Help

The home page displays a summary of key disaster information from across the region, including links to relevant resources.

The site uses locational based information to determine a users distance from disaster/emergency incidents. When using a desktop computer the site will request to access a users location, however often this location is not accurate due to the lack of GPS functionality. To update your location you will note at the bottom of screen there is an option to change your location. This allows a user to set a specific location using the map feature to provide more accurate distance indications. Using the site through a GPS enabled mobile device will result in the most accurate locational based information.

The dashboard provides a high level overview of current weather warnings, closed roads & accidents and unplanned power outages. This page also displays an updated BOM radar of the region.

Map Help

The map page provides the user with a graphical interface of key disaster related information across the Sunshine Coast region.

Map features

The map features toolbar located on the left of screen provides the user with an interface to interact with different display features. This toolbar is collapsible by select the down arrow (v). A user can also zoom in or out of the map, as well as select the street view function on bottom right of screen.

Each feature has ‘radio button’ (o) that is used to select/deselect displaying the item on the map. The information icon (i) provides a user with a description of the feature, as well as a display legend where appropriate. A number of the features have been grouped, indicated by an arrow (>), selecting this arrow will expand the group to show the individual features.

Some of the groups/features will indicate a coloured square containing a number. This information is related to the specific’s features display points and legend – for further information select the information icon (i) of the individual display feature.

Hazard maps

This group contains a number of features displaying potential flood levels depending on the severity of the rainfall event.

The riverine flood map - contains four layers which displays the hazards related to four flood event likelihoods:

1. Extreme
2. Major
3. Moderate
4. Minor

The storm tide map - displays possible inundation due to a storm tide surge.

The development areas - are areas which have recently been developed and earthworks have occurred, this will affect the extent of flooding. These areas have been removed from the mapping and will be re-included when new regional flood modelling is available that incorporates the as-constructed development terrain information.