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CalTopo - Backcountry Mapping Evolved. Free USGS topo maps! Use CalTopo for collaborative trip planning, detailed elevation profiles and terrain analysis, printing geospatial PDFs, and exporting maps to your smartphone as KMZ or MBTiles files. Powerful trip planning tools and high quality maps.
- Find Shared Maps From Other Users
Share your own maps with other CalTopo users by setting it...
- Fire Layers Information
CalTopo’s Fire Activity overlay combines data from 4 main...
- GOES Live Fire Detection Layer
In response to the recent California fires, we’re launching...
- Summer Wildfires
There is a drop down menu for the Current Fire Activity...
- Live Satellite Imagery
Below image: Creek Fire in California on the afternoon of...
- Map the Backcountry with CalTopo
Map your world with CalTopo. Backcountry or your backyard;...
- Find Shared Maps From Other Users
Learn how to use different fire data sources and layers on CalTopo maps, such as MODIS, VIIRS, GOES, and Sentinel. Find out the pros and cons of each layer, how to interpret the data, and how to see fire progression over time.
CalTopo is a collaborative GIS mapping app for individuals and teams who love the outdoors. It offers real-time data on slope, snow, water, wind, weather and public lands, but not fire current.
24 sie 2020 · Learn how to use CalTopo's new experimental layer that shows live fire detections from the GOES 17 satellite over the western US. The layer updates every 5 minutes and covers large fire activity, but may have errors and bugs.
20 sie 2020 · There is a drop down menu for the Current Fire Activity overlay that allows selection from All Satellites, with smoke, MODIS, VIIRS 375m, VIIRS Progression, and IR Progression. Each option provides a slightly different dataset or view. As you zoom in on maps additional information is revealed.
8 wrz 2020 · Learn how to use live satellite imagery from GOES 16 and 17 to monitor fires and plan evacuations with CalTopo. See examples of GOES fire detection and live imagery for the Creek Fire in California.
Learn how to use Caltopo, an online mapping tool, to find and monitor wildfires near your recreation destination. Watch a video tutorial by MTB radley, a mountain bike enthusiast and Caltopo user.