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Some pages contained within this website may require a third-party utilities to open or view. Below are some of the most common:

Many of our maps are available in KML and KMZ file formats. Below are some of the applications available to support these formats:

NASA 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
GoogleEarth viewer - KML file format support - free download from Google.com
ESRI’s ArcGIS Explorer - KML file format support - free download from ESRI.com
Gaia3 - supports KML/KMZ - free download from https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218010211/https://www.thecarbonproject.com/gaia.php
uDig - supports KML - free download from https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218010211/https://udig.refractions.net/
Keyhole Keyhole 2 LT and Keyhole 2 NV (NVIDIA graphics cards only) - KML file support - (Purchase) - download from Keyhole.com
FME (Feature Manipulation Engine) - converts data in one format to another - KML file format support - (Purchase) - download from Safe.com

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 - https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218010211/https://www.ryobi-sol.co.jp/visolve/en/
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 - https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218010211/https://www.colorhelper.com/