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Journal for accession number: 0013800
Created on:                   2007-03-07 15:26:47 -0500
By:                           Sheri A. Phillips, National Oceanographic Data Center

Source: These data were received as a CD-ROM product by S. Phillips, NODC, in
	February 2007 from Jill Petersen, NOS Office of Response and
	Restoration. The product contains GIS and associated files, MOSS
	(Multiple Overlay Statistical System) export files, .PDF maps, and
	detailed user guides and metadata. 
         
Information from cover of the disc: (Top of disc) ESI Atlas Alabama, maps and geographic information systems data
	                            (Left Side of disc) March, 2001, Seattle, Washington

Updated Alabama data are available from the DVD digital data release, October 2007, Seattle Washington, 
titled - ESI Atlas, Gulf of Mexico, Alabama 2007, Louisiana 2003 - Mississippi, 1995 maps and geographic 
information systems data, archived in NODC accession 0036821, http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/accession/0036821.


Actions: NODC personnel made an ISO disc image file using Sonic CD-ROM/DVD-ROM authoring software, 
         which enables the creation of an exact replica of the entire disc content if appropriate 
         disc authoring software is available. The ISO image file is in data/0-data/disc_image/. 

         NODC personnel copied all data, image, and documentation files from the original disc to 
         data/0-data/disc_contents/. Some of these files may require specific Geographic Information 
         System (GIS) software to properly read and/or display the content of the files. The original 
         disc contents may or may not provide access to software that are appropriate and/or necessary 
         for using these files.
   
         NODC personnel removed all executable files from data/0-data/disc_contents/. In addition, all ancillary files and 
         directories related to the executable files were removed. These files are available from the ISO image file. 

A copy of the original disc provided by NOS may be obtained directly from NOS using the contact information on the disc or
may be checked out to authorized personnel from the NOAA Library system.

Files:

about/
This directory contains files generated by NODC with ancillary information about the data submission.

data/0-data/
Under this directory are the original files as submitted to NODC.

data/0-data/disc_image/
The ISO image file created by NODC.

data/0-data/disc_contents/
Contents of disc copied by NODC personnel. 
 



