View Wetlands Data with a Keyhole Markup Language (KML)
file
KML is an XML language focused on geographic
visualization, including annotation of maps and images. KML
files can be viewed with several software programs including
ArcGIS Explorer and
Google Earth*.
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Please read the Disclaimer,
Data Limitations, Exclusions
and Precautions, and the
Wetlands
Geodatabase User Caution.
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Google Earth
sample content menu:
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If using Google Earth, it is
recommended that you always load the file and
open Google Earth by selecting the link below to
ensure that you use the latest version. Please note that Google
Earth version 6.0, or higher, is required to run this file.
If Google Earth fails to launch automatically, the
file can also be used by first launching the Google
Earth application. Save the .kml file to your computer,
then select the menu option File,
Open,, locate the previously downloaded
file (WetlandsData.kml), then click the Open
button.
Tips and other information:
- Click on any layer checkbox to view or hide
the image layer
- Click on any legend checkbox to view or hide
it
- The display of each layer is dependent on the
current scale and location. Status will display
on a scale of 1:200,000 or smaller. Wetland and
Riparian data will display at a scale of 1:200,000
or larger.
- If two versions of Google Earth are currently
installed on your computer, it is recommended that
the oldest version (and its associated desktop icon)
is removed from your computer.
- To remove the Wetlands KMZ file from Google
Earth, right-click on the FWS Wetlands &
Riparian folder located under Places (Google
Earth left panel), then select Delete.
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Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Digital data available on this site represent
the latest, most accurate information available
from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National
Wetlands Inventory. These data are also available
on
The National Map.
- Please visit our
Map Creation and Mapper Display page for more
tips and technical information. The data are available
through an OGC compliant
Web Map Service.
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* It is extremely important that U.S.
Fish and Wildlife (FWS) employees appropriately use Google
mapping software and understand its limitations and
uses.
There are many situations where Google mapping software can
be a useful and productive tool to aid our work. FWS staff
should understand
the appropriate application and use of Google software.
Please
view this document for more information;
or visit this
FWS Sharepoint site for more Google
use information.