Look for files with the following extensions as these files are tailored to
give the user an overview of the data on this CD-ROM.
Adobe Acrobat Reader - Portable Document Format (pdf)
ESRI's ArcExplorer - ArcExplorer Projects (aep)
ESRI's ArcView - ArcView Projects (apr)
The Adobe Acrobat file is suggested for slower computers. It provides graphic images of the Map Showing Geology, Oil and Gas Fields, and Geologic Provinces of the Arabian Peninsula. It also features the accompanying Preface, Introduction, Contact Information, Data Processing Steps and List of Geologic Provinces. The maps can be zoomed and panned. The software needed to view this file is included on this disk.
The ESRI ArcExplorer project presents the data in a simple GIS format, that can be zoomed and panned. In addition, the data layers can be queried. The necessary software is included on this disk.
The ESRI Arcview project offers a more sophisticated GIS presentation of the data. The map can be zoomed and panned. The cartographic symbols are more refined and the data tables can be queried. The software must be purchased from a vendor.
CONTACT INFORMATION
For more information on the World Energy Project contact:
Tom Ahlbrandt
ahlbrandt@usgs.gov
phone: 303-236-5776
Box 25046 MS 939
Denver Federal Center,
Denver, CO 80225-0046
For more information on this CD-ROM contact:
David Ferderer
dferdere@usgs.gov
phone: 303-236-3611
Box 25046, MS 939
Denver Federal Center,
Denver, CO 80225-0046
or
Bill Larson
billl@usgs.gov
phone: 303-236-5640
Box 25046, MS 973
Denver Federal Center,
Denver, CO 80225-0046
or
Richard Pollastro
pollastro@usgs.gov
phone: 303-236-5750
Box 25046, MS 939
Denver Federal Center,
Denver, CO 80225-0046
DATA DIRECTORY (arabian)
ARC_COVR Arc/Info coverages
EXPORT GIS data in Arc/info export format and ascii format
METADATA Metadata for data files included on this disk
MISC USGS Banner
PLOT Files to create plots of maps featured on this disk
VIEWS Arcview project for all platforms and data
METADATA
The files in the metadata directory contain four file formats, located in
ESRI's Arcview 3.x is used to create the U.S. Geological Survey Arcview
Project. Note ArcView software is not supplied on this CD-ROM.
There are two versions of the Arcview project found on this disk. Both
can be found in the directory ARBNPROV/VIEWS. The first, Arabpen.apr, can be
viewed on any platform where Arcview 3.x is already installed. Some
modifications to your system, explained below, are suggested. The second,
Arabpenpc.apr, can be viewed on Windows 95/98/NT platforms without any
modification.
If the operating system is Windows 95/98/NT, access the
project Arabpenpc.apr in the directory ARBNPROV/VIEWS.
If another operating system is used, an environmental variable,
AVDATA2A, must be defined in order to optimally access the ArcView project
located in the directory ARBNPROV/VIEWS. For a more comprehensive discussion
see the install text file in in the appropriate platform subdirectory of
ARBNPROV/VIEWS.
On a Macintosh platform modify the "startup" file in the Preferences
folder of the System folder to include:
System.SetEnvVar ("AVDATA2A", "OF97470B")
An example "startup" file, startup, can be found in the directory
ARBNPROV/VIEWS. The text file, startup, can be dragged into the Preferences
folder within the System folder.
Unix users will need to define AVDATA2A in the ".cshrc file."
With a UNIX machine it is assumed that the CD-ROM drive is
refered to as /cdrom. Modify the ".cshrc" file with a statement
like:
setenv AVDATA2A /cdrom/OF97470B
Subsequently, a logout and login or "source" the .cshrc file will
set the variable AVDATA2A.
Windows 95/98 users can define AVDATA2A in the autoexec.bat file
as follows:
SET AVDATA2A = <CD-ROM drive letter>:
For instance if the CD-ROM drive is drive f, set
this statement in your autoexec.bat:
SET AVDATA2A = f:\arabian\views
The computer must be restarted for this change to take effect.
Windows NT users can define AVDATA2A by mouse clicking to START,
SETTINGS, CONTROL PANEL, SYSTEM, then ENVIRONMENT and defining
AVDATA2A as the variable, and the CD-ROM drive letter followed by
a colon as the value.
This Arcview project was developed in Arcview 3.0. When opened in Arcview 3.1 there may be a message asking whether to upgrade to 3.1 tools. It is suggested that the user respond no. There will still be tools and buttons not intended in the original project, but they have no impact on the functionality of the project.