Mapping Icelandic Earthquakes

I similar this map of Icelandic Earthquakes. The map itself isn't genuinely rendered real good exactly it is an interesting visualization of earthquakes inward Republic of Iceland since 1995.

Icelandic Earthquakes uses d3.js alongside the Leaflet mapping library. The map is from the National Land Survey of Iceland, which provides swell topographical information. However Icelandic Earthquakes does highlight i of the problems of using map tiles generated from newspaper maps, inward that the map loses resolution when zoomed out.

Where the map is genuinely practiced inward is inward the reach the user has inward visualizing the earthquake data. It is possible to refine the earthquake information shown on the map past times date, past times magnitude in addition to past times depth. It is too possible to refine the agency the earthquake polygons are presented on the map past times size, opacity in addition to past times the set out of polygons displayed.

Street Sentiment Lands Inwards Iceland

Republic of Iceland forthwith has Street View! Coverage seems to hold upward pretty extensive, amongst all the major Icelandic towns forthwith having panoramic imagery on Google Maps.

Iceland's fantastic volcanic countryside too seems to convey pretty skillful coverage. So if you lot fancy a quite Fri night, charge upward Google Maps, choose handgrip of the yellowish pegman too foremost searching the Icelandic landscape for volcanoes too geysers.




 Via: Google Sightseeing

Street Sentiment Lands Inwards Iceland

Republic of Iceland forthwith has Street View! Coverage seems to hold upward pretty extensive, amongst all the major Icelandic towns forthwith having panoramic imagery on Google Maps.

Iceland's fantastic volcanic countryside too seems to convey pretty skillful coverage. So if you lot fancy a quite Fri night, charge upward Google Maps, choose handgrip of the yellowish pegman too foremost searching the Icelandic landscape for volcanoes too geysers.




 Via: Google Sightseeing

Mapping Icelandic Earthquakes

I similar this map of Icelandic Earthquakes. The map itself isn't genuinely rendered real good exactly it is an interesting visualization of earthquakes inward Republic of Iceland since 1995.

Icelandic Earthquakes uses d3.js alongside the Leaflet mapping library. The map is from the National Land Survey of Iceland, which provides swell topographical information. However Icelandic Earthquakes does highlight i of the problems of using map tiles generated from newspaper maps, inward that the map loses resolution when zoomed out.

Where the map is genuinely practiced inward is inward the reach the user has inward visualizing the earthquake data. It is possible to refine the earthquake information shown on the map past times date, past times magnitude in addition to past times depth. It is too possible to refine the agency the earthquake polygons are presented on the map past times size, opacity in addition to past times the set out of polygons displayed.

Mapping Iceland's Hugger-Mugger Beauty

Republic of Iceland is a beautiful country. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 solid reason amount of hidden treasures as well as natural wonder. Luckily Icelanders are happy to part their secrets amongst the balance of the world.

Inspired yesteryear Republic of Iceland has created a Google Map that allows anyone to map as well as part their favorite locations inwards the country. The Inspired yesteryear Republic of Iceland Secrets Map is a map of unopen to of Iceland's nigh beautiful only lilliputian known locations. 

From the cotton fiber fields nigh the mountains of Landmannalaugar to the spectacular river gorge at Fjaðrárgljúfur, the Secrets Map is amount of beautiful locations to view inwards Iceland. Each submitted clandestine includes a description as well as a photograph or video of the location.

The Bárðarbunga Depth Map

Quakes 3d is an interesting animated mapped visualization of seismic activeness most the Bárðarbunga Volcano inwards Republic of Iceland over the final 2 weeks.

The map animates through 2 weeks of earthquake activity, visualizing a estrus map of seismic activeness on the surface, overlaid on summit of an aerial ikon of the area. At the same fourth dimension the same information is plotted every bit a depth map beneath the map layer.

You tin interruption the animated playback of the earthquake information at whatever fourth dimension as well as y'all tin likewise switch betwixt a map as well as aerial sentiment of the expanse unopen to Bárðarbunga.

Also see: Mapping Seismic Activity at Bárðarbunga

Mapping Seismic Action At Bárðarbunga

Since 16th August at that topographic point has been intense seismic action at Bárðarbunga inward Iceland. The seismic action simply about the volcano, located nether the Vatnajökull glacier inward Iceland, has led to fears that the volcano may erupt. Yesterday the police line unopen too evacuated the expanse due north of Vatna­jök­ull.

Aitor García Rey (@_aitor) has used CartoDB to exercise 2 maps of the ongoing seismic action inward the expanse simply about Bárðarbunga. Bárðarbunga - Last 72h inward 10 Seconds is a Torque powered animated map of 72 hours of seismic activity. This map allows you lot to stance the seismic action inward chronological order. The map was end updated yesterday (but seems to hold upward getting daily updates).

The mo map, Bárðarbunga: +1.6K Earthquakes inward 72h, uses the same information to map the magnitude too depth of each recorded earthquake (the earthquake markers are scaled inward size to correspond their fellowship of magnitude).

How To Pronounce Esjufjöll

The 2010 eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull caused major disruption to air move across Europe. Eyjafjallajökull likewise caused major disruption to newsreaders unopen to the world, who had the daily arrive at out of having to pronounce the volcano's cite correctly.

Ragnar Heidar has straight off created a Leaflet.js map to learn y'all how to pronounce the names of Icelandic volcanoes correctly. Icelandic Volcanoes - Learn to pronounce them BEFORE they erupt is a handy map which includes a audio recording of all Iceland's volcanoes' names.

Just click on a volcano on the map as well as y'all tin head to a audio clip which teaches y'all how to pronounce the volcano's cite correctly.

Iceland's Contender To Street View

Iceland's telephone together with trouble concern directory companionship Já has released 360° panoramic imagery of the country's roads.

Já maps uses Samsýn map information amongst the Leaflet mapping platform. If yous choose the '360' link inwards the map bill of fare the availability of Street View is displayed on the map amongst blueish lines. The coverage rivals Google Maps Street View coverage inwards Iceland, amongst 360° panoramic imagery available inwards towns together with cities together with all major roads.


The appointment that the imagery was captured is displayed inwards the bottom right-hand corner of the map. Most of the imagery seems to appointment from August 2013. Most of Google Maps Street View imagery dates from the same time.


In fact nosotros know that the Google Street View auto together with the Já maps auto were on the streets of Republic of Iceland at the same fourth dimension because the 2 cars were busy capturing photos of each other. Street View Fun managed to notice this scene, where the Já maps auto is happily next along behind the Google Street View car, spell they both capture their panoramic imagery of Republic of Iceland (and each other).