Like I said above.....I like that layer,and admit that I've used it from time to time for macro views of what's going on, but there are a couple reasons that I'm not sure we want it.
First, the files it loads are big.......maybe not a problem in the future, but as of now it takes forever to load and is a bit unwieldly for what we want I think. It also covers the entire CONUS, which is great, but not something that is in the scope of this link. I think we'd rather go smaller with both coverage and file size. This is something that we should discuss and be on the lookout for so that we can find the data that best fits our needs. Quality over quantity is one of my mottos .
Considering that this link and the other data files that it encompasses got hit over 1,000,000 times in the past week or two........size and efficiency is something that we should definitely keep in mind.