DNR Releases New Version of Washington Interactive Map

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Earth Resources, has announced the release of a new version of the interactive geologic information portal.

Visiting this link:

https://fortress.wa.gov/dnr/geology/?Theme=wigm

takes you to the DNR Viewer Application displaying the Washington Interactive Geologic Map.  Information available on the map includes Surface Geology at various scales, several Seismogenic Features, Ground Response to seismic events, Tsunami inundation areas, Base Layers, a Street Map, and Aerial Imagery.  Map controls allow one to zoom to a chosen geographic area or to latitude and longitude coordinates, find an address, bookmark points of interest, identify features, query layers, draw and measure on the map, download a georeferenced map snapshot, and create a pdf for printing.

Other map themes are available from a drop-down box in the upper left corner of the map page or from this link:

http://www.dnr.wa.gov/ResearchScience/Topics/GeosciencesData/Pages/geology_portal.aspx

DNR reports that the new application runs on ArcGIS Server 10.0 and is more efficient than the previous version.  They also promise further enhancements in the near future including the addition of new themes and utilities.

WSM intends to report on the future enhancements to this tool as they are announced.  In the meantime, take the time to have some fun playing around with this useful system.