1997
The Coast-Intermontane Belt GIS Library is a synthesis of available geoscience information for the east-central portion of the Vancouver (NM-9) map area of southwestern British Columbia. It is designed to be used as an interactive research and/or educational resource for those interested in the geological framework and tectonic evolution of the southwest Canadian Cordillera- the range of mountains that extends northward through Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon.
The east-central portion of the Vancouver map area encompasses the southern Coast Belt and adjacent parts of the Intermontane and Insular morphogeologic belts of the southwestern Canadian Cordillera. It includes both rugged alpine terrain of the Coast Mountain and Cascade Range physiographic provinces, and adjacent low-relief terrain of the Thompson Plateau, Fraser Lowland and Georgia Depression.
The bedrock foundation for this part of the Canadian Cordillera is a collage of accreted island arc and oceanic crustal fragments, many of which were derived from distant parts of the Pacific Ocean basin and assembled along the ancient continental margin of North America in the early Mesozoic. Since the Early Jurassic (~185 million years ago), these crustal fragments and associated plutonic suites have been structurally imbricated and shuffled along the continental margin in response to subduction-accretion processes and large-scale transcurrent displacements between North America and oceanic crust of the Pacific, Kula and Juan de Fuca plates. Similar processes of subduction, accretion and transcurrent faulting are active today along the boundary between western North America and oceanic crust of the Juan de Fuca and Pacific plates.
Information provided on this CD-ROM represents a synthesis of more than a century of geological mapping and research in the Vancouver (92G), Hope (92H), Ashcroft (92I) and Pemberton (92J) map areas of the southwestern Canadian Cordillera. Collectively, these data provide a foundation for interpreting the history and mechanisms of terrane accretion and crustal deformation that have shaped this segment of the western North American plate margin over the last 200 million years.
We have designed an interactive library interface based on MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR(TM) and ADOBE ACROBAT(TM) Systems technology that provides access across multiple computer platforms to a wide range of geoscience information. Text and image-based information, including maps and photographs, are accessible to MACINTOSH (TM), MICROSOFT WINDOWS (TM), DOS and UNIX (TM) platforms through ADOBE ACROBAT READER (version 3.0) and ACROBAT SEARCH components of the Library interface. GIS maps and associated database information are accessible to WINDOWS (TM) platforms through SURVIEW, a powerful view and query program. Licensed copies of these programs are included on this CD-ROM, and can be installed through the Library interface. The heart of this project is an integrated GIS data library (GSC Digital ReleaseDXXXX) comprising more than 25 layers of geoscience information. The library is available in UTM (NAD27/NAD83) and Geographic (NAD27/NAD83) Projections, and is provided both in native ARC-INFO format, and in a variety of standard export formats (.e00, shapefile, .dbf) that are portable to a wide range of commercial GIS and desktop publishing applications designed for UNIX, WINDOWS and MACINTOSH platforms.
3.1) WINDOWS 3.1 and WINDOWS 3.11 for Workgroups:
3.2) WINDOWS'95 AND WINDOWS NT
3.4) UNIX
3.5) DOS
4) SURVIEW
Installation Step 1: SURVIEW.EXE & related files f SurView resides on a CD-ROM, you do
not need to copy SURVIEW.EXE to your hard disk - you can run it directly from the CD-ROM.
But you may copy the files to your hard disk if you wish (perhaps so you can run it without the
CD-ROM).
To install SurView, simply copy the SURVIEW.EXE, SURVIEW.HLP and *.RGB/CMY files to any directory you wish, perhaps one of the following names:
However, the location or name of the SurView directory is not important. If you received a self-extracting ZSURVIEW.EXE file, copy it to the directory (as above) and execute it to unpack it. You may then delete ZSURVIEW.EXE. For example:
Installation Step 2: CTL3DV2.DLL (not required for Windows '95)
If you are running Windows '95, you can skip this step - CTL3DV2.DLL is not needed for
Windows '95.
If you do not already have a CTL3DV2.DLL file in your ...\windows\system directory or if the supplied CTL3DV2.DLL file is newer than the existing file, copy the supplied CTL3DV2.DLL to the ...\windows\system directory. Failure to do this will cause Windows to abort loading SurView. The best way to do this copy is with File Manager: if the file already exists. File Manager will display a dialog box showing you the date, time and size of both versions of the file and asking you to confirm the copy. Cancel the operation if the installed CTL3DV2.DLL file is newer than the version supplied with SurView.
When you run SurView, if you get a message:
"This application uses CTL3DV2.DLL, which has not been correctly installed" then ensure that you have only a single copy of CTL3DV2.DLL and that it is installed in your ...\windows\system directory.
Installation Step 3: Creating an Icon
Now start up Windows and choose File | New from Program Manager. If you want to create a new group in which to install SurView, then choose 'Program Group' first to create the group. Otherwise, select the group in which you wish to place SurView and choose 'Program Item'. The fields of the dialog box might look like:
Once the icon has been inserted into the appropriate group, you may start up SurView simply by double-clicking the icon.
Installation Step 4: File Association
In order to be able to launch SurView automatically by clicking on files from File Manager, you need to set the File Association, so that Windows knows where to find SURVIEW.EXE. SurView adds entries to the Windows registry file for File Association. This only needs to be done once or if you move SURVIEW.EXE.
Start up SurView. From the 'system' menu in the extreme upper left corner of SurView (icon in Windows '95), select 'File Association'. In the dialog box, click 'Add' and then 'Ok' to close the dialog box. See Section 2.35 for detailed instructions).
De-Installation of SurView
1. Run SurView one last time and select 'File Association' from the [--] system menu in the upper left corner. Click the 'Remove' button to remove the entries from the Windows registry. Note that SurView does not use any entries in the [Extensions] section of WIN.INI for File Association - just the Windows registry.
You can also do this from File Manager's File | Associate menu item. Enter each of the SurView file types (see Section 3) and enter the value 'none'. If you are an experienced Windows user, you can also remove the File Association entries with the Windows REGEDIT utility.
2. Delete the SurView icon from the program group in which it resides.
3. Delete the entire ...\surview directory tree in which the SurView files (SURVIEW.EXE, SURVIEW.HLP & *.RGB) were placed.
4. SurView maintains one configuration file: ...\windows\SURVIEW.CFG (see Appendix D.15). Delete the SURVIEW.CFG file from the ...\windows directory
5. Do NOT delete CTL3DV2.DLL from the ...\windows\system directory (whether you installed
it there or not), because many other applications use it, i.e. it is not specific to SurView.
Information contained on this CD-ROM is formatted to run on DOS, Windows 3.1,
Windows95/NT, Macintosh and/or UNIX platforms. The Surview interface is available
only on Windows 3.1, Windows'95, and WindowsNT platforms.
5.1) WINDOWS95/WINDOWS NT**
*Minimum
*Recommended
5.2) WINDOWS 3.1 AND 3.11 FOR WORKGROUPS**
*Minimum
*Recommended
5.3) MACINTOSH*
*Minimum
*Recommended
5.4) UNIX*
UNIX system requirements
*Sun SPARCstation(R):
*HP Series 9000 workstation, model 700 or greater:
*IBM(R) RS/6000(TM) workstation:
*Silicon Graphics workstation: IRIX(TM) 5.3 or later operating system
*Linux workstation:
5.5) OS/2*
*Minimum
For Web browsing, Netscap Navigator 2.02E beta1a or later, IBM Web Explorer v1.0 or later. Note: Web integration on OS/2 is currently limited to use of the Acrobat Reader as a helper application.
*Recommended
*Minimum
*Recommended
This hybrid CD conforms to the ISO-9660 system-independent standard. An ISO-9660 formatted
CD works identically on a PC, Macintosh or Unix workstation. The directory and file structure of
the CD can be viewed as if it were a conventional hard disk. Although the file structure is system
independent, the user must still deal with differences in the way different operating systems
format files, in particular ASCII files. To remove this concern from the end user this CD contains
data configured in both PC and Unix compatible formats. Compact disks are a cost effective way
of distributing large quantities of data but do have some limitations. Data transfer rates of CDs
are comparable to hard disks but access times are much slower. The slow access time can have
negative implications for applications that require concurrent querying of several files. The result
is that displaying and querying thematic coverages such as geology maps can be very slow due to
the program repeatedly accessing several files in succession. Display of raster and point data are
less effected since they are limited by data transfer rate. The speed of access to geological
coverages can be greatly improved by copying them to the hard disk and reading them from
there.
Although every attempt has been made to ensure that the contents of this CD-ROM are as
accurate as possible, the data on this CD-ROM is provided on an 'as is' basis. The digital data and
software supplied on this CD-ROM are subject to the licence conditions (the contents of the
\LICENCE.TXT file on this CD-ROM are reproduced below). It is supplied on the understanding
that it is for the sole use of the licensee, and will not be redistributed in any form, in whole or in
part, to third parties. Any references to proprietary software in the documentation, and/or any use
of proprietary data formats in this release does not constitute endorsement by the Geological
Survey of Canada of any manufacturer's product.
Licence agreement for digital products
THIS is a legal Agreement between you, the "End-User", and HER MAJESTY THE
QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA ("Canada"), represented by the Minister of Natural
Resources regarding the terms and conditions of the use of the Digital Products. BY
ACCESSING THE DIGITAL PRODUCT FOLLOWING THIS AGREEMENT, YOU
ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS Canada is the owner of the proprietary rights in the data ("Data") and the computer program ("Software"), which are referred to collectively as "Digital Products", delivered with this Agreement; WHEREAS the End-User wishes to obtain the right to use the Digital Products; AND WHEREAS Canada is prepared to license the End-User the right to use the Digital Products for the End-User's own internal use subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; NOW, THEREFORE, Canada and the End-User for valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by the parties, covenant and agree as follows:
1. The End-User acknowledges that the Digital Products are protected under the Copyright Act of Canada.
2. The Digital Products are licensed, not sold, to the End-User for use subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Canada retains all ownership interests in the Digital Products.
3. The End-User shall use the Digital Products only on a single computer. The End-User must obtain a supplementary licence from Canada before using the Digital Products in connection with systems, multiple central processing units, computer networks, or emulations on a mainframe or minicomputer.
4. The End-User shall not decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, create a derivative work, reverse translate or in any other way derive any source code from the Software.
5. The End-User shall not duplicate or reproduce the Digital Products, in whole or in part, in any form or format whatsoever without the prior written consent of Canada.
6. The End-User shall not sell, loan, lease, distribute, transfer or sublicense the Digital Products or otherwise assign any rights under this Agreement to any third party without the prior written consent of Canada. The SurView application supplied on this CD-ROM is under Crown copyright. It is supplied on the understanding that it is for the sole use of the purchaser and is not to be distributed in any form to third parties. In acknowledging receipt of the SurView application, the purchaser undertakes to abide by the foregoing legal requirements implicit in the purchase.
7. If the End-User wishes to make a copy of the Digital Products for internal use, written authorization for such a copy must be obtained from Canada prior to any copies being made and a royalty fee will be charged for each additional copy of the Digital Products made by the End-User.
8. The Digital Products are provided on an "as is" basis and Canada makes no guarantees, representations or warranties respecting the Digital Products, either expressed or implied, arising by law or otherwise, including but not limited to, effectiveness, completeness, accuracy or fitness for a particular purpose.
9. Canada shall not be liable in respect of any claim, demand or action, irrespective of the nature of the cause of the claim, demand or action alleging any loss, injury or damages, direct or indirect, which may result from the End-User's use or possession of the Digital Products or in any way relating to this Agreement. Canada shall not be liable in any way for loss of profits or contracts, or any other consequential loss of any kind resulting from the End-User's use or possession of the Digital Products or in any way attributable to this Agreement.
10. The End-User shall indemnify and save harmless Canada and its Ministers from and against any claim, demand or action, irrespective of the nature of the cause of the claim, demand or action, alleging loss, costs, expenses, damages or injuries (including injuries resulting in death) arising out of the End-User's use or possession of the Digital Products or in any way relating to this Agreement.
11. This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws in force in the Province of Ontario, Canada.