
Minnesota Geological Survey
Fargo/Moorhead Study
base layers

Base layers are derived from ESRI-prepared base materials originating
from USGS dlgs and other sources.  The layers are projected in study 
coordinates and clipped to the project area polygon (papg)

covers
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BSAN        - lat/lon tic points and annotations for base
FMSLNMRD    - major roads (1:50,000)
FMSLNRIV    - rivers
FMSLNRR     - railroads
FMSPGCTY    - counties
FMSPGPLC    - places(polys - populated places-cities,etc.)
FMSPGSTA    - states
FMSPGWAT    - water (lakes,etc.)
mnpgtwn     - twonships - Minnesota
ndpgtwn     - townships - North Dakota
PAPG        - project area polygon
(included but not used in generated base)
QUAD024     - 1:24,000 USGS quad polys
QUAD100     - 1:100,000 USGS quad polys

 all coverages are present as ArcInfo export (.e00) files.
 shapefile versions are also included.

 all coverages and shapefiles are in the FMS projection which is:

   Lambert projection 
   units: meters
   1st std parallel: 33 00 00
   2nd std parallel: 45 00 00
   central meridian: -96 30 00
   origin parallel : 45 00 00

 using the NAD83 datum.

other files
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gbase.aml   - aml to generate base plot
gbase.ai    - Illustrator version of base plot

fnt030.e00  - export of MGS ArcInfo font file fnt030
              (needed for symbols used by gbase.aml)
mgslin.e00  - export of mgs.lin lineset used by gbase.aml
mgsmrk.e00  - export of mgs.mrk markerset used by gbase.aml
mgsshd.e00  - export of mgs.shd shadeset used by gbase.aml
mgstxt.e00  - export of mgs.txt textset used by gbase.aml

Tim Wahl/MGS - 6/2005
tewahl@umn.edu





