README FILE GETTING STARTED The HTML documentation on this CD is best viewed at a screen resolution of 1024 x 768 using Microsoft Internet Explorer. If this CD-ROM fails to start automatically on a Microsoft Windows Operating System or if it is used on an operating system other than Microsoft Windows, the HTML documentation may be accessed by pointing any browser to the 'index.htm' file in the DOC\HTML directory. If this CD-ROM fails to start automatically it will be necessary to manually install Adobe AcrobatReader so that the Portable Document Files (PDF) may be viewed. See the final paragraph in this Readme File for AcrobatReader installation instructions. VIEWING THE DIGITAL MAP IN PDF A PDF version of the digital map is included for reference when setting up an ArcView project or ArcInfo coverages from the SHAPE and EXPORT files. This map (file nts95c15.pdf) may be viewed using the Adobe AcrobatReader. FOR EXPERT GIS USERS: Following are the setup parameters to begin importing the data. Projection: not projected Coordinate System: Longitude, Latitude in decimal degrees and decimal degrees Horizontal Datum: NAD83 Vertical Datum: Mean Sea Level ABOUT THE CD-ROM: This CD contains the Geological Survey of Canada Open File 1750 which is a Geographic Information System (GIS) geological dataset produced as part of the Central Foreland NATMAP Project. Identification of the dataset and an explanation of the CD file structure follows. TITLE: A GIS Dataset of Geological Features for the Dendale Lake Map Area (95C/15),Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories. OPEN FILE EDITORIAL LEVEL: Geological Survey of Canada editorial standards for GIS products are currently under development. However, every effort has been made to ensure accuracy in this Open File Report. SCALE: Feature selection and ground distance resolution is 1:50 000 map scale equivalent. PUBLICATION DATE: 2003 ORIGINATOR: Geological Survey of Canada - Calgary AUTHORS: Fallas, K. M. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: The data in this open file are provided in formats suitable for use with ArcInfo Version 8.2 or later on any platform or ArcView 3.2 or later on any platform or any software capable of importing the SHAPE format files directly or any software capable of translating either ArcInfo Export (E00)files or SHAPE files. A text or hypertext document viewer is required to access the documentation. CD DIRECTORY STRUCTURE: Start Directory: ANSI text files pertaining to the CD and CD contents, a browser start page, and executables which automate the CD operation: \README.TXT \ABSTRACT.TXT \CITATION.TXT \LICENCE.TXT \METADATA.TXT \AUTOPLAY.EXE \AUTOPLAY.ICO \AUTOPLAY.INI \AUTOPLAY.INF \SPLASH.BMP DOCUMENTATION FOLDERS: \DOC \HTML Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) file type \ABSTRACT.HTM \ACKNOW.HTM \CITATION.HTM \INDEX.HTM \LICENCE.HTM \METADATA.HTM \OVERVIEW.HTM \PHOTO.HTM \REFERENC.HTM \IMAGES FOLDER HTML page GIF files \PDF Portable Document File (PDF) file type \NTS95C15.PDF \LICENCE.PDF \DXFNTD_1.PDF DATA FILE FOLDERS: The data file names are identical in the E00 and SHP folders, only the file extensions differ. \DATA \E00 ArcInfo Export file type from ArcInfo version 8.2 \SHP SHAPE file type from ArcView version 3.2 \DXF Geomatics Canada base map data Filename Content gel95c15 geological contacts srp95c15 orientation data stp95c15 geological stations una95c15 geological unit polygons unl95c15 geological uint lines The DXF folder contains a metadata file (.met extension) and a Windows zip file (nts95c15.zip) of the Geomatics Canada DXF data. VIEWING SOFTWARE FOLDER: \APPS \Adobe AcrobatReader version 5.0.5 Follow these steps to manually install AcrobatReader 5.0.5 and view the PDF map: 1. navigate to the CD 'APPS' folder and copy the AcrobatReader setup program ar505enu.exe to your hard drive; 2. navigate to the folder you copied ar505enu.exe to, double-click on ar505enu.exe and follow the prompts.