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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
AcrobatReader Installation section below.
VIEWING THE MAP IN PDF
A PDF version of
selected themes from the digital map is included. To avoid clutter, the
PDF map doesn't include the complete data set but it will assist in
recreating a display, if required, using the SHAPE and EXPORT files.
It is also provided to assist in understanding the connections (for
example symbology and labels) between traditional hardcopy geology maps
and the same features described as entities with attributes in a GIS. This map (file nts95c9.pdf) may be viewed using the Adobe AcrobatReader.
EXPLORING THE
GIS DATASET USING ARCREADER
A realistic GIS view of the data along with
limited manipulation functionality is available through the use of
ArcReader. This free software is delivered with ArcGIS or may be
downloaded and installed as a stand alone application via the web. See
the procedures outlined in the ArcReader Installation section below.
FOR EXPERT GIS USERS:
Following are the setup parameters to begin importing the data.
Projection: not projected
Coordinate System: Longitude, Latitude in decimal
degrees
Horizontal Datum: NAD83
Vertical Datum: Mean Sea Level
ABOUT THE CD-ROM:
This CD contains the
Geological Survey of Canada Open File 1828 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
Chinkeh Creek Map Area (95C/9), Northwest Territories and Yukon
Territory.
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
AUTHOR:
Lane, L.S., and Fallas, K.M.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
The data in this open file are provided in formats suitable for use with ArcInfo Version 8.3 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
\IMAGES FOLDER HTML page GIF files
\PDF Portable Document File (PDF) file type
\NTS95c9.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 8.3
\SHP SHAPE file type from ArcView version 3.2
PMF file type from ArcPublisher 8.3
\DXF Geomatics Canada base
map data
Filename Content
gel95c9 geological contacts
srp95c9 orientation data
stp95c9 geological stations
sap95c9 samples
una95c9 geological unit polygons
unl95c9
geological unit lines
The DXF folder
contains a metadata file (.met extension) and a Windows zip file
(nts95c9.zip) of the Geomatics Canada DXF data.
VIEWING SOFTWARE FOLDER:
\APPS
\Adobe AcrobatReader version 5.0.5
\ArcReader version 8.3
AcrobatReader Installation
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.
ArcReader Installation
This software
requires Windows NT 4.0 with service pack 6a or Windows 2000 or Windows
XP and uses 200 MB of disk space. If ArcReader is already installed,
skip to step 3 below.
1. navigate to the CD 'APPS' folder and copy the ArcReader setup program
ArcRea_1.exe to your hard drive;
2. navigate to the folder you copied
ArcRea_1.exe to, double-click on ArcRea_1.exe and follow the
prompts.
3. navigate to
the Data folder on the CD and copy the SHP folder to the C drive.
4. navigate to
the SHP folder on the C drive and double-click on the file nts95c9.pmf
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