OT -- attn SF Bay Area members

[BikeMomma]

I'm trying not to let this stuff freak me out too much! The last two teeny weeny quakes on the Hayward fault (3.something and 4.something) were within 2 miles of my house...

For the earthquake geeks out there: My office-mates are part of a team working on a GIS-based earthquake modeling application (in beta now with CalTrans) for the Fed Hwy Admin that analyzes and maps effects of highway and bridge collapses in the Bay Area based on statistical earthquake simulations. So there is just a little too much talk about earthquakes here in our downtown SF office! The application is called Redars - some more info here for the true geeks!

Very cool link, Z....We use Arcview at the City for most of our mapping and parcel data, and use it ALOT for sending out public hearing notices to property owners. We have older versions of ArcExplorer on our desktops, but due to licensing restrictions, Arcview is on only two computers in the department. So, I end up using ArcExplorer in most of my day-to-day stuff. Handy for answering citizen inquiries, since we have the aerial photos on there, too, and for projects, finding utility easements, hydrants, etc.

I found another link you won't like.... http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/research/seismology/wg02/ Don't freak out....maybe it won't come until 2033.....