RustMapper-Web provides Google Earth visualization of
Ug99 status in a browser. To use the tool all you need is the free Google Earth plug-in from Google - If
RustMapper-Web does not load, simply click on the "Get the Google Earth Plug in now" button.
NB: Supported browsers currently include Firefox 3.x, IE6, IE7 and IE8 all on Windows. Mac now supported
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RustMapper-Web contains the following information and is automatically updated every 5 days:
1. Current known sites & status of Ug99 or derivatives
2. Country summary information on wheat production and susceptibility to Ug99
3. Near-real time wind trajectories (24, 48& 72 hours, starting at 500m above ground) from known stem rust sites using the NOAA HYSPLIT model
4. Major wheat production areas in Africa & Asia