diff --git a/src/visualization/JE802EarthVisualization.java b/src/visualization/JE802EarthVisualization.java
index 5283de6..71cc11f 100644
--- a/src/visualization/JE802EarthVisualization.java
+++ b/src/visualization/JE802EarthVisualization.java
@@ -342,6 +342,11 @@ public class JE802EarthVisualization extends JEmula {
 		if (!modelFolder.exists()) {
 			modelFolder = new File("jemula802" + File.separator + "resources" + File.separator + "models");
 		}
+
+        // load resources from system directory if no local directory
+        if (!modelFolder.exists())
+			modelFolder = new File("/usr/share/jemula802/models");
+
 		File filesFolder = new File(this.thePath2Results + File.separator + "kml");
 		for (File file : modelFolder.listFiles()) {
 			JE802Starter.copyFile(modelFolder.getPath() + File.separator + file.getName(),