeter. Now at 22,660 acres.

Open GISsurfer map:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=34.109878,-118.526347&zoom=13&basemap=Open_Topo_Map&overlay=MODIS_7_day,VIIRS_7_day,Fire_camera_location,Perimeter_FIRIS_intel,Lake_river_stream&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_wildland_fire.txt||34.084767,-118.507161

#HighWindWarning for #SantaAnna winds.
NOAA says some areas might have gusts up to 100mph. 😮

For details from NOAA including timing, open the map, click inside any marked area, follow the link. #CAwx

Open GISsurfer map:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=34.303765,-118.432617&zoom=9&basemap=USA_basemap&overlay=State_boundary,High_wind_warning&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_wildland_fire.txt

Got bad data?

Here is another example of why you should be cautious about relying on apps like onX, LandGlide, Regrid, etc that show property line data.

A client sent me the survey map for their subdivision and ask me to produce a map showing the approximate location of their property lines and survey stakes. Software that I developed used the survey data to produce the red lines and survey stake locations you see on the screenshot.

The white lines are the county #GIS parcel line data which obviously has significant problems. The apps that show property lines simply display a copy of the county GIS parcel line data.
#Geospatial

@KrajciTom @VulpineAmethyst @mekkaokereke For anyone looking for local district maps, I am volunteering to help. I curate a massive list of government ArcGIS servers. If I find district data someone wants then I can export that data as a KMZ file which you can open on your device using Google maps.

#MountainFire now at 19,643 acres.

For help using the map see 2 links upper left corner.
#Wildfire #CAwx #CAfire

Open GISsurfer map:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=34.295943,-119.031372&zoom=12&basemap=USA_basemap&overlay=MODIS_7_day,VIIRS_7_day,Perimeter_FIRIS_intel&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_wildland_fire.txt

#Helene now forecast to still be at category 1 well into Georgia.

If you open this map it may take 10-20 seconds for all the data to load. NOAA's servers are extremely busy.
#HurricaneHelene #FLwx #Hurricane #Cat3

Open #GISsurfer map
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=26.135206,-83.496094&zoom=5&basemap=Cloud_tops_-_colorized&overlay=Forecast_error_cone,Hurricane/Storm_observed_track,Hurricane/Storm_observed_position,Hurricane/Storm_forecast_track,Country,State_boundary,Peak_storm_surge_polygon,Peak_storm_surge_line,Hurricane/Storm_forecast_position&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_weather.txt

Glad that the lost hiker in Colorado was rescued. But stories like this sure bother me. After all, the guy had a cell phone with GPS. If he had the most basic map on his phone showing the trail/route and his location then this near disaster would not have happened.

I developed GeoJPG so anyone can have their own high quality custom maps that work offline. No ads, no signup, no tracking, no cost. *Not* available in any app store. Tutorials and installation instructions on the website https://geojpg.com
#Hiking #MountainBiking #Camping #SAR #SearchAndRescue

Open GISsurfer map for Mt Shavano area where the guy got lost:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=38.612878,-106.222429&zoom=14&basemap=USA_basemap&data=38.619310,-106.239316

#SouthForkFire near Ruidoso, New Mexico.
Evacuation areas have expanded. Open the map and zoom in for road names.
Dark red = Mandatory evacuation.
Orange = Level 2. Get set to evacuate if ordered.

If you are in this area and your device has a GPS chip then you can display your geolocation by tapping Menu > My location.

To get the most benefit from the map see 2 links upper left corner.
#NMfire #NMwx #WildlandFire

Open GISsurfer map:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=33.365581,-105.736370&zoom=13&basemap=USA_basemap&overlay=VIIRS_7_day,MODIS_7_day,State_boundary,Wildland_fire_name,Perimeter_FIRIS,Perimeter_WFGIS_current,Notices_And_Evacuations,USA_roads&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_wildland_fire.txt||overlay^name=Notices_And_Evacuations^url=https://services2.arcgis.com/Rj8QhN9Wb2hxHgpN/ArcGIS/rest/services/NoticesAndEvacuations_public_913eb0fb75d849f5aceff5fe6ffcf4bd/FeatureServer^layers=0