USGS Open-File Report 2004-1229A

Bankey, Viki, Grauch, V.J.S., and Fugro Airborne Surveys Corporation, 2004


Digital aeromagnetic data and derivative products from a helicopter survey
over the Town of Taos and surrounding areas, Taos County, New Mexico

This CD-ROM contains digital data files and descriptions of aeromagnetic
data collected during an airborne geophysical survey in New Mexico 
in 2003.  The Taos survey covers the area immediately surrounding the Town of
Taos, N.M.  

The digital files include grids, images, ARC/INFO and ARC/VIEW compatible files,
and flight-line data.  

The data files and information about their formats and use are 
organized into four folders (directories) as follows.  Files pertaining 
to this report are contained in the "report" folder; files pertaining to 
the gridded data are contained in the "grids" folder; files pertaining 
to the flight-line data are contained in the "linedata" folder; and 
files pertaining to the color shaded-relief images are contained in the 
"images" folder.  In each folder, ASCII files with the extension "txt" 
describe the format and contents of the data files.  Read the "txt" files 
before using the data files.

To begin, read the file "report.pdf" in the "report" folder.  The report
lists and describes the files available in the other folders.  To view
this report, you must have an Adobe Acrobat reader, version 5 or higher, which
can be downloaded at no cost through http://www.adobe.com/.  
Next, open the report folder and double-click on the report.pdf icon to open the
report.  Refer to the built-in help system in Reader for assistance with
commands.