1_README.TXT HAZPAC: An Interactive Map of Pacific Rim Natural Hazards, Population, and Infrastructure By Brynn L. Bemis, Heather V. Goss, Eric S. Yurkovich, J. Taylor Perron, and David G. Howell Prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with "Crowding the Rim," a partnership of the American Red Cross, the Circum-Pacific Council, Stanford University, and the U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-76 Version 1.0 2002 U.S. Department of the Interior Gale A. Norton, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey Charles G. Groat, Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUICK START: Please refer to the "INTRODUCTION TO HAZPAC" section below to determine which HAZPAC project will be right for you. Note: Only PCs running Windows 98/2000/NT/XP may run the ArcExplorer 2.0 version of HAZPAC. Note: Only PCs running Windows 98/Me, NT 4.0, or 2000 may run the ArcView 3.x versions of HAZPAC. Note that ArcView 3.x also is supported with limitations on Windows XP (Home Edition and Professional) -- see information at ESRI's website (http://www.esri.com/software/arcview/knownissues.html). Once you have decided which HAZPAC project is suitable for you, please refer to the "GETTING STARTED" sections below for some basic information that will help you begin using HAZPAC. Also, we highly recommend that you follow the Tutorial exercises in the project-specific HAZPAC User Guides. The User Guides are PDF (Portable Document Format) files that must be read with Adobe Acrobat Reader (a free copy of Acrobat Reader 5.0.5 is included on this CD-ROM; see the "GETTING STARTED" sections below for installation instructions). For those of you who are experienced users and who already have the software installed on your PC, you may choose to run HAZPAC directly from this CD-ROM. However, you may find that you experience slow command-response times and screen-refresh rates; therefore, you may want to copy the folders containing the project files to your hard disk and then run HAZPAC from there. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION TO HAZPAC: Welcome to HAZPAC! HAZPAC is an interactive map about natural hazard risk in the Pacific Rim region. It is intended to communicate to a broad audience the ideas of "Crowding the Rim," which is an international, public-private partnership that fosters collaborative solutions for regional risks. HAZPAC, which stands for "HAZards of the PACific," uses Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to help people visualize the socioeconomic connections and shared hazard vulnerabilities among Pacific Rim countries, as well as to explore the general nature of risk. On this CD-ROM, we have included several different versions of HAZPAC for use with different software packages, all of which require Windows PCs. Please refer to the following list to determine which version is appropriate for you. 1) "HAZPAC.AEP" (located in the "HAZPAC_ARCEX" folder) -- The ArcExplorer version of HAZPAC, for those who do not have ArcView 3.x software (a free installable copy of ArcExplorer 2.0 software is included on this CD-ROM). 2) "HAZPAC_ARCVIEW.APR" (located in the "HAZPAC_ARCVIEW" folder) -- The ArcView (Spatial Analyst) version of HAZPAC, for those who have ArcView 3.x software and its Spatial Analyst extension. 3) "HAZPAC_NOSPATIALANALYST.APR" (located in the "HAZPAC_ARCVIEW" folder) -- The ArcView (non-Spatial Analyst) version of HAZPAC, for those who have ArcView 3.x software but do not have the Spatial Analyst extension. We also have included all HAZPAC ArcView vector data as ArcInfo export (.E00) files for use with different types of GIS software (for example, ArcInfo, MapInfo, or MAPublisher) on different platforms (for example, Windows, UNIX, or Macintosh). The export files are located on this CD-ROM in the "HAZPAC_EXPORT" folder. Please consult the individual README files in each of the folders for detailed descriptions of their content and data organization, as well as specific instructions on how to get started using HAZPAC. If you would like to learn more about HAZPAC and GIS maps, we have included on this CD-ROM a brief fact sheet, entitled "WHAT_IS_HAZPAC.PDF," which describes some basic concepts behind the HAZPAC interactive maps (please note that you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read this file; a free installable copy is included on this CD-ROM). Please note that a preliminary, demonstration version of HAZPAC is also accessible online. No GIS experience will be necessary to use this version of HAZPAC. A link to the online version of HAZPAC can be found at the "Crowding the Rim" website (http://www.crowdingtherim.org/docs/ctr/products.html). Be advised, however, that this online version of HAZPAC is for demonstration purposes only and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards. For more information on HAZPAC or "Crowding the Rim," please contact: David G. Howell U.S. Geological Survey -- "Crowding the Rim" 345 Middlefield Road, M/S 975 Menlo Park, CA, 94025, U.S.A. telephone: (650) 329 5430 email: dhowell@usgs.gov online: http://www.crowdingtherim.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: We extend our gratitude to all the organizations who created the datasets and then made them available to this project. Thanks to our colleagues at U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the other "Crowding the Rim" partners, supporting organizations, and corporate sponsors, all of whom gave us helpful suggestions. We are grateful to Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) and to colleagues from around the world who provided useful scripts on the ESRI website. In particular, we would like to thank the editor of this CD-ROM, Taryn Lindquist (USGS), who provided invaluable comments, suggestions, and critiques during the final revisions of this product. Finally, for their generous and helpful assistance, we are grateful to our USGS colleagues Scott Graham, Sara Boore, Phil Stoffer, Kate Barton, Anne Hereford, Maria Nieves Hernandez, Jennifer Pollard, and Micah Wengren. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATA CREDITS: Airports Council International Circum-Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution Munich Reinsurance Company (Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft) National Geophysical Data Center National Imagery and Mapping Agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Oak Ridge National Laboratory Thales GeoSolutions (Pacific), Inc. United Nations Statistical Division United States Geological Survey ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATA DISCLAIMER: The datasets in HAZPAC have been gathered and (or) converted from a wide variety of sources. The Crowding the Rim GIS Development Team has made every effort to maintain the integrity of the original datasets whenever possible. Obvious errors in the data have been corrected, but, in most cases, the data is presented "as is." In some cases, however, data had to be manipulated in order to make them suitable for HAZPAC. As a consequence, manual editing may have resulted in minor errors during this process. For details concerning the sources of, as well as any modifications to, the datasets in HAZPAC, please consult one of the following project-specific metadata files: for the ArcExplorer datasets, see "METADATA_AX.TXT" (located in the "HAZPAC_ARCEX\DATA" folder); for the ArcView datasets, see "METADATA_AV.TXT" (located in the "HAZPAC_ARCVIEW\DATA" folder); and for the ArcInfo export (.E00) files, see "METADATA_EX.TXT" (located in the "HAZPAC_EXPORT" folder). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARCVIEW EXTENSION CREDITS: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration University of Washington (Seattle) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS OF THIS CD-ROM: 1_README.TXT - this README file AUTORUN.INF - file activating the Autorun program (upon opening CD-ROM) WHAT_IS_HAZPAC.PDF - fact sheet describing HAZPAC and GIS maps AUTORUN - folder containing the Autorun program files HAZPAC_ARCEX - folder containing the ArcExplorer version of HAZPAC HAZPAC_ARCVIEW - folder containing the ArcView versions of HAZPAC HAZPAC_EXPORT - folder containing the HAZPAC ArcInfo export files ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS OF THE "HAZPAC_ARCEX" FOLDER ON THIS CD-ROM: 1_README_ARCEXPLORER.TXT - README file for the HAZPAC ArcExplorer project HAZPAC.AEP - the HAZPAC ArcExplorer project USERGUIDEAX.PDF - the HAZPAC User Guide (ArcExplorer version) DATA - directory of data and related files for the HAZPAC ArcExplorer project: METADATA_AX.TXT - metadata for the HAZPAC ArcExplorer project data IMAGE - subdirectory of images (and related files) of ArcView grids: COLORMAP.JPG - explanation of colors in HAZPAC's images LIGHTS_AT_NIGHT (.JGW, .JPG) POPULATION_DENSITY (.JGW, .JPG) SEISMIC_HAZARD (.JGW, .JPG) SHADED_RELIEF (.JGW, .JPG) TOPOGRAPHY_&_BATHYMETRY (.JGW, .JPG) SHAPE - subdirectory of ArcExplorer shapefiles (and related files): AIR_ROUTES (.DBF, .SHP, .SHX) AIRPORTS (.DBF, .SHP, .SHX) CABLES (.DBF, .SHP, .SHX) CITIES (.DBF, .SHP, .SHX) COUNTRIES (.DBF, .SHP, .SHX) EARTHQUAKES (.DBF, .SHP, .SHX) ENERGY_RESOURCES (.DBF, .SHP, .SHX) RAILROADS (.DBF, .SHP, .SHX) RIVERS (.DBF, .SHP, .SHX) TROPICAL_STORMS (.DBF, .SHP, .SHX) TSUNAMIS (.DBF, .SHP, .SHX) UTILITIES (.DBF, .SHP, .SHX) VOLCANIC_ERUPTIONS (.DBF, .SHP, .SHX) VOLCANOES (.DBF, .SHP, .SHX) WATER (.DBF, .SHP, .SHX) SOFTWARE - folder containing installable software needed for the HAZPAC ArcExplorer project: ARCEX2SETUP.EXE - installs ArcExplorer 2.0 ADOBE_ACROBAT - folder containing installable Adobe Acrobat Reader software: MACINTOSH - folder containing Macintosh Adobe Acrobat Reader software: 1_README_MACADOBE.TXT - README file for the Macintosh Acrobat Reader installer MAC_ACROBATINSTALLER - installs Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.5 on a Macintosh WINDOWSPC - folder containing Windows PC Adobe Acrobat Reader software: 1_README_PCADOBE.TXT - README file for the Windows PC Acrobat Reader installer PC_ACROBATINSTALLER.EXE - installs Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.5 on a Windows PC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GETTING STARTED WITH THE ARCEXPLORER VERSION OF HAZPAC: For best results, copy the "HAZPAC_ARCEX" folder from this CD-ROM onto your hard drive. To run the HAZPAC ArcExplorer project, you will need to have ArcExplorer 2.0 installed on your Windows PC. If it is not already installed, you may install it directly from this CD-ROM. To install, first log on as "Administrator," then click on "ARCEX2SETUP.EXE" in the "HAZPAC_ARCEX\SOFTWARE" folder. If you should experience any installation problems, please contact ESRI directly at http://www.esri.com/. If you have never used ArcExplorer software before, we highly recommend that you follow the Tutorial in the HAZPAC User Guide (ArcExplorer version). This User Guide, which is called "USERGUIDEAX.PDF" and is located in the "HAZPAC_ARCEX" folder, contains exercises and a User Reference Guide that will help familiarize you with ArcExplorer software and with the various functions in the HAZPAC ArcExplorer project. The User Guide is a PDF (Portable Document Format) file that must be read with Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not already have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, you may install Acrobat Reader 5.0.5 directly from this CD-ROM. To install Acrobat Reader on a Windows PC, first log on as "Administrator," then click on "PC_ACROBATINSTALLER.EXE" in the "SOFTWARE\ADOBE_ACROBAT\WINDOWSPC" folder (if you are upgrading from an earlier version of Acrobat Reader, please follow the specific instructions in the file "1_README_PCADOBE.TXT"). To install Acrobat Reader on a Macintosh computer, click on "MAC_ACROBATINSTALLER" in the "SOFTWARE\ADOBE_ACROBAT\MACINTOSH" folder (please follow the instructions in the file "1_README_MACADOBE.TXT"). If you experience installation problems, please contact Adobe directly at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS OF THE "HAZPAC_ARCVIEW" FOLDER ON THIS CD-ROM: 1_README_ARCVIEW.TXT - README file for the HAZPAC ArcView projects HAZPAC_ARCVIEW.APR - the HAZPAC ArcView Spatial Analyst project HAZPAC_NOSPATIALANALYST.APR - the HAZPAC ArcView non-Spatial Analyst project USERGUIDEAV.PDF - the HAZPAC User Guide (ArcView version) DATA - directory of data and related files for HAZPAC ArcView projects: METADATA_AV.TXT - metadata for the HAZPAC ArcView project data GRID - subdirectory of ArcView grids (and related files): INFO - subdirectory of INFO files for all ArcView grids LANDCOVER - subdirectory of LAND USE AND VEGETATION grid files LIGHTS - subdirectory of LIGHTS AT NIGHT grid files POPULATION - subdirectory of POPULATION DENSITY grid files SEISMICITY - subdirectory of SEISMIC HAZARD grid files TOPOGRAPHY - subdirectory of TOPOGRAPHY & BATHYMETRY grid files LANDCOVER (.AVL, .TXT) LIGHTS (.AVL, .TXT) POPULATION (.AVL, .TXT) SEISMICITY (.AVL, .TXT) TOPOGRAPHY (.AVL, .TXT) IMAGE - subdirectory of images (and related files) of ArcView grids: COLORMAP.JPG - explanation of colors in HAZPAC's images LIGHTS_IMAGE (.JGW, .JPG, .TXT) POPULATION_IMAGE (.JGW, .JPG, .TXT) SEISMICITY_IMAGE (.JGW, .JPG, .TXT) SHADED_IMAGE (.JGW, .JPG, .TXT) TOPOGRAPHY_IMAGE (.JGW, .JPG, .TXT) SHAPE - subdirectory of ArcView shapefiles (and related files): AIR_ROUTES (.AVL, .DBF, .SHP, .SHX, .TXT) AIRPORTS (.AVL, .DBF, .SHP, .SHX, .TXT) CABLES (.AVL, .DBF, .SHP, .SHX, .TXT) CITIES (.AVL, .DBF, .SHP, .SHX, .TXT) COUNTRIES (.AVL, .DBF, .SHP, .SHX, .TXT) COUNTRY BOUNDARIES (.AVL, .TXT) EARTHQUAKES (.AVL, .DBF, .SHP, .SHX, .TXT) ENERGY_RESOURCES (.AVL, .DBF, .SHP, .SHX, .TXT) GEOLOGIC_AGE (.AVL, .DBF, .SHP, .SHX, .TXT) GEOLOGIC_ROCK (.AVL, .DBF, .SHP, .SHX, .TXT) RAILROADS (.AVL, .DBF, .SHP, .SHX, .TXT) RIVERS (.AVL, .DBF, .SHP, .SHX, .TXT) ROADS (.AVL, .DBF, .SHP, .SHX, .TXT) SEAFLOOR_SEDIMENT (.AVL, .DBF, .SHP, .SHX, .TXT) TROPICAL_STORMS (.AVL, .DBF, .SHP, .SHX, .TXT) TSUNAMIS (.AVL, .DBF, .SHP, .SHX, .TXT) UTILITIES (.AVL, .DBF, .SHP, .SHX, .TXT) VOLCANIC_ERUPTIONS (.AVL, .DBF, .SHP, .SHX, .TXT) VOLCANOES (.AVL, .DBF, .SHP, .SHX, .TXT) WATER (.AVL, .DBF, .SHP, .SHX, .TXT) SOFTWARE - folder containing installable software needed to read the HAZPAC User Guide: ADOBE_ACROBAT - folder containing installable Adobe Acrobat Reader software: MACINTOSH - folder containing Adobe Acrobat Reader software for a Macintosh computer: 1_README_MACADOBE.TXT - README file for the Macintosh Acrobat Reader installer MAC_ACROBATINSTALLER - installs Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.5 on a Macintosh WINDOWSPC - folder containing Adobe Acrobat Reader software for a Windows PC: 1_README_PCADOBE.TXT - README file for the Windows PC Acrobat Reader installer PC_ACROBATINSTALLER.EXE - installs Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.5 on a Windows PC EXTENSIONS - folder containing extensions and drivers needed for the HAZPAC ArcView projects: 1_README_EXTENSIONS.TXT - README file for the HAZPAC ArcView extensions META.AVX - extension for the 'Explain Theme' Button in the ArcView Spatial Analyst project METAVIEW.AVX - extension for the 'Explain Theme' Button in the ArcView non-Spatial Analyst project PDGPCAL.AVX - extension for the 'Calculate Population' Function in the ArcView Spatial Analyst project PDGPCAL.DLL - driver for the 'Calculate Population' Function in the ArcView Spatial Analyst project ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GETTING STARTED WITH THE ARCVIEW VERSIONS OF HAZPAC: For best results, copy the "HAZPAC_ARCVIEW" folder from this CD-ROM onto your hard drive. To run either of the ArcView versions of HAZPAC, you will need to have ArcView 3.x software installed on your Windows PC. To run the HAZPAC Spatial Analyst version of HAZPAC, you will also need to have the ArcView Spatial Analyst extension installed on your Windows PC. For information on how to obtain ArcView 3.x software or its Spatial Analyst extension, please contact ESRI directly at http://www.esri.com/software/arcview/. We highly recommend that you follow the Tutorial in the HAZPAC User Guide (ArcView version), especially if you have never used ArcView software before or if your exposure to ArcView 3.x has been minimal. Even experienced ArcView users may find that the User Guide will be helpful with introducing them to new functions that have been customized for the HAZPAC projects. This User Guide, which is called "USERGUIDEAV.PDF" and is located in the "HAZPAC_ARCVIEW" folder, contains exercises and a User Reference Guide that will help familiarize you with ArcView software and with the various functions in the HAZPAC ArcView projects. The User Guide is a PDF (Portable Document Format) file that must be read with Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not already have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, you may install Acrobat Reader 5.0.5 directly from this CD-ROM. To install Acrobat Reader on a Windows PC, first log on as "Administrator," then click on "PC_ACROBATINSTALLER.EXE" in the "SOFTWARE\ADOBE_ACROBAT\WINDOWSPC" folder (if you are upgrading from an earlier version of Acrobat Reader, please follow the specific instructions in the file "1_README_PCADOBE.TXT"). To install Acrobat Reader on a Macintosh computer, click on "MAC_ACROBATINSTALLER" in the "SOFTWARE\ADOBE_ACROBAT\MACINTOSH" folder (please follow the instructions in the file "1_README_MACADOBE.TXT"). If you experience installation problems, please contact Adobe directly at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/. IMPORTANT NOTE: The "EXTENSIONS" folder contains several custom HAZPAC ArcView extensions and drivers, which have been gathered from the Environmental Systems and Resource Institute, Inc. (ESRI) website. These extensions and drivers MUST NOT be moved from their location in the "HAZPAC_ARCVIEW\EXTENSIONS" folder; if they ARE moved, certain customized buttons and functions in the HAZPAC ArcView projects will not work properly. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS OF THE "HAZPAC_EXPORT" FOLDER ON THIS CD-ROM: 1_README_EXPORT.TXT - README file for the HAZPAC ArcInfo export files METADATA_EX.TXT - metadata for the HAZPAC ArcInfo export files AIR_ROUTES.E00 AIRPORTS.E00 BOUNDARIES.E00 CABLES.E00 CITIES.E00 COUNTRIES.E00 EARTHQUAKES.E00 ENERGY_RESOURCES.E00 GEOLOGIC_AGE.E00 GEOLOGIC_ROCK.E00 RAILROADS.E00 RIVERS.E00 ROADS.E00 SEAFLOOR_SEDIMENT.E00 STORM_ZONES.E00 TSUNAMIS.E00 UTILITIES.E00 VOLCANIC_ERUPTIONS.E00 VOLCANOES.E00 WATER.E00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: This CD-ROM was produced in accordance with the ISO 9660 Level 2 standard and Apple Computer's Hierarchical File System (HFS) standard. The text and PDF files may be read on any computer equipped with a CD-ROM drive. However, the HAZPAC ArcExplorer and ArcView projects on this CD-ROM require a Windows PC ("industry-standard personal computer with at least a Pentium or higher Intel- based microprocessor and a hard disk") with 24 MB of RAM (32 MB recommended) and a CD-ROM drive. The ArcExplorer version of HAZPAC runs on Windows 98/2000/NT/XP operating systems. The ArcView versions of HAZPAC run on Windows 98/Me, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000 operating systems. Note that ArcView 3.x also is supported on Windows XP (Home Edition and Professional), with limitations -- see information at ESRI's website (http://www.esri.com/software/arcview/knownissues.html). In addition, the ArcView Spatial Analyst version of HAZPAC requires ArcView 3.2 and the ArcView Spatial Analyst extension. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLICATION CREDITS AND MANUSCRIPT APPROVAL INFORMATION: Manuscript and database approved for publication July 30, 2002 ArcExplorer and ArcView databases, user interfaces, user documentation, and metadata edited by Taryn A. Lindquist; CD-ROM cover designed by Sara Boore ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLICATION REFERENCE: Bemis, Brynn L., Goss, Heather V., Yurkovich, Eric S., Perron, J. 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