About the CD-ROM
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Publication Information
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Geological Survey of Canada, Map 2096A (English and French versions, 2 sheets each)
Lithotectonic map of the Appalachian Orogen, Canada--United States of America
Carte lithotectonique de l'orogène des Appalaches, Canada--États-Unis d'Amérique
J.P. Hibbard, C.R. van Staal, D.W. Rankin, and H. Williams

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada 2006

Digital topographic data from Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI®) 
provided by United States Geological Survey.

This publication is also available in printed format (in English or French).


Directory Structure on CD-ROM
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The CD-ROM is divided into the following directories:
 
\               - Contains this readme file, as well as its French equivalent 
                  (lisezmoi.txt); a file containing disclaimers and an 
                  end-user agreement for digital data (licence.txt); and a file 
                  containing the recommended citation (citation.txt).
\apps           - Contains ESRI® ArcExplorer™ v. 2.0 software (see below for 	
                  information on installation and licence agreement).
\data           - Contains digital data in two formats, as well as one or more 'demo' 
		  files for quick viewing of the data.
  \English    	- Data for English map.
   \e00         - Directory for ArcInfo™ E00 exchange format.
    \a2096_1    - Contains a readme file specific to files in E00 format
                  and directories for base and geological data sets.
      \base     - Contains base data sets.
      \geology 	- Contains geological data sets.
    \a2096_2    - Contains a readme file specific to files in E00 format
                  and directories for base and geological data sets.
      \base     - Contains base data sets.
      \geology 	- Contains geological data sets.
   \shp         - Directory for shapefile format.
    \a2096_1    - Contains a readme file specific to files in shape file
                  format, and directories for base and geological data sets.
      \base     - Contains base data sets.
      \geology  - Contains geological data sets.
    \a2096_2    - Contains a readme file specific to files in shape file
                  format, and directories for base and geological data sets.
      \base     - Contains base data sets.
      \geology  - Contains geological data sets.
  \Français  	- Data for French map.
   \e00         - Directory for ArcInfo™ E00 exchange format.
    \a2096_1    - Contains a readme file specific to files in E00 format
                  and directories for base and geological data sets.
      \base     - Contains base data sets.
      \geology 	- Contains geological data sets.
    \a2096_2    - Contains a readme file specific to files in E00 format
                  and directories for base and geological data sets.
      \base     - Contains base data sets.
      \geology 	- Contains geological data sets.
   \shp         - Directory for shapefile format.
    \a2096_1    - Contains a readme file specific to files in shape file
                  format, and directories for base and geological data sets.
      \base     - Contains base data sets.
      \geology  - Contains geological data sets.
    \a2096_2    - Contains a readme file specific to files in shape file
                  format, and directories for base and geological data sets.
      \base     - Contains base data sets.
      \geology  - Contains geological data sets.
  \demo     	- Contains ArcExplorer™ project file. 
\doc            - Contains .pdf files of map elements, including map and legend, as 
		  well as figures, tables, and/or additional notes, as applicable.
  \English    	- Map elements in English.
  \Français  	- Map elements in French.
\meta         	- Contains metadata in 'FGDC classic' format.
  \English    	- Metadata in English.
  \Français  	- Metadata in French.
 
Applications Directory (\apps)
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Contains installation file(s) for ArcExplorer™.

ArcExplorer™ 
The installation file for ArcExplorer™ v 2.0 for Windows® was downloaded
from http://www.esri.com/software/arcexplorer. Please visit this web site for
system requirements, documentation and user guides. The document
arcexplorer_license.doc is the ArcExplorer license agreement that you agree to
upon installation of ArcExplorer™.
 
Installation of ArcExplorer™ under 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 of the installation wizard.
 
To get started quickly in viewing the digital data, start ArcExplorer™ and in 
the File menu, click Open Project. Navigate to the \data\demo directory on this
CD-ROM and open the project file (*.aep).
 
Data Directory (\data)
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Contains data in two formats, each in its own subdirectory. Separate
readme files specific to each format provide detailed information.

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.
 
\data\demo 
Contains the ArcExplorer™ project file for displaying the data with 
ArcExplorer™.

 
Assistance
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Questions, suggestions, and comments regarding the geological information
contained in the data sets should be addressed to the contact person identified 
under 'Point of contact' in the metadata file.
 
Questions, suggestions, and comments regarding the digital format, distribution,
or cartographic products should be addressed to the contact person identified 
under 'Distribution information' in the metadata file.
 
 
Date Stamp
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Digital data for release created on (Y/M/D) 2006/01/27.
ArcInfo version: 9.0,,(Fri Mar  5 16:09:26 PST 2004)
GEMS versions: 2.3 
Digital Release AML version: 2.0