Live Global Earthquakes
With Google API
This map shows live data of earthquakes greater than magnitude 4.5 that have occurred within the past seven days. The data comes from the USGS real-time feeds in the form of a geoJSON which is updated every 5 minutes. The first map was created in conjunction with the Google Maps API.
An HTML file was created for the map and referenced via an ifram to fill the section below. The full screen version can also be accessed by clicking on the button below. The GeoJSON from USGS was referenced in this HTML file, which calls the live earthquake data to this map. The code for the info box and the proportional circles came from the lab materials, while the rest was stylized using the Google Maps API references/guides, which helped in creating the legend and changing the basemap to streets in night mode.
Colorizing the circles in addition to making them proportional was attempted, but the reference code was unable to integrate into the map successfully. Stylizing the map took the longest time, and finding the reference for the legend took longer than expected. Google Maps API does not seem to be the easiest or perhaps best service for this live data feed display, but it is still possible.