What do the icons mean?
- Disaster Science
- Bushfire.io
- December 29, 2022
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We have tried to make the symbols, icons and colours easy to understand, but there is a lot to interpret.
What does this icon mean?
Each icon we show is based on a rule:
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Warning Level + Threat Level + Event Type = The Icon Shown
- The colour of the icon shows the Warning Level.
- The shape of the icon shows the Threat Level.
- The glyph (symbol) in the icon shows the Event Type.
How to view the Symbol Legend
The Symbol Legend explains the Warning Levels, Threat Levels and Event Types. You can open it in the Bushfire.io App or on our website at https://bushfire.io.
Open the Symbol Legend in the App to see how our symbols work. Or:
- Visit https://bushfire.io or open the Bushfire.io App.
- Open the Layer Control in the top right.
- Select Help and then View Symbol Legend.
Why don’t you just list every icon?
There can be up to 360 icons. That is a lot to look at and memorise. Learning a few rules is easier.
An icon isn’t shown in the symbol legend…
We do not show every icon (see above and the Symbol Legend). As of January 2023, the Symbol Legend shows every icon that the map can display. It does not show every variant (for example, every shape and colour), because there are too many.
