She passed through the Bermuda Triangle and we lost her for a bit...but she made it out alive...;-)

If Rita Dissapeared, I don't know why.....but have some theories. Either she dissapeared from the most recent NHC data for a bit, or my app made her dissapear for a bit unexpectedly.

I do welcome the suggestions, and I already have a list of things that I'd like to modify/add...but as always time for coding it is the biggest issue for me.

1.) Add UKMET, GFS, NOGAPS models. Dr. Masters pointed me in the right direction for these.

2.) Add track history in addition to track prediction.

3.) Expand to other Ocean basins.

4.) Cripple the kml feed to force folks to use the kmz.

5.) Add storm discussion and any other relevant data .

I'm expecting some time this weekend, so we'll see how it goes.

Paul,
I think you have done a great job with this. Talk about showcasing what a great tool Google Earth is. Keep up the good work. I see that you already plan to add the historic track to the active storms. I do have another question for you. When you get the data feed from NOAA is it possible to link to the storm discussion or advisory that goes along with the location?

Chris

I'll add that to my list and look into it. I'm working on the link right now, and will post a follow-up in just a minute. And thank you.


Paul

Ok, with all of the activity in the Atlantic and the Gulf, I have to stop being nice by just hoping that people will use the kmz instead of the kml. So here's what I've done.

1.) Not changed the kmz network link.

2.) Crippled the kml link by displaying a single Placemark that shows you how to use the kmz instead.

Now, I didn't want to do this at first, because it seemed that some versions of the GE client didn't like the kmz link very much. I'm hoping that all the subsequent versions have fixed that problem, and urge you to update to the latest version if you indeed have this problem. Other than that, my thinking was that it's better to be able to provide this info to those that are willing/able to use the kmz link rather than to not be able to provide it at all. Like I've said before, the Kmz provides identical functionality to the kml, so it should be transparent to those familiar with this Network Link. I'm actually upgrading my client as I type this because the version I had didn't play nice with the kmz network link, so keep your fingers crossed.

I probably need to eat something before the night is over, but I'm looking at a couple of the other things on my list above to see if I can squeeze them in tonight.

Paully

How is the possibility if we can have the storm images shown on googleearth?
May be atleast updated every 2-4 hours......



I'm just curious....but don't have much idea.
So..thank for reading.

Storm images are part of the Network Link.

/Satellite Images/EIR (Enhanced InfraRed)
/Satellite Images/WV (Water Vapor)
/Satellite Images/IR (InfraRed)

I didn't include visible because frankly I don't know of a good source (floater won't work for geoencoding it), and it wouldn't be of much use at night.

Paul

Thank you for a fast reply

I'm just looking for a default interface on google earth....
Because I think most people (including me) will be able to use it...

May be 2-5 years ahead..

Cool. Also I did update my link to make sure I was using KMZ.