The knowledge base is comprised of documents describing processes the Cartography section uses on a day to day basis. You will also find a FAQ section where you can quickly find answers to popular questions.

FAQ section

• Our FAQ page might have the information you are looking for.

• Cartographic Workshops
  • Workshop Notes - October 28, 2003 [DOC, 328.2 kb]
• ArcInfo Benchmark
  Benchmark results and procedures to evaluate ArcInfo processing speeds on different hardware platforms and setups.

• Cartographic Digital Standards
  Standards used in Cartography section products.
• Cartographic Design Specifications
  Specifications used to create Cartography section products.
• Cartography section Quality Control Check List
  Check list used in approving Cartography section products.

ArcGIS

• (Please refer to the ArcGIS - Documentation page)

Data Conversion

• Display Red Conversion Chart [DOC, 316.9 kb]
  April 1, 2003
• Line Symbols with Arrows Conversion Chart [DOC, 336.4 kb]
  September 18, 2002
• Upgrading Geological Data Sets to GDR [DOC, 363.0 kb]
  December 2, 2003

External References

• CorelWorld2000 [PDF, 30.1 Mb]
  August 20, 2000

GEMS related

• CMYK and RGB Values for GSC Shadeset.asc [ASC, 30.0 kb]
  October 24, 2001
• Installing GEMS 2_1 [DOC, 325.6 kb]
  July 27, 2002
• Installing GSC Symbolsets and Fonts [DOC, 326.7 kb]
  October 15, 2001
• Whats New in GEMS 2_2 [DOC, 323.1 kb]
  June 25, 2003

Posters

• Creating Geological Legends [PDF, 794.4 kb]
  October 7, 2002

Production Notes

• Adding and Editing Annotation in GEMS [DOC, 386.6 kb]
  October 28, 2003
• Calculating Standard Parallels and Central Meridian [DOC, 350.2 kb]
  July 15, 2002
• Changing Coverage Precision [DOC, 318.0 kb]
  January 14, 2003
• Create Annotation Cover from ASCII File [DOC, 352.8 kb]
  July 15, 2002
• Create Annotation Cover from Labels [DOC, 352.8 kb]
  July 15, 2002
• Create Point Cover from ASCII File [DOC, 353.8 kb]
  July 15, 2002
• Creating Legend PDF [DOC, 324.6 kb]
  October 8, 2002
• Cross Section Profiles [DOC, 603.6 kb]
  March 19, 2003
• Descriptive Notes & References - Templates and Font Styles [DOC, 519.2 kb]
  December 6, 2002
• Geological Legend Command Reference [PDF, 339.0 kb]
  February 6, 2003
• Installing ARCGIS Style Files of GSC Shadesets [DOC, 315.9 kb]
  July 15, 2002
• Plotting Imported Charts [DOC, 324.6 kb]
  January 14, 2003
• Plotting Order for Geological Features [DOC, 21.8 Mb]
  July 11, 2002
• Plotting Symbolized Features in a Legend [DOC, 317.4 kb]
  October 8, 2002
• Processing Hydrology [DOC, 1.5 Mb]
  September 17, 2002
• Projecting Using Datum and Spheroid Options [DOC, 465.4 kb]
  February 4, 2003
• Updates to Metadata for Digital Release [DOC, 27.6 kb]
  September 23, 2004

Specs & Standards

• ALT Key Characters [DOC, 402.9 kb]
  February 17, 2003
• Default Order of Standard Items [DOC, 314.4 kb]
  November 14, 2002
• Geological Feature Types [DOC, 352.3 kb]
  November 14, 2002
• GSC Age Abbreviations [DOC, 345.1 kb]
  November 14, 2002