About this CD-Rom

Introduction

This CD-ROM provides a benthic habitat classification manual and geospatial data of the Main Hawaiian Islands for the coastal resource management community.

This Web page provides general operating instructions for viewing the CD-ROM, using and accessing the associated software, data, and maps, and obtaining additional information regarding this project. The information on this CD-ROM is offered in HTML format, so Internet browsing software is necessary for viewing the CD-ROM text (see Software Installation and Requirements below for details).

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How to Order

CD's are available at no cost. Once order requests are received, CD's will be packaged and distributed in 1-2 weeks. Thank you for your interest in the Biogeography Branch's benthic mapping activities.

You can order a copy of the CD-ROM by filling out this form.

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Software Installation and Requirements

To receive the full benefit of this CD-ROM, a number of different software packages are necessary. The following options are available for using the information on this CD-ROM:

Internet Browsing Software

The information on this CD-ROM is offered in HTML format, so Internet browsing software is necessary for viewing the CD-ROM text.

Many computer operating systems come with Internet browsing software included. There are several locations on the Internet where you can download the most current version of a free browser. Two of those sites are listed here:

Microsoft Internet Explorer Web site located at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.asp.

Netscape Communicator Web site located at
http://www.netscape.com/computing/download/.

To start the CD-ROM:

1. Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
   
   
2. Open your browser software and pull down the File Menu in the upper left corner.
   1. In Microsoft Internet Explorer, select Open, and use the Browse button to point to your CD-ROM drive. Click on the startup.htm file to select it, click Open, then OK.
      
      
   2. In Netscape Communicator, select Open Page, and use the Choose File button to point to your CD-ROM drive. Click on the startup.htm file to select it, click Open, then OK.

ArcView® GIS

For those users with ESRI GIS software installed on their computers, there are shapefiles included on this CD-ROM. The user may utilize a variety of software to view the imagery mosaics (MrSID files), including ENVI, PCI, Arc GIS or ArcView 3.1® or higher and the "MrSID Image Support" Extension turned on.

Adobe® Acrobat PDF Reader®

The Classification Manual is offered in portable document format (PDF) and is located in Project Methods. Adobe Acrobat Reader is free software that allows you to view, navigate within, and print PDF files across major computing platforms. The PDF document on this CD-ROM is best viewed using Adobe® Acrobat Reader® version 4.0 or higher. A copy of version 5.0, the Microsoft® Windows® compatible software is included on this CD-ROM. For information on installation of this software, go to the Installing Adobe® Acrobat Reader® Software page.

To learn more about Adobe Acrobat Reader or to download the software,
visit the Adobe Home Page.

PKZIP® Shareware

To allow us to include a large amount of data on the CD-ROM, many of the data sets have been compressed using PKZIP®. This software package is available on the Internet at this site: http://www.pkware.com/

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Directory Structure

The CD-ROM has the following directories and files:

htm

All HTML documents and associated files

• \images - images for the HTML documents
  
  
• \maps - printable maps of benthic habitats
  
  
• manual.pdf - Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of the Republic of Palau manual in PDF format

data

All data contained in the following directories:

• \aap - accuracy assessment points
  
  
• \ext - extension for the classification scheme
  includes:
  • habitat.avx - the habitat digitizer extension
  • coral.hcs - a classification scheme for tropical marine habitats
  • 3_2habitat.avl - an example legend for the habitat classification
  • 3_2zone.avl - an example legend for the zone classifications
  
  
• \gvp - ground validation points and metadata
  
  
• \legends - legends for shapefiles
  
  
• \mosaics - aerial photo mosaics (zip format) and metadata
  
  
• \shapes - Shapefiles and metadata
  
  
• readme.txt - an ASCII (text) file describing the data directory structure

pdf

Portable Document Format executable (.exe) and installation instructions

readme.txt

An ASCII (text) file describing the CD-ROM

startup.htm

Start page for the HTML portion of the CD-ROM

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Technical Assistance

NOAA National Ocean Service
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Biogeography Program
1305 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: (301) 713-3028 *175
Fax: (301) 713-4388