Cook Inlet Wetlands
Download or link to Google Earth Wetland map
You can view these maps in GoogleEarth by either downloading a file or linking to it. Downloading might result in better performance because the map will be running on your computer, and not over the internet. If you have a fast internet connection, it will work just fine by linking to it.
An advantage to linking to the file is that updates will become immediately visible without having to download a new file.
Link: Open Google Earth and click on Add at the top, in the menu bar. Choose: "Network Link" at the bottom of the list, a window will open and ask you to name the location- type in whatever you want, "Cook Inlet Wetlands" is a good name. Below that there is a space to type in the Link: Type in: "http://cookinletwetlands.info/cookinlet/CookInletWetlands.kmz", no quotes. Viewing the map can be faster if you download the file, but using the link, you will automatically seechanges when the file is updated.
Download: Right-(cntrl- in Mac) Click on the CookInletWetlands.kmz link below, and save to your computer, pick a spot that you can find later. After the file saves, Open GoogleEarth, from menu bar select file, "Add", then browse to where you saved CookInletWetlands.kmz.
Either: Once it loads (it will be slow with a network link), zoom to an area, wetland polygons outlined in red have photos available, click on a red polygon, and follow the "Photo" link in the table that pops up. Other useful links are "Technical", which leads you to a description of the wetland type, and "FAQ" which provides general information about wetlands, especially concerning wetland permitting. The code at the top of the table refers to the wetland type, the map unit name. More information concerning the map unit name is found by following the link after "Technical". If you find any problems concerning any individual wetland, please use the "CODE" number in correspondence. Save the file to My Places if you want to have it available every time you start Google Earth (you can toggle it on or off).
| FAQ | Mapping Information | CookInletWetlands.kmz (16 Mb- 5 Dec 2011) |
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