README INFORMATION FOR AQUEOUS CHEMISTRY INFORMATION LAYER FOR OREGON (AQILO-1).

This compact disc contains digital files for Aqueous Chemistry Information Layer for Oregon (AQILO-1).

This publication is issued by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. It is available from

The Nature of the Northwest Information Center
800 NE Oregon Street, #28, Suite 965
Portland, OR  97232-2162
Telephone: 971/673-2331; Fax: 971/673-1562 http://www.naturenw.org

Title and authorship
Aqueous Chemistry Information Layer for Oregon (AQILO-1).
By Tracy R. Ricker and Clark A. Niewendorp, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

Files
Apart from this README file, all data are grouped into three folders: "Map", "gdb", and "spreadsheet".  No text report accompanies the database. Please read the metadata for data on the data. 
 
"gdb" folder: Contains files in geodatabase file format - native file format of ArcMAP GIS software by Esri, Redlands, California. There is one geodatabase file: AQILO-1.gdb.

"map" folder: Contains the map sheet file, in portable document format in portable document format (PDF), (AQILO-1.pdf).

"spreadsheet" folder: Contains tables in Microsoft Excel format.  Please read the metadata for description of Field Names. 


Data viewing
The AQUILO-1.gdb map data can be viewed with a variety of software applications. Two program manufacturers and one open-source project currently offer viewing software that can be downloaded free: 
http://www.esri.com/software/arcexplorer/index.html
http://www.pcigeomatics.com/freeware/freeware.html

NOTICE
Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that these data should be directly acquired from DOGAMI, and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.
