SkyTruth Alerts
How-To Guide: Introduction to Alerts
Photo of pipeline explosion, Center Township, PA, taken 2 April 2019. Provided by FracTracker Alliance
Header Features
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Main Menu – access Help guides, saved public maps, find out more about SkyTruth Alerts, or contact us
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Select English or Spanish language for Alerts
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Login/Logout
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Indicates the latitude/longitude coordinates of your cursor
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Scroll down for detailed information about the tabs and features on the SkyTruth Alerts sidebar
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Scroll down for detailed information about SkyTruth Alerts map features
Map Features
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Map toolbar – save map, open saved map, screen capture, etc.
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Select a basemap
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Search by location or latitude/longitude coordinates
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Open/close the sidebar
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Map legend
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Zoom in or out on the map; the number indicates current zoom level
Sidebar Features – Alerts Tab
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Click on the map to find out the elevation of the location
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Visualize alerts as a timeline or “heat map” (intensity map)
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Select which Alerts to you want to view on the map and which you receive email notifications for
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Show or hide specific alerts on the map
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View alerts by state
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View alerts by date range
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Download alerts
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Click on any alerts to view the location and a full report
Sidebar Features – Layers Tab
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Show/hide this layer group
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Set parameters for this layer (opacity, date range, etc.)
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View or hide layer on the map
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Find out more about this layer
Sidebar Features – My Areas Tab
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Start here to create a new Area of Interest (AOI)
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Search for an AOI you’ve created
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Delete this AOI
Sidebar Features – Satellite Imagery/Compare Maps Tab
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Select satellite imagery
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Filtering options — basemap and date selection, max cloud cover percentage, etc.
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Select which satellite images to see side-by-side or in a slider
Sidebar Features – Annotations Tab
Sidebar Features – Drag and Drop Files Tab
Sidebar Features – Full Report Tab
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Draw a setback or circle around the alert, at a distance you specify
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Find out which agency created this report
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Full details about the report
