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EXE / ZIP. Most of our digital
data products are distributed as self-extracting EXE files.They have been
compressed using pkzip. Double click or "RUN"
the EXE file and the data files will be unzipped automatically on any
Windows based computer.The EXE file can also be opened in WinZip
to view and extract the compressed files in the data set. On UNIX platforms,
the unzip command will extract the compressed
files in the EXE.
PDF. Stands for Portable Document
Format. It is a digital document file format created by Adobe Systems
in its software program Adobe Acrobat. These files can be read by Acrobat
Reader. PDF files can be downloaded and viewed in an internet browser
(such as Internet Explorer or Netscape), provided the user has installed
the necessary plug-in. Acrobat Reader and the plug-ins can be downloaded
from Adobe's own web site (www.adobe.com).
DBF. This is the format that digital data is created
in when generated from the database management package dBASE. This is
a standard data exchange format which allows the data to be read in most
commercially available database management systems, and also some GIS,
desktop mapping, and spreadsheet packages.
DXF. This is the format that digital
data is created in when generated from the CAD drawing package called
AutoCAD. This format can be read by AutoCAD, and most CAD, GIS and desktop
mapping packages.
Mineral Resources Branch - DXF/DBF.
This format which is listed with many of our digital products contains
the georeferenced points, lines and polygons from our GIS in a DXF format,
while the GIS database attribute information is supplied in a DBF format.
Where possible we have included one or more of the attributes as text
in the DXF file in order to assist the user with linking his data to the
attributes in the DBF files. Digital products downloaded will install
into the desired directory on the client's computer.
E00. This format is call the ArcInfo
interchange format and is generated from the GIS software package called
ArcInfo. Data in this format can be read by all ESRI products including
ArcInfo, ArcView and ArcExplorer 2 when it is converted into ArcInfo
coverages. Some other GIS and desktop mapping packages may also be able
to use this format. Digital products downloaded will install the E00 file
into the desired directory on the client's computer. The client will then
have to import the E00 file (using the Import71.exe
utility) and create an ArcInfo coverage in the desired directory. This
import procedure will create a sub-directory for each coverage and an
INFO directory.
Mineral Resources Branch - E00. This format for MRB
data contains one or more E00 files for the required coverages. All related
tables can be found int he INFO directory which is created when the data
is imported.
SHP. This is a format that digital
data is created in when generated from the GIS software packages ArcInfo
and ArcView. Data in this format can be read by all ESRI products including
ArcInfo, ArcView and ArcExplorer 2 and 4. Some other GIS and desktop mapping
packages may also be able to use this format.
Mineral Resources Branch - SHP.
This format for MRB data contains the ESRI shapefiles for the georeferenced
point, line and polygon data maintained in the MRB GIS, while the database
attributes maintained in the GIS are supplied in a DBF format. Digital
products downloaded will install into the desired directory on the client's
computer. All digital products released in SHP format after February 2003
will be supplied with ready to use ArcView 3.2a and ArcExplorer 2 and
4 project files. In order to make this work the digital product will installed
with our directory structure. This is be included in the compressed .exe
file that you need to uncompress. When the digital product is installed
in your desired location the upper level directory installed will be a
named dp999v88 where 999 is the digital product number and the 88 is the
version number. The directory below this is our data set ID. Described
below is the directory stucture that will be created on your PC when the
.exe file is uncompressed, directories in () may or may not exist.
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digital product id combined with verion number |
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datasetid |
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MRB's data set ID |
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shp |
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theme1 |
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contains ESRI shapefiles and legend .avl files for theme 1 |
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DBF |
contains any related tables as DBFs |
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theme2 |
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contains ESRI shapefiles and legend .avl files for theme 2 |
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DBF |
contains any related tables as DBFs |
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theme1 |
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datatype |
contains information that can be hotlinked to theme1 |
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theme2 |
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datatype |
contains information that can be hotlinked to theme2 |
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arcview |
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project |
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contains an arcview project file with all themes. This project should
be ready to run automatically |
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(font) |
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may contain TTF fots that may be used |
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arcexpl |
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contains an arexplorer 2 .aep project file that should be ready
to
run automatically. It also caontains a arcexplorer 4 .axl project
file.
In order to run this you will need to edit the .axl (it is an ASCII
file) and replace the string #DPMEPATH# with your drive and path to
the dp999v88 directory |
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metadata |
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contains metadata (data about data) for the digital product. This
is
same as what you can view ont he down load page. We have provided
a
copy in HTM that can be opened in any browser, and a .xml file that
can be used in ArcCatalog |
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(doc) |
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may contain other documentation on the product |
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