A map of earthquakes, tropical storms/hurricanes, volcanoes, and tsunamis around the globe. Events are updated hourly through publicly available information from NOAA and the USGS.
Note: Some maps do not allow public updates - the default "Geological" map for example. The map controls will not display the "Add Marker", "Add View", or "Add Map" buttons unless a publicly updatable map is selected. If this is the first time using YourGlobalGrid.com, try selecting the "Default Map" using the "My Map" selector.
Method 1 Right click (Ctrl-Left click for Mac/Firefox) a spot on the map to add a marker. In the popup window, choose your icon and provide title and detail information. Click create and the marker will be placed on the map at the location of the right click.
Method 2 Click the "Add Marker" button in the "Map Controls" tool bar. Enter title, details, and an address. Click create and the marker will be placed at the location of the address.
Note: Creating a marker on the map may require entering a map key. If the map does not allow public updates, a generic marker will show on the map showing the latitude and longitude of the marker.
Click the "Add View" button in the "Map Controls" toolbar. Enter the name and description and default icon for the view. The view will be created for the currently selected map.
Note: Creating a view may require entering a map key to create the view.
Click the "New Map" button in the "Map Controls" toolbar. Enter the following information for the map:
Click the "Flag Inappropriate Content" button in the "Map Controls" to remove maps and/or views. Not all maps and views allow inappropriate content flagging. A marker can be removed by clicking the marker and then clicking the "Flag as Inapppropriate" link.
Click the "SHARE" button at the top of the page. From here a link to the specific map being viewed can be emailed, added to favorites, sent to Digg ... there are many options for sending a link to the current view of the map.
Click a marker and select the "Details" link in the information bubble for the marker.
Click the "Grid Registry" link in the upper right hand corner of the page to create an organization marker for the registry map. See the support page for more information about registering organizations and tracking communication links between organizations.
Click a marker and select the "View Communication Responses" link in the marker information bubble. This will take you to the "Communications Map" tab showing the event and any organizations communications that have been sent to YourGlobalGrid.com. The "Communications Map" can be used to view the details of the communications between organizations in response to a particular event. This is a more advanced feature of YourGlobalGrid.com requiring use of the YourGlobalGrid.com registry and web services supporting computer automated tracking of organization communications.
