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References to the following vendors or commercial web sites does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NWS) or any of its field offices or employees.

CGI Software support provided in part through the cgic © library:
cgic, copyright 1995 by Thomas Boutell. Permission is granted to use cgic in any application, commercial or noncommercial, at no cost. HOWEVER, this copyright paragraph must appear on a "credits" page accessible in the public online and offline documentation of the program. Modified versions of the cgic library should not be distributed without the attachment of a clear statement regarding the author of the modifications, and this notice may in no case be removed. Modifications may also be submitted to the author for inclusion in the main cgic distribution.

The overLIB javascript library is used on various pages on this website.

Glossary listing - created using MD Glossary, Copyright (c) Matthew Dingley 2003, Express permission has been granted for non-display of copyright notice.

Some content presented on National Weather Service sites require additional applications or plug-ins. These third-party tools and links for download include:

  • Color Blindness tools
    • Visolve - Visolve is a software application (free for personal use) that transforms colors of the computer display into the discriminable colors for various people including people with color vision deficiency, commonly called color blindness. Available for Windows and Mac OS X. Download from Visolve web site - http://www.ryobi-sol.co.jp/visolve/en/
    • eyePilot eyePilot is designed as a “floating window” that is easily dragged-and-dropped over a web page, document or computer application, and allows users to quickly and more accurately view color-coded information. Available for Microsoft Windows XP, 2000 or NT and Mac OS X 10.2 or later. (Purchase) - A 30-day free trial of eyePilot is available from eyePilot web site - http://www.colorhelper.com/
  • Java Java Virtual Machine - free download from java.com
  • Real Player Real Player (for Windows, Linux/Unix, and Mac's) - free download from Real.com
  • Quicktime Player QuickTime Player (for Windows and Mac's) - free download from Apple.com
  • SVG Viewer SVG Image Viewer - free download from Adobe.com
  • DjVu Viewer DjVu (for Windows, Mac OS X, UNIX) - viewer for some large NOAA Atlas and Technical Paper - free download from lizardtech.com

Mapping Applications

  • NASANASA WorldWind viewer (latest version 1.3.5 released May 12, 2006) - free download from NASA
  • World Wind plug-in to support KML (for versions of World Wind earlier than 1.3.4) - free download from WorldWindCentral.com
  • GoogleEarthGoogleEarth viewer - KML file format support - free download from Google.com
  • ESRI ArcExplorerESRI’s ArcGIS Explorer - KML file format support - free download from ESRI.com
  • Keyhole Mapping Keyhole Keyhole 2 LT and Keyhole 2 NV (NVIDIA graphics cards only) - KML file support - (Purchase) - download from Keyhole.com
  • FME (Feature Manipulation Engine) that converts data in one format to another - KML file format support - (Purchase) - download from Safe.com
  • ArcGIS extension that allows ESRI software to read KML until the next full release of ESRI software that will natively support KML/KMZ - (Purchase) - download from KMLer.com

GoogleTM Map/GoogleTM Earth

Google Maps and Google Earth map information and photographic imagery are used under license by Google. NOAA/National Weather Service data presented using Google Maps/Google Earth are in the public domain and is also made available in open standard KML/KMZ format. The map information and photographic imagery contain trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, domain names, and other distinctive brand features. This does not imply an endorsement of Google, Google Maps, or Google Earth products or services by NOAA/National Weather Service. Under the terms of the license, you are permitted to copy or use the Google Maps/Google Earth images on your site so long as Google Maps/Google Earth trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, domain names, and other distinctive brand features are not deleted or in any manner altered.

 
 

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