| Abstract: | This report describes an automated method of generating deposit maps of mineral commodity information. In addition, it serves as a user‘s manual for the authors‘ mapping system. Procedures were developed which allow commodity specialists to enter deposit information, retrieve selected data, and plot deposit symbols in any geographic area within the conterminous United States. The mapping system uses both micro- and mainframe computers. The microcomputer is used to input and retrieve information, thus minimizing computing charges. The mainframe computer is used to generate map plots which are printed by a Calcomp plotter.
Selector V data base system is employed for input and retrieval on the microcomputer. A general mapping program (Genmap) was written in FORTRAN for use on the mainframe computer. Genmap can plot fifteen symbol types (for point locations) in three sizes. The user can assign symbol types to data items interactively. Individual map symbols can be labeled with a number or the deposit name. Genmap also provides several geographic boundary file and window options. |
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| Citation Author: | Schruben, Paul G.; Hanley, J. Thomas |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 22 p. ill., map ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 83-410 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Computer-generated mineral commodity deposit maps; 1983; OFR; 83-410; Schruben, Paul G.; Hanley, J. Thomas |
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| Citation Year: | 1983 |
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| Text: | Computer-generated mineral commodity deposit maps; 1983; OFR; 83-410; Schruben, Paul G.; Hanley, J. Thomas |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1983/0410/report-thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1983/0410/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
