General

Introduction¶

Overlay layers are highly configurable customized layers which allow systems access to basin and fire boundaries, camera images, weather watches and alerts, radar data, and more. Not all of the following layers are available on every system. Additionally, because layers are so customizable, many systems include overlays layers not listed below.

Basins¶

Basin displays basin boundaries.

Cameras¶

Cameras provide camera locations and provide access to the latest image.

Data Web Services (DWS) Data¶

DWS displays point data retrieved by Data Web Services.

Fire (including historical)¶

Fire Boundaries display fire boundaries.

FEMA Floodplain¶

FEMA Floodplain displays floodplain information provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Flood Hazard Inventory¶

FHIT uses geographical locations to correlate precipitation stations with features in the same basin.

Radar¶

Radar displays either a single still image or 1.5 hours of weather radar images when looping is enabled.

Repeaters¶

Repeaters display markers for each repeater, labeled with the number of ALERT2 reports transmitted but include more information upon hovering.

Soil Moisture¶

Soil Moisture tracks soil conditions, improving situational awareness of conditions that will produce increased runoff.

Weather Stations¶

Weather stations is a development concept that is not being pursued at this time, but may be available in future Operator releases.

Weather Watches and Warnings¶

Weather Watches and Warnings displays weather watches and warnings issued by the National Weather Service.

Wind Stations¶

Wind stations is a development concept that is not being pursued at this time, but may be available in future Operator releases.

Configuration and Technical Details¶

Each layer uses a particular class and must be configured. At the end of each description page, a link is provided to learn more about parameters used in configuring the layer. This may or may not be of particular interest to all users but is provided for those wanting a deeper understanding.