Jules Verne Voyager: Earth Features Help

Earth Features Help Index:


For more information about our Voyager map tool, contact: Lou Estey
(louunavco.org)
Last modified: 15 Apr 2005

Overview    

See Getting Started for a quick overview of the Jules Verne Voyager map tool capabilities.

For items specific to voyaging Earth, continue to read this Earth Features Help page.

To learn how to use the grd, gmt, geo, lbl, vel, mon, msc, and/or opt codes to customize a starting view, see Advanced Help: URL customizing.

Voyager Earth features     The default Earth uses a texture underlay grid grd=1 showing

  • above sea level: ARC Science Simulations' Face of the Earth ™ (based on NOAA-11 image data from 1992; natural surface colors of the Earth, pole-to-pole, cloud-cover eliminated, snow-cover minimized) mixed with shaded relief (derived from GTOPO30 DEM, Sandwell and Smith bathymetry v6.2, and various polar bathymetry DEMs circa 1998)

  • below sea level: color-coded and shaded relief bathymetry/topography (derived from same DEM sources as above)

The texture underlay grids available under [Features:] of Voyager: Earth are:

[Face of the Earth, relief]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth grd =
1		   see above (0.01° resolution)
[Topography, color, relief]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?grd=2 grd =
2		   color-coded and shaded relief topography/bathymetry, based on GTOPO30, S+S v6.2, other (0.01° resolution)
[Topography, grey, relief]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?grd=3 grd =
3		   grey-coded and shaded relief topography/bathymetry, based on GTOPO30, S+S v6.2, other (0.01° resolution)
[Greytone shaded relief]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?grd=4 grd =
4		   grey-tone shaded relief topography/bathymetry, based on GTOPO30, S+S v6.2, other (0.01° resolution)
[Topography, grey]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?grd=5 grd =
5		   grey-coded topography/bathymetry, based on GTOPO30, S+S v6.2, other (0.01° resolution)
[Topography, color]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?grd=6 grd =
6		   color-coded topography/bathymetry, based on GTOPO30, S+S v6.2, other (0.01° resolution)
[Face of the Earth]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?grd=7 grd =
7		   ARC Science Simulations' Face of the Earth ™ (0.01° resolution)
[Terra/MODIS]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?grd=8 grd =
8		   true color, cloudless daytime view of continents and oceans, Terra satellite/MODIS sensor imagery (0.044° resolution)
[DMSP, Nightlights]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?grd=17 grd =
17		   true color, cloudless nighttime view of continents and oceans, derived from Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Operational Linescan System (OLS) satellite imagery (0.022° resolution)
[SeaWiFS bio: old->new]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?grd=100 grd =
100		   seasonal averages of SeaStar/SeaWiFS biosphere diversity measurements, cycling forward in time starting in late 1997 (0.088° resolution)
[SeaWiFS bio: new->old]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?grd=118 grd =
118		   seasonal averages of SeaStar/SeaWiFS biosphere diversity measurements, cycling backward in time back to late 1997 (0.088° resolution)
[SeaWiFS lrf: old->new]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?grd=150 grd =
150		   seasonal averages of SeaStar/SeaWiFS land reflectance measurements, cycling forward in time starting in late 1997; ocean and other water areas shown in black (0.0417° resolution)
[SeaWiFS lrf: new->old]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?grd=169 grd =
169		   seasonal averages of SeaStar/SeaWiFS land reflectance measurements, cycling backward in time back to late 1997; ocean and other water areas shown in black (0.0417° resolution)
[Ocean Floor Age]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?grd=23 grd =
23		   Digital Isochrons of the World's Ocean Floor, Version 1.5 (0.1° resolution)
[GSRM strain rate]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?grd=14 grd =
14		   2nd invariant of strain-rate, International Lithosphere Project (ILP) Global Strain Rate Map (GSRM) Project, SUNY Stony Brook (0.2° resolution)
[GSRM strain style]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?grd=15 grd =
15		   strain style eigenvalue decomposition (e.g. tension, compression, shear, etc.), ILP GSRM, SUNY Stony Brook (0.2° resolution)
[GSRM scaled style]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?grd=16 grd =
16		   scaled strain style eigenvalue decomposition, same as style except the color is shaded as the strain rate tends toward zero, ILP GSRM, SUNY Stony Brook (0.2° resolution)
[EGM96, NASA geoid]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?grd=12 grd =
12		   Earth Geopotential Model 1996 (EGM96), NASA geoid model, showing undulations from WGS-84 ellipsoid model (0.25° resolution)
[EGM96, NIMA - NASA geoid]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?grd=13 grd =
13		   EGM96, difference between NIMA and NASA geoid undulation models (0.25° resolution)
[EGM96, Free air model]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?grd=27 grd =
27		   EGM96 converted to free air gravity model in milligals by (l+1)/R normalization of the geoid (0.5° resolution)
[GSHAP, smooth]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?grd=20 grd =
20		   Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program (GSHAP) seismic hazard potential, raw data (not contoured) (0.1° resolution)
[GSHAP, contour]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?grd=21 grd =
21		   GSHAP seismic hazard potential, contoured data (0.1° resolution)

The standard image overlays available under [Features:] for optional longitude and latitude marking or distance scale bars are explained Advanced Help: generic options.

The other image overlays for Voyager: Earth available under [Features:] are:

[Land, white]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?gmt=4&grd=0&geo=0 gmt =
4		   Dry land shown in either white outline or white fill, shown as outline here
[Land, black]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?gmt=8&grd=0&geo=0 gmt =
8		   Dry land shown in either black outline or black fill, shown as outline here
[Land: outline/fill]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?gmt=20&grd=0&geo=0 gmt =
16		   Dry land filled in black or white; outlined otherwise (case shown is white fill, with gmt=4)
[Ocean, blue]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?gmt=32&grd=0&geo=0 gmt =
32		   Ocean and other major bodies of water filled in with blue
[Major Rivers]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?gmt=2&grd=0&geo=0 gmt =
2		   major permanent and intermittent rivers
[Political Boundaries]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?gmt=1 gmt =
1		   country, state, and province political boundaries
[Country names]  no thumbnail image lbl =
32		   country names added on zoomed-in maps
[Cities]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?lbl=64 lbl =
64		   positions and names of major cities (more are shown as you zoom in, according to population)
[Tectonic Plates (coarse)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?geo=1 geo =
1		   coarse, but continuous, outline of tectonic plate surface boundaries
[Tectonic Plates (fine)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?geo=2 geo =
2		   discontinuous fine outline of tectonic plate surface boundaries, showing major ridge, trench, and transform segments
[PB2002 Plates]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?geo=2048 geo =
2048		   plate outline of Peter Bird's PB2002 tectonic plate boundary model
[Holocene faults]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?geo=4096 geo =
4096		   traces of faults known to be active in the Holocene (dataset mostly in the western USA)
[Pleistocene faults]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?geo=8192 geo =
8192		   traces of faults determined to be active in the Pleistocene (dataset mostly in the western USA)
[Earthquakes]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?geo=8 geo =
8		   over 532000 earthquakes of NEIC catalog from 1961-2004, color-coded by depth
[Recent earthquakes]  no thumbnail image geo =
16384		   nominally the last week's worth of seismic event locations by the USGS, color-coded by depth
[Focal Mechanisms]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?vel=1 vel =
1		   lower-hemisphere seismic focal mechanisms, from Harvard centroid moment tensor (CMT) solutions of earthquake ground motion
[World Stress Map]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?vel=2 vel =
2		   2004 World Stress Map showing direction of most compressive horizonal stress component, as determined from normal faults, thrust or reverse faults, strike-slip faults, and other data sources
[Hotspots]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?geo=1024 geo =
1024		   "hotspot" sites; long-term sites of sub-lithospheric volcanic up-wellings used as markers to help track tectonic plate motion
[Volcanoes]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?geo=4 geo =
4		   sites of volcanic activity over the last 12000 years (Holocene)
[Large Holocene eruptions]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?geo=131072 geo =
131072		   known sites of large-volume volcanic eruptions over the last 12000 years (Holocene)
[label volcanoes]  no thumbnail image lbl =
2		   volcano or volcanic site names added on zoomed-in maps
[label eruption dates]  no thumbnail image lbl =
512		   dates of eruptions added on zoomed-in maps
[Impacts]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?geo=16&grd=0 geo =
16		   outlines of 174 known terrestrial impact sites, plus 3 possible oceanic impact sites
[label impact names]  no thumbnail image lbl =
128		   impact site names added on zoomed-in maps
[label impact ages (Ma)]  no thumbnail image lbl =
256		   impact site ages (millions of years before present) added on zoomed-in maps
[LIPS outline]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?geo=32 geo =
32		   outlines of Large Igneous Provinces (LIPS)
[LIPS filled]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?geo=64 geo =
64		   same as above, but with LIPS regions shown as filled


GPS (or other) solution and monument position image overlays are available under [GPS/other:]. The first selections are horizontal crustal motion vectors:

[GPSVEL ITRF2000 (NNR)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?vel=1024 vel =
1024		   GPSVEL project ITRF2000 crustal motion in no-net-rotation (NNR) frame
[IGS ITRF2000 (NNR)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?vel=8388608 vel =
8388608		   IGS ITRF2000 crustal motion in no-net-rotation (NNR) frame
[CGPS ITRF2000 (NNR)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?vel=33554432 vel =
33554432		   CGPS [2004] ITRF2000 crustal motion in no-net-rotation (NNR) frame
[REVEL ITRF97 (NNR)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?vel=4194304 vel =
4194304		   REVEL [2000] ITRF97 crustal motion in no-net-rotation (NNR) frame
[IGS ITRF96 (NNR)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?vel=4 vel =
4		   IGS ITRF96 crustal motion in no-net-rotation (NNR) frame
[SCEC ITRF96 (NNR)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?vel=8 vel =
8		   Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) ITRF96 crustal motion in no-net-rotation (NNR) frame
[E. Mediter. (EU)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?vel=32768 vel =
32768		   eastern Mediterrean 2000 crustal motion in fixed Eurasian (EU) frame
[Central Asia (EU)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?vel=65536 vel =
65536		   central Asia crustal motion in fixed Eurasian (EU) frame
[JAMSTEC,2004 (NNR)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?vel=16777216 vel =
16777216		   Thailand and surrounding IGS sites crustal motion in ITFR2000 no-net-rotation (NNR) frame
[WING 1998 (EU)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?vel=262144 vel =
262144		   WING (western Pacific) 1998 crustal motion in fixed Eurasian (EU) frame
[GSI GEONET (--)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?vel=8192 vel =
8192		   GSI GEONET (Japan) crustal motion in local (--) frame
[Taiwan-Luzon (EU)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?vel=16384 vel =
16384		   Taiwan-Luzon crustal motion in fixed Eurasian (EU) frame
[USGS ITRF96 (NA)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?vel=32 vel =
32		   USGS ITRF96 North America crustal motion in fixed North American (NA) frame
[WUSC ITRF96 (NA)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?vel=64 vel =
64		   Western U.S. Cordillera (WUSC) ITRF96 crustal motion in fixed North American (NA) frame
[Alaska (NA)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?vel=512 vel =
512		   Alaska crustal motion in fixed North American (NA) frame
[SCAT ITRF94 (NA)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?vel=131072 vel =
131072		   southern and central Alaska (SCAT) ITRF94 crustal motion in fixed North American (NA) frame
[Chugach ITRF96 (NA)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?vel=524288 vel =
524288		   Chugach Mountains (Alaska) ITRF96 crustal motion in fixed North American (NA) frame
[Oregon ITRF96 (NA)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?vel=4096 vel =
4096		   Oregon ITRF96 crustal motion in fixed North American (NA) frame
[SCEC ITRF96 (NA)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?vel=16 vel =
16		   SCEC ITRF96 crustal motion in fixed North American (NA) frame
[EBAR ITRF2000 (NA)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?vel=2048 vel =
2048		   Eastern Basin and Range (EBAR) ITRF2000 crustal motion in fixed North American (NA) frame; very small vectors, so you will probably want to use one of the x options
[New Madrid ITRF96 (NA)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?vel=256 vel =
256		   New Madrid (central U.S area) ITRF96 crustal motion in fixed North American (NA) frame; very small vectors, so you will probably want to use one of the x options
[SNAPP ITRF94 (SA)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?vel=128 vel =
128		   South America-Nazca Plate motion Project (SNAPP) ITRF94 crustal motion in fixed South American (SA) frame
[label velocity sites]  no thumbnail image lbl =
4		   label selected velocity sites; link launches GPSVEL vel=1024 with labels
[enhance vel vector]  no thumbnail image opt =
8		   enhance any of the above tectonic vectors with outlining color; link launches GPSVEL vel=1024 with enhancement
[vectors x1]  no thumbnail image opt =
0		   standard 50 mm/yr scale; link launches standard EBAR vel=2048
[vectors x2]  no thumbnail image opt =
1		   expand standard length x2 (25 mm/yr scale); link launches x2 EBAR vel=2048
[vectors x5]  no thumbnail image opt =
2		   expand standard length x5 (10 mm/yr scale); link launches x5 EBAR vel=2048
[vectors x10]  no thumbnail image opt =
3		   expand standard length x10 (5 mm/yr scale); link launches x10 EBAR vel=2048
[vectors x20]  no thumbnail image opt =
4		   expand standard length x20 (2.5 mm/yr scale); link launches x20 EBAR vel=2048
[vectors x50]  no thumbnail image opt =
5		   expand standard length x50 (1 mm/yr scale); link launches x50 EBAR vel=2048
[95% velocity confidence]  no thumbnail image opt =
16		   include (if possible) the 95% confidence error ellipse at tip of each velocity vector; link launches GPSVEL vel=1048 with ellipses


The next selections are for sites (monuments) where high-precision GPS or other geodetic data has been collected:

[4-char codes]  no thumbnail image lbl =
1		   include 4-char codes on all GPS sites that are selected
[show all:]  no thumbnail image mon =
262143		   select all GPS sites for display (this may include some sites not in the Voyager menu)
[remove all:]  no thumbnail image mon =
0		   deselect all GPS sites for display
[UNAVCO]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?mon=1 mon =
1		   about 8000 monuments with data archived at UNAVCO Boulder Facility
[UNAVCO Perm Stat]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?mon=2 mon =
2		   over 500 permanent station sites with data managed and archived at UNAVCO Boulder Facility
[BARD]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?mon=128 mon =
128		   BARD array
[CDDIS]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?mon=8 mon =
8		   sites archived at CDDIS; NASA GGN plus others
[IGS]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?mon=4 mon =
4		   IGS array
[GGN]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?mon=2048 mon =
2048		   NASA GGN array
[SENH]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?mon=8192 mon =
8192		   NASA SENH sites
[NGS/CORS]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?mon=16 mon =
16		   NGS CORS array
[PANGA CWU]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?mon=256 mon =
256		   PANGA CWU array
[PANGA UW]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?mon=512 mon =
512		   PANGA UW array
[SCEC]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?mon=32 mon =
32		   SCEC sites
[SCIGN]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?mon=131072 mon =
131072		   SCIGN array
[SOPAC]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?mon=64 mon =
64		   sites of RINEX data archived SOPAC UNAVCO Facility
[WCDA]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?mon=1024 mon =
1024		   WCDA array
[SuomiNet]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?mon=16384 mon =
16384		   SuomiNet array; "geodetic" and "atmospheric" monumentation


The next selections are for related geophysical or meteorological sites:

[USNSN (seis)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?msc=256 msc =
256		   USNSN seismic array
[ASOS (met)]  http://jules.unavco.org/Earth?msc=512 msc =
512		   NOAA ASOS meteorological array

Note: Any grd, gmt, geo, lbl, vel, mon, msc, or opt code might change in the future, so be sure to check here for the current values!

Comments, questions, problems about Jules Verne Voyager? Send mail to Lou Estey
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