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I have been asked to generate a map for an emergency planning exercise. There is no data as such but essentially I need to generate a file to be printed out which shows smoke/fumes over a small area from a certain point. It's outside of what I normally do and I wondered if anyone had any visual examples and/or suggestions about how best to achieve it and make it look visually correct (or just appealing). I could just display a polygon over the area and shade it but just wondered if there is a better solution.

Many thanks
Martin 

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Martin Dowler
CHESHIRE & WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST
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Hi Martin,

Interesting!  I guess the main issue would be wind-direction, but if this isn't being considered in this exercise then your suggestion of using a polygon to represent the 'cloud' would be best.  I would make it irregular, rather then just a circle, and make it grey with transparency, so the base mapping can be seen.  Here's a couple of examples I've just knocked up using the eclipse tool and then merging objects together.


I guess you could add a symbol to show the point of escape, if that was relevant. 

Interesting to see what others come up with.

Greg

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Greg Driver
Knowledge Community Shared Account
Shelton CT
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​Thanks Greg I will do that.

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Martin Dowler
CHESHIRE & WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-20-2019 07:45
From: Greg Driver
Subject: Advice on how to display plumes of smoke

Hi Martin,

Interesting!  I guess the main issue would be wind-direction, but if this isn't being considered in this exercise then your suggestion of using a polygon to represent the 'cloud' would be best.  I would make it irregular, rather then just a circle, and make it grey with transparency, so the base mapping can be seen.  Here's a couple of examples I've just knocked up using the eclipse tool and then merging objects together.


I guess you could add a symbol to show the point of escape, if that was relevant.

Interesting to see what others come up with.

Greg

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Greg Driver
Knowledge Community Shared Account
Shelton CT
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You can also download any of these fancy plumes of smoke images and insert them as images on the layout on top of your map.

It might however be a bit harder to locate these images correctly in the map and maintain that location if you zoom or pan the map.

These images were found here: https://ya-webdesign.com/explore/smoke-plume-png/
But you might be able to find other similar images on other sites. The site above seems to provide free images but I haven't studied the licenses closely.

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Peter Horsbøll Møller
Pitney Bowes
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-20-2019 08:21
From: Martin Dowler
Subject: Advice on how to display plumes of smoke

​Thanks Greg I will do that.

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Martin Dowler
CHESHIRE & WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-20-2019 07:45
From: Greg Driver
Subject: Advice on how to display plumes of smoke

Hi Martin,

Interesting!  I guess the main issue would be wind-direction, but if this isn't being considered in this exercise then your suggestion of using a polygon to represent the 'cloud' would be best.  I would make it irregular, rather then just a circle, and make it grey with transparency, so the base mapping can be seen.  Here's a couple of examples I've just knocked up using the eclipse tool and then merging objects together.


I guess you could add a symbol to show the point of escape, if that was relevant.

Interesting to see what others come up with.

Greg

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Greg Driver
Knowledge Community Shared Account
Shelton CT

Plume modelling Martin? Plume modelling...

There is some free software from the US called Aloha​ (been around donkeys years and used to pay for it).
It is mostly used for chemical spills/emergencies and has a huge database behind it of every concoction that
would represent a problem if accidently spilled or released. It then takes in parameters of volume and wind speed
and direction to produce a Plume. Export to KML and pop it into MapInfo...
https://www.epa.gov/cameo/aloha-software

Could be handy?

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John Ievers
CDR Group
Hope Valley, United Kingdom
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​Thanks all of you for the answers. I simply now have to decide how much time I have to spend on the project!. The plume images look good and they are copyright free (useful site!) and the Aloha software also looks a useful tool with some good supporting documentation.

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Martin Dowler
CHESHIRE & WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-20-2019 11:44
From: John Ievers
Subject: Advice on how to display plumes of smoke

Plume modelling Martin? Plume modelling...

There is some free software from the US called Aloha​ (been around donkeys years and used to pay for it).
It is mostly used for chemical spills/emergencies and has a huge database behind it of every concoction that
would represent a problem if accidently spilled or released. It then takes in parameters of volume and wind speed
and direction to produce a Plume. Export to KML and pop it into MapInfo...
https://www.epa.gov/cameo/aloha-software

Could be handy?

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John Ievers
CDR Group
Hope Valley, United Kingdom
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Hi Martin

You may want to look at the CHEMET data provided by the Met Office.The data they supply usually consists of a dispersion point and a several polygons generally detailing high and low risk areas and an associated time period the data is valid for. Have a look at this for an example CHEMET leaflet

Regards

Liz

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Liz Walker
3TC Software Limited
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