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GSC Open File 4951 / NTGO Contribution 0021


About this CD-ROM
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This CD-ROM contains stream sediment and water data. These data have been 
compiled in two basic forms 1) raw data and 2) derived products. The raw data 
occurs in separate flatfiles in Microsoft Excel file format. These standard 
file formats are easily imported into most spreadsheet, database and GIS 
computer programs. Products derived from these raw data consist of: data 
listings; summary statistics; and a series of single element maps as Portable 
Document Format (PDF) files.

Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® v7.0 is recommended for best viewing of the CD contents
and is included on the CD for installation. This program can be installed from 
this CD-ROM by double clicking the file AdbeRdr70_enu_full.exe, located in the
\Acrobat Reader directory. It is recommended that this version of Adobe 
Acrobat Reader be used (with the Edit->Preferences->Page Display->Smooth text,
Smooth line art and Smooth images -toggled on to properly view the PDFs on this
CD-ROM. Earlier or later versions may not display the figures and tables as 
originally intended.

The Interface Panel
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This is an 'Autoplay' CD-ROM for Microsoft Windows /98/NT/ME/2000 and XP. 
Inserting the CD into your CD-ROM drive will automatically launch the interface.

Directory Structure
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This CD-ROM contains four directories. 
They are:

	\Acrobat Reader	-  Adobe Acrobat Reader v7.0
	
	\Data		-  NGR data for GSC OF4951 / NTGO Contribution 0021

	\PDF 		-  Preface, data listing, statistics,data presentations
                           and other files used on this CD-ROM. Maps are 
                           presented as Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) 
                           files


Contact Information
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Questions, suggestions, and comments regarding this CD-ROM should be addressed 
to:

Peter Friske
Tel. 613-992-1503
Fax. 613-943-1286
E-mail: pfriske@nrcan.gc.ca

Stephen Day
Tel. 613-995-4950
Fax. 613-943-1286
E-mail: sday@gsc.nrcan.gc.ca

Rick McNeil
Tel. 613-995-7356
Fax. 613-943-1286
E-Mail: rick.mcneil@nrcan.gc.ca

Martin McCurdy
Tel. 613-995-4430
Fax. 613-943-1286
E-mail: mmccurdy@nrcan.gc.ca

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