Downloading an Incident KMZ File for a Published Decision

While every effort has been made to make WFDSS a system that meets all of your geospatial needs, we recognize that, occasionally, you might need to analyze and view spatial information outside of WFDSS. You can download data in several formats:

• shapefiles (in meters and degrees)
• ASCII grids

KMZ files (Keyhole Markup Language Zip file is a file format that is used to display geographic information, such as KMZ files in GOOGLE Earth.)

Any WFDSS user can open and view an incident KMZ file for a published decision directly from GOOGLE Earth, or download it to a computer. When viewing incident KMZ files from GOOGLE Earth, the KMZ file contains all mapping information (planning, MAPs, incident obj. shapes, fire perimeter, and accepted fire behavior analysis) from the Incident folder, except for the unit shapes.

To download an incident KMZ file for a published decision:

1. From the Incident list, select the incident > click View Information. The Edit Information page appears.
2. From the left menu, choose Download KMZ. The File Dowload box appears.
3. Click one of the download options:
   • Save to download the KMZ file to your desktop. Specifiy the location to save the file. Click Save. Once the file is downloaded to your computer, you can double-click the file to open it in Google Earth.
   • Open to display the KMZ file in Google Earth. The KMZ file name appears in the My Places pane in Google Earth. You can view the information by clicking the + to expand the list.
   • Cancel to exit the File Download box and return to WFDSS.

Once you download the KMZ, you can use it outside of WFDSS; examples include training, briefings, or data management.

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Last updated on 9/16/2016 11:42:29 AM.

 

In This Section WFDSS Decision To download an incident KMZ file for a published decision:

See Also Creating a Pending Decision Creating and Publishing a Decision About the Text Editor Editing a Decision Copy a Published Decision Creating Draft Decisions and Reports Adding Text to a Decision Copying/Pasting Text into a Decision Adding an Image to a Decision Adding Incident Content to a Decision Using the Advanced Decision Editor Adding FMUs manually to Incident FMUs Including Analysis Results in a Decision Including WFDSS-generated M.A.P. Images in a Decision Restoring Decision Content to a Previous Version Viewing Decision Information Downloading an Incident KMZ File for a Pending Decision Viewing KMZ Files Beginning the Review/Approval Process for an Incident Decision Publishing a Decision (for Incident Owners)

Reference Field Descriptions Glossary Resources Spatial Data Reference Landscape Data Source Reference Relative Risk Reference Organization Assessment Reference Fire Behavior Reference About the WFDSS Decision Editors