To use NEESit's Google Earth™ file you must first install the Google Earth™ application available at http://earth.google.com . Next, download the NEESit KML file by clicking on the link to the right. Double click neesit.kml to load the file. If double clicking does not work, launch Google Earth™ and choose Open... from the File menu, then locate and select neesit.kml.

Once neesit.kml has been loaded, a folder called NEESit will appear under the Temporary Places folder. The NEESit folder contains other folders including:

• EERI reconnaissance reports (inside the folder Reports). NEESit plans to add photos, as appropriate, that will appear along with the abstract for each report. More metadata will also be added as the project progresses.
• All NEES experimentation sites.
• All NEESR projects.
• A link to the extensive Strong Motion COSMOS Google Earth™ file, allowing users to access and download (through COSMSOS) any of the available Strong Motion Data Sets.
• A link to a USGS Google Earth™ file including earthquake reconnaissance photos.

In order to view or hide the entire contents of a particular folder, check or uncheck the checkbox next to the folder of interest. Unchecking unnecessary folders helps reduce clutter.

To expand a folder to see each individual entry, click on the disclosure element (a plus sign on Windows or a triangle on MacOS).

To view a particular point of interest, double click on that point's name. The display will then navigate itself to the appropriate geographical position.