Surficial Geologic Map of the Amboy 30' x 60' Quadrangle, California By David R. Bedford, David M. Miller, and Geoffrey A. Phelps U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3109 2010 DESCRIPTION OF DATA FILES INTRODUCTION This publication includes ARC/INFO (Environmental Systems Research Institute, http://www.esri.com) version 9.3 geodatabase; Portable Document Format (PDF) files of the geologic map and an accompanying geologic pamphlet; and text files of this readme and FGDC-compliant metadata for the database. GEOLOGIC MAP DATABASE FILES AND ASSOCIATED FILES Geodatabase Contains SIM3109_gdb.mdb ESRI ArcGIS 9.3 Geodatabase Feature Dataset Amboy_SurfGeo Contains the following feature classes: Feature Class amb_geo_arc Contacts, faults, and map boundary arcs amb_geo_polygon Geologic map units Amboy_field_observations Locations, map unit types, and nature of other observations for the map area Amboy_SurfGeo_Topology ESRI topology feature class that mimics the behavior of an ESRI coverage for the amb_geo_arc and amb_geo_polygon feature classes OTHER DATAFILES amboy_geology_arc.lyr ESRI ArcGIS 9.3 layer file for symbolizing the feature class amb_geo_arc ambboy_geology_polygon.lyr ESRI ArcGIS 9.3 layer file for symbolizing the feature class amb_geo_polygon amboy_field_observations.lyr ESRI ArcGIS 9.3 layer file for symbolizing the feature class Amboy_field_observations FILES FOR VIEWING AND PLOTTING sim3109_map.pdf A Portable Document Format (PDF) file for viewing and plotting the geologic map at full (1:100,000) scale. The plot is approximately 56 x 30 inches in size. sim3109_pamphlet.pdf A Portable Document Format (PDF) file for viewing and printing a pamphlet that accompanies the map. The pamphlet contains a geologic interpretation and the description of map units. METADATA sim3109_metadata.txt Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) compliant metadata file derived from the digital database HOW TO OBTAIN THE DIGITAL FILES To search and order USGS publications (both printed and web) go to http://pubs.er.usgs.gov Alternatively, users may go directly to this publication at http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3109/ and follow the download instructions. PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF) FILES The PDF files are accessed using Adobe Acrobat Reader software, available free from the Adobe website http://www.adobe.com. Follow instructions at the website to download and install the software. Acrobat Reader contains an on-line manual and tutorial.