Michael, These directions might be helpful as a resource to post on one of your servers:
If you have GoogleEarth installed and click on the KMZ Download link (http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/kml/conus.kmz), it will open right up in GoogleEarth. This display the latest MODIS-derived data as point files of fire detection. Only updated every 12 hours, but it includes a 12-hour timeline into the past. -- Sergio (Serge) Rey Professor and Chair Department of Geography San Diego State University San Diego, CA 92182-4493 USA (619) 594-8029 FAX: (619) 594-4938 On 10/22/07, Michael J McCafferty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All, > > Every time there is some kind of emergency or disaster going on in the > world I think, "Someone should build a web bulletin board...". Well, I > am not evacuated this time (yet?), and I am in a unique situation to > provide ample servers and bandwidth, etc. for such a project. > I have experienced outages or poor performance with: > http://www.sdcountyemergency.com/ > http://www.211sandiego.org/ > ...and many others that I found regarding info for these fires, via > Google and links from local news station web sites. > > I figure a board could/should provide a place for: > > 1) social outlet > 2) sharing of first hand information. > 3) links to official sources of data. > 3) re-posting of official data and press releases > 4) Community offers of support > 5) photos, stories and first hand accounts > > I need others who are willing to participate in the project: > 1) Technical > 2) Moderation > 3) Creative > 4) promotion and public awareness > > Starting immediately... or as soon as I can get a few volunteers. I > myself will be volunteering and providing servers and bandwidth. > > Anyone want to join me for a project to help our neighbors ? Please > contact me at this email address ASAP. > > Thanks, > Mike > > -- > ************************************************************ > Michael J. McCafferty > Principal, Security Engineer > M5 Hosting > http://www.m5hosting.com > > You can have your own custom Dedicated Server up and running today ! > RedHat Enterprise, CentOS, Fedora, Debian, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and more > ************************************************************ > > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list > -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
