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ArcView Format Shape Files
If you need geographic information system (GIS) software to view these data, the freeware program ArcExplorer is available to download.
ArcView
Format Shape Files: The ArcView shape files containd double precision data
that was compressed using the software program WinZip. These files are stored
as PC/NT format data, if you want to transfer them to a UNIX computer the shape
files are transferred as binary format data. Any legend (.avl) or metadata (.txt)
files stored with the data should be transfered using ASCII protocols, so a
DOS to UNIX file conversion will be performed. To restore the data:
Metadata:
Metadata for the land cover/use and aquatic areas data sets are stored as ASCII
text files. The files are viewable by clicking on the metadata graphic. To download
the metadata file, either hold the computer's mouse over the metadata graphic
and press the mouse's right-hand mouse button or use which ever option your web
browser contains for saving files.