Archive for August, 2009

San Francisco Fog

August 12, 2009

A client of mine wanted a fog extent map for the SF Bay Area.  I searched and searched, but couldn’t find any vector data, so I created one from sifting through more than 1,600 satellite images taken over the past month, finding the ONE image that showed the furthest extent of fog.  SF is pret-ty foggy this time of year, so it was a good series to work with.  Then georectified this image, then digitized a polygon, then smoothed the polygon.  A simple map showing this file is below, followed by a quick youtube video I compiled with all 1,600 or so images.  You can download the source images from the Naval Research Laboratory Monterey Marine Meteorology Division by clicking here.

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California North Central Coast Marine Protected Areas

August 5, 2009

I just heard from a friend that the California Fish & Game Commission voted 3-2 to approve the Integrated Preferred Alternative as recommended.  This is great news!  Below is a map of the newly designated MPAs.  Click on the map to get a more detailed version:

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