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Downloading an Analysis KMZ File

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.)

You can download analysis results of FSPro, NTFB, and STFB if you are the incident owner, or have privileges to view or edit the analysis. Once the analysis is complete, any WFDSS user can download the KMZ file for a single analysis or multiple analysis by using the Filter List.

The Near Term Fire Behavior Results Downloads page has links to KMZs; these KMZs, when opened in Google Earth, allow users To View NTFB KMZ Animations.

Note: If you have just received privileges to view an analysis, log out and log back in to WFDSS so the privileges in your profile update properly.

To download a KMZ file:

From the Analysis List page, select the analysis you want to download a KMZ for.
Select Download KMZ. The File Dowload box appears.
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 5/12/2014 10:43:18 AM.