Day 2

Visual Search:

By using Google Maps’ satellite imagery, we can search for visual cues that signal the presence of an industrial facility.

1. Display the industrial landuse layer by checking its box

2. Scroll down to the bottom of your layer list and click on the little box next to the Base map layer. We will be using a Satellite base map, which should be the second map.

3. Look at facilities that have already been found, looking for visual cues for potential stormwater-polluting industrial activity (such as open lots with large piles of scrap waste). Here are some examples:

MV Transportation Inc

SA Recycling LLC

Samson Auto Salvage

0. Scan industrial land use areas for the same visual cues. Once a facility is found, uncheck the industrial layer to turn it off, then zoom in far enough so that Google displays a business name (icon shows a small square within a circle). Select the “Metals facilities” layer in the white box, and then click on the business name and add facility to map.

1. Your search area will be what was assigned to you last week.

2. Make sure you are on the correct layer when you add facilities onto your map!