Interactive Maps
From Katrina Help Info
How To Use Interactive Map
- ZOOM IN! (The default zoom is far out to let people most easily get to the area they are interested in; the map will be very hard to use unless you first zoom in using the slider on the map).
- To create a new marker with information, first navigate the map to find the location you wish to mark (you can move the map by dragging it, you can zoom in and out, etc.). Put the information about that area into the "Text to add:" textbox, then click on "Add marker", and click on the map where you want the marker to go.
- Include identifying information about the location you post storm/flood information, especially when you refer to general areas. ALWAYS include the DATE AND TIME at the end of the marker text. (i.e. 1 Sept 2005 12:30 CST)
- To add to an existing marker, first navigate the map to find the marker you wish to add information to (you can move the map by dragging it, you can zoom in and out, etc.). Put the information you wish to add into the "Text to add:" textbox, then click on "Append text to existing marker", and click on the marker you wish to add information to.
- Consider what would be most useful for the people looking at your information.
MAPS
- The Times-Picayune: Flash flood maps - Hurricane Katrina's Inundation of New New Orleans Aug 29 to Sep 1, 2005.
