29 January 2007
SeaSonde® Current
Maps Powered by 
New visualization tool keeps pace with Internet!
Many SeaSonde HF radar networks provide data beneficial for a host of applications
important to government, private industry and individuals. With a wide variety
of end-users it is critical yet often difficult to output products that contain
a high degree of information and are easily interpreted by general public.
Capitalizing upon the latest Internet technology, SeaSonde operators along
the U.S. coasts have developed and implemented a surface current map web
interface powered by Google.
There are approximately 17 participating institutions sharing their data from
72 SeaSondes through this service. Visitors at these sites can zoom in
and out of regional networks along the coasts and choose among several data schemes.
For example, displayed current maps averaged with either a longer or shorter
time period can be selected. Another useful feature is activated when moving
the cursor onto an individual vector, prompting a pop-up containing more
specific
information on that datum. Those needing actual data files for incorporation
into forecast models or longer term analyses can download from archives
posted at most of the participating host institutions.
Two institutions hosting Google interfaces can be visited at:
http://www.cencoos.org/hfrnet/
http://www.sccoos.org/data/hfrnet/
| Examples of Google-powered web interface hosted on the
Southern California Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS) web site are shown
here. |
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