Comments on: Disaster Response Map Symbols http://freegeographytools.com/2009/disaster-response-map-symbols Exploring the world of free tools for GIS, GPS, Google Earth, neogeography, and more. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:05:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: V. Mantas (AVERT) http://freegeographytools.com/2009/disaster-response-map-symbols/comment-page-1#comment-1482 V. Mantas (AVERT) Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:19:15 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/?p=3913#comment-1482 Thank you for the feedback. The damage level dots are equal to all symbols and not only the vehicles. In real situations the damage levels are probably easier to be used with infrastructures and less with mobile assets, unless in dynamic systems using GPS tracking for instance. Still, I believe it is something worth checking and perhaps improve/alter, to include in the DRMS final version. It is extremely important to keep the symbols easy to use and read, and feedback like the one you provided is invaluable to us. Thank you for the feedback. The damage level dots are equal to all symbols and not only the vehicles. In real situations the damage levels are probably easier to be used with infrastructures and less with mobile assets, unless in dynamic systems using GPS tracking for instance. Still, I believe it is something worth checking and perhaps improve/alter, to include in the DRMS final version.
It is extremely important to keep the symbols easy to use and read, and feedback like the one you provided is invaluable to us.

]]> By: Farid http://freegeographytools.com/2009/disaster-response-map-symbols/comment-page-1#comment-1484 Farid Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:05:01 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/?p=3913#comment-1484 A small suggestion. The icon used to depict the three states of the communication vehicle looks more like GPS Signal Strengths. In most of the Personal Navigation Devices, the GPS signal strength is depicted by 1-3 dots below the satellite. This might be confusing to the field op team. A small suggestion. The icon used to depict the three states of the communication vehicle looks more like GPS Signal Strengths. In most of the Personal Navigation Devices, the GPS signal strength is depicted by 1-3 dots below the satellite. This might be confusing to the field op team.

]]> By: NickMcW http://freegeographytools.com/2009/disaster-response-map-symbols/comment-page-1#comment-1483 NickMcW Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:18:04 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/?p=3913#comment-1483 Thanks for posting this - I hadn't seen this set before. It's interesting to see the method they use to denote operational / damaged / destroyed features. At MapAction we keep a look out symbolsets used in disaster response. A couple of others are: UN OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs): http://ochaonline.un.org/TemplatesStylesheet/tabid/5055/language/en-US/Default.aspx This requires a log-in, but the symbols can be viewed here: http://athleticsnyc.com/print/unitednations-ocha-symbol-set US FGDC Homeland Security Working Group: http://www.fgdc.gov/HSWG/index.html Straying a bit from the topic, if you need a symbol for a multi-barrel rocket launcher, UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations can help: http://www.ungiwg.org/maps/?q=system/files/UN+Military+Symbol+Handbook.pdf Nick. Thanks for posting this – I hadn’t seen this set before. It’s interesting to see the method they use to denote operational / damaged / destroyed features. At MapAction we keep a look out symbolsets used in disaster response. A couple of others are:

UN OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs):
http://ochaonline.un.org/TemplatesStylesheet/tabid/5055/language/en-US/Default.aspx
This requires a log-in, but the symbols can be viewed here:
http://athleticsnyc.com/print/unitednations-ocha-symbol-set

US FGDC Homeland Security Working Group:
http://www.fgdc.gov/HSWG/index.html

Straying a bit from the topic, if you need a symbol for a multi-barrel rocket launcher, UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations can help:
http://www.ungiwg.org/maps/?q=system/files/UN+Military+Symbol+Handbook.pdf

Nick.

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