CaneTalk: Re: here's a mapping tool for elevation

Re: here's a mapping tool for elevation

Posted by Chris in Tampa on 8/26/2011, 10:45 am

Done. Elevation tools seems to be rather unreliable usually. I suppose the storm surge graphic maps have the best information available, but I find the public tools for Google Maps to be rather unreliable. High up they might be good, but around the coast the values always seem very rough estimates.

I thought it was Google that was off in the map you posted but in Google Earth, with terrain turned on, Google Earth seemed close to perhaps being reliable. But, I wouldn't even trust Google Earth.

Actually, I just checked my elevation in Google Earth and it says 0 feet and I am about 8 to 9 feet. (I kind of measured it many years ago from normal sea level)

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Recon image as of about 8:30AM EDT on 8/26 - Chris in Tampa, 8/26/2011, 8:41 am

Re: Recon image as of about 9:45AM EDT on 8/26 - Chris in Tampa, 8/26/2011, 10:04 am
- Re: Recon image as of about 9:45AM EDT on 8/26 - DTB_2009, 8/26/2011, 10:18 am
  - Re: Recon image as of about 9:45AM EDT on 8/26 - Chris in Tampa, 8/26/2011, 10:36 am
    - Re: Recon image as of about 9:45AM EDT on 8/26 - DTB_2009, 8/26/2011, 11:05 am
Re: Recon image as of about 8:30AM EDT on 8/26 - AquaRN, 8/26/2011, 8:49 am
- Re: Recon image as of about 8:30AM EDT on 8/26 - Chris in Tampa, 8/26/2011, 9:08 am
  - A helpful image on comparison to some other storms - Chris in Tampa, 8/26/2011, 9:25 am
    - Re: A helpful image on comparison to some other storms - NavyWife, 8/26/2011, 9:50 am
      - Re:Use your Car GPS to find elevation - Stedwoo, 8/26/2011, 11:52 am
      - I found an evacuation map - Chris in Tampa, 8/26/2011, 10:11 am
        here's a mapping tool for elevation - cypresstx, 8/26/2011, 10:20 am
        Re: here's a mapping tool for elevation - Chris in Tampa, 8/26/2011, 10:30 am
        Re: here's a mapping tool for elevation - cypresstx, 8/26/2011, 10:33 am
        Re: here's a mapping tool for elevation - Chris in Tampa, 8/26/2011, 10:45 am
        heck, the survey was wrong on our last home ! - cypresstx, 8/26/2011, 11:41 am
        Re: heck, the survey was wrong on our last home ! - Chris in Tampa, 8/26/2011, 11:54 am
        Re: heck, the survey was wrong on our last home ! - cypresstx, 8/26/2011, 12:14 pm

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