Comments on: San Diego residents rip TV fire maps http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/26/san-diego-residents-rip-tv-fire-maps/ Where TV Finds the Future Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:41:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Danny Buelna http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/26/san-diego-residents-rip-tv-fire-maps/#comment-548868 Danny Buelna Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:42:20 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/26/san-diego-residents-rip-tv-fire-maps/#comment-548868 Maps can be easily kept up to date using the right format without using Google, Microsoft or Mapquest. By creating small detailed area maps, in a PDF file, maps can be printed and viewed by the web user. These web maps can be maintained and changed by the minute if neccesary. The only thing lacking is motivation to do it in a emergency situation. Danny Buelna San Diego Metro Publishing Danny Buelna San Diego Metro Publishing Maps can be easily kept up to date using the right format
without using Google, Microsoft or Mapquest.
By creating small detailed area maps, in a PDF file, maps can be printed and viewed by the web user. These web maps can be maintained and changed by the minute if neccesary. The only thing lacking is motivation to do it in a emergency situation.
Danny Buelna
San Diego Metro Publishing

Danny Buelna
San Diego Metro Publishing

]]> By: discreet_chaos http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/26/san-diego-residents-rip-tv-fire-maps/#comment-541535 discreet_chaos Sun, 28 Oct 2007 06:03:35 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/26/san-diego-residents-rip-tv-fire-maps/#comment-541535 A Google map would not be lifesaving informaton to someone that isn't in the fire zone, as was the case with the person cited in the post. They had already evacuated, so all a map would do is tell them where the fire had been. With that said, if multiple stations were to pool their resources as Cory suggested, one would think that at least one of the stations would have the proper license. And, it all may be a question with experince with disasters because though they have earthquakes in So Cal, they aren't an ongoing event which can be mapped with doppler, so a different kind of approach is probably needed. A Google map would not be lifesaving informaton to someone that isn’t in the fire zone, as was the case with the person cited in the post. They had already evacuated, so all a map would do is tell them where the fire had been.

With that said, if multiple stations were to pool their resources as Cory suggested, one would think that at least one of the stations would have the proper license. And, it all may be a question with experince with disasters because though they have earthquakes in So Cal, they aren’t an ongoing event which can be mapped with doppler, so a different kind of approach is probably needed.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/26/san-diego-residents-rip-tv-fire-maps/#comment-541306 Anonymous Sun, 28 Oct 2007 02:59:23 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/26/san-diego-residents-rip-tv-fire-maps/#comment-541306 Brink, I'm pretty sure this falls under the "we dare you to sue us for not withholding your lifesaving information from the public" clause. Brink, I’m pretty sure this falls under the “we dare you to sue us for not withholding your lifesaving information from the public” clause.

]]> By: aidian http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/26/san-diego-residents-rip-tv-fire-maps/#comment-540463 aidian Sat, 27 Oct 2007 17:25:09 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/26/san-diego-residents-rip-tv-fire-maps/#comment-540463 Just exercise your fair use rights because it's a disaster of biblical proportions. Just exercise your fair use rights because it’s a disaster of biblical proportions.

]]> By: Brink http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/26/san-diego-residents-rip-tv-fire-maps/#comment-539417 Brink Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:49:45 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/26/san-diego-residents-rip-tv-fire-maps/#comment-539417 (Google has TV licensing agreements, but I’m sure in this case Google wouldn’t have minded if San Diego stations put them on the air without an agreement.) Are you nuts? Just violate the law becaue it's more expedient to do so? In what world do you live? (Google has TV licensing agreements, but I’m sure in this case Google wouldn’t have minded if San Diego stations put them on the air without an agreement.)

Are you nuts?

Just violate the law becaue it’s more expedient to do so?

In what world do you live?

]]> By: adm http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/26/san-diego-residents-rip-tv-fire-maps/#comment-539236 adm Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:10:00 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/26/san-diego-residents-rip-tv-fire-maps/#comment-539236 despite the anonymous jibe above, this is an extremely good point. as a news consumer, i suggest news directors get familiar with online mapping utilities now so they are not trying to figure them out in the midst of a crisis. google has some extremely good tools now that do not even require programing, and the resulting maps can be embedded on any web page. despite the anonymous jibe above, this is an extremely good point. as a news consumer, i suggest news directors get familiar with online mapping utilities now so they are not trying to figure them out in the midst of a crisis. google has some extremely good tools now that do not even require programing, and the resulting maps can be embedded on any web page.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/26/san-diego-residents-rip-tv-fire-maps/#comment-539209 Anonymous Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:46:51 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/26/san-diego-residents-rip-tv-fire-maps/#comment-539209 Yes, in extreme situations, information may be an important component of your television news product. Yes, in extreme situations, information may be an important component of your television news product.

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