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Drift Composition and Surficial Geology of the Trutch Map Area (94G), Northeastern British Columbia

Geological Survey of Canada Open File D3815

Welcome to Trutch (94G) (CD-ROM)

Introduction

This CD-ROM presents geoscience data on the drift composition (geochemistry and mineralogy) and surficial geology of Trutch (94G) 1:250,000 map sheet (National Topographic System).

Data are presented on maps in the UTM coordinate system (see Projections). Vector data files are also presented in several different file formats (Arc/Info shapefiles (*.shp)1, dBase (*.dbf), and Autocad drawing exchange files (*.dxf) .

This CD-ROM also includes a limited edition of SurView, a 16-bit viewing application for all versions of Microsoft Windows, developed at the Geological Survey of Canada, originally released as GSC Open File 2661, and extensively upgraded on the Yukon digital geology CD-ROM (S.P. Gordey and A.J. Makepeace, compilers); Geological Survey of Canada Open File D3826 and Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Open File 1999-1(D). SurView runs directly off the CD-ROM. It can display, print, and query the *.shp and database files.

System Requirements

This CD contains a variety of GIS file formats, as described in Files, Directories and Formats. Files can be read on any operating system that runs software with the capability to import the file's particular format (e.g. a .dbf file can be read by ArcView on Windows95, as well as by Arc/Info running on a Unix system, and by almost all spreadsheet or database applications on any platform).

SurView has the following requirements:

  1. 386 or higher
  2. Windows 3.1, 95, 98, or NT
  3. 8 MB (Windows 3.x) or 16 MB (Windows95 or higher) of RAM
  4. at least 256 colour video driver
SurView should also run on suitably configured Mac systems that provide an emulation layer for the Windows environment.

You do not need to install SurView as it runs directly off the CD. However, you can install if you want to view files on your hard disk without having to insert the CD each time. If you have an older version of SurView installed on your computer, it should be replaced with the version included on the CD. Installation instructions are in the Installation, Configuration and Removal section of the SurView tutorial.

Documentation

The documentation consists of HTML files which can be viewed with any Web browser or by most modern word processors. For details of documentation files see the Documentation section of File, Directories and Formats.

Getting Started

This product is an AutoPlay CD on Windows 95, 98, and NT. The intro.exe applet will run automatically a moment after the CD is loaded. Windows 3.1 users can launch it from File Manager by going to the :\Trutch folder on the disk and double clicking on intro.exe. From the intro application you can read documentation (Documentation and Read Me buttons), get a brief overview of how to view data in SurView (Tour buttons), and explore the data itself (View Data button).

To view the data properly your display must be properly configured. If you find that the data display quality is poor, then read FAQ 5 and FAQ 6 in the document Frequently Asked Questions.

Assistance

Questions, suggestions for improvements, and comments regarding this CD-ROM are welcome and should be addressed to:
Jan Bednarski
Telephone (403) 292-7187
Fax: (403) 292-5377
Email Jbednars@nrcan.gc.ca
Address Geological Survey of Canada 
3303-33rd Street NW, Calgary, Alberta 
T2L 2A7

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