About the CD-ROM ================ Publication Information ----------------------- Geological Survey of Canada Open File 4265 (CD-ROM) Confederation Lake Ontario Published 2002 © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada 2004 Digital Topographic Data provided by Geomatics Canada, Natural Resources Canada NOTE: Open files are preliminary products and have not gone through the GSC formal publication process. Directory Structure on CD-ROM ----------------------------- The CD-ROM is divided into the following directories: \ - Contains this readme file, licencing information and recommended citation. \apps - Contains ArcExplorer software (see instructions below for installation and licensing). Exist only if ArcExplorer file created. \data - Contains digital data in two formats and the project file for use with ArcExplorer. \e00 - Directory for ArcInfo E00 exchange format. \of4265 - Contains a readme file specific to files in E00 format and directories for base and geological data sets. \base - Contains base digital data sets. \geology - Contains geological digital data sets. \shp - Directory for shape file format. \of4265 - Contains a readme file specific to files in shape file format and directories for base and geological data sets. \base - Contains base digital data sets. \geology - Contains geological digital data sets. \doc - Contains PDF of map, legend, figures, descriptive notes, and references if they exist on map. \meta - Contains metadata in FGDC classic format. Applications Directory (\apps) ------------------------------ Contains the installation file for ESRI's ArcExplorer 2 for Windows, downloaded from http://www.esri.com/software/arcexplorer. Please visit this web site for system requirements, documentation and user guides. The Word document ArcExplorer_License.doc is the ArcExplorer License Agreement that you agree to upon installation of ArcExplorer. Installation of ArcExplorer on Windows requires administrator privileges. During installation, files are put in the TEMP directory. A TEMP environment variable must be set and the TEMP directory should be writable. To install ArcExplorer, run or double click on the file ae2setup.exe and follow the instructions from the installation wizard. To get started quickly in veiwing the digital data, start ArcExplorer and from the File menu, click Open Project. Navigate to the \data directory on this CD-ROM and open the project file (*.aep). Data Directory (\data) ---------------------- Contains digital data in two formats, each in its own directory. Separate readme files specific to each format also exist providing detailed information. May also contain the ArcExplorer project file for viewing the digital data with ArcExplorer. Consult the Cartographic Digital Standards (CDS) document, found at http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/ess/carto under the Knowledge Base section, for information about naming conventions, attribute structure and definitions, required info files, and the use of external tables. Assistance ---------- Questions, suggestions, and comments regarding the geological information contained in the data sets should be addressed to the contact person who is knowledgable of the data set, as noted in the metadata file. Questions, suggestions, and comments regarding the digital format, distribution or cartographic products should be addressed to the contact person who is responsible for distribution, as noted in the metadata file. Date Stamp ---------- Digital data for release created on (Y/M/D) 2004/07/15. ArcInfo version: 8.3,,(Wed Dec 18 08:17:08 PST 2002) GEMS versions: 2.2 (June 25, 2003) Digital Release AML version: 1.0