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General Information Purpose and format of the AWIPS Map Database
Using ArcView An ArcView 3.x Tutorial
AWIPS ArcView FAQ Frequently Asked Questions to the AWIPS GIS Map Group regarding ArcView 3.x and AWIPS
AWIPS Shapefile Status For AWIPS users, information about AWIPS Specific Shapefiles



WSOM Chapter Libraries:
County Warning Areas WSOM Chapter C-47, updated 3 December 2001.
Zone Forecast Areas WSOM Chapter C-11, CONUS and non CONUS, updated 1 February. 2002.
Coastal and Offshore Marine Zones WSOM Chapter D-51 & D-52, updated 15 January 2002.
High Seas Marine Zones WSOM Chapter D-51 & D-52, updated 08 Feb 99.
Fire Weather Boundaries WSOM Chapter D-06 (partial), updated 11 Apr 97.
Transcribed Weather Broadcast Text Products WSOM Chapter D-30, updated 04 Jun 99.

- goto http://isl715.nws.noaa.gov/mapdata/newcat/amdc/wsom/ subdirectory

Hydrologic Libraries:
River Forecast Center Regions NOHRSC (CONUS), updated 19 February 1999.
River Basins NOHRSC (CONUS), updated 22 October 201.
Lakes (CONUS, AK), 17 December 1998.
RF1 Rivers and Streams Full Set 15 Feb 2002.
RF1 Rivers and Streams subset 15 Feb 2002.
Marine Sanctuaries September 00. (Under Construction)

- goto http://isl715.nws.noaa.gov/mapdata/newcat/amdc/hydro/ subdirectory

Cities and Urban Areas:
Cities NWS, FSL & Census, updated 22 March 1999.
Urban Boundaries TIGER95, updated 21 Febrary 2002.

- goto http://isl715.nws.noaa.gov/mapdata/newcat/amdc/cities/ subdirectory

County Libraries:
AWIPS Counties data set (CONUS and Non CONUS), updated 1 February 2002.
Time Zone Splits from DOT for CONUS, updated 29 Jul 98 for AK.
Counties at 1:100K Census TIGER95 & ORCA updated 28 Sep 98.

- goto http://isl715.nws.noaa.gov/mapdata/newcat/amdc/county/ subdirectory

State & Province Libraries:
United States USGS DLG, Census TIGER95 updated 21 Jul 98.
Canadian Provinces Natural Resources Canada, Nunavut Planning Commission, posted 21 Sep 1999.
Mexican States ESRI ArcWorld (by permission), posted 26 Aug 97.

- goto http://isl715.nws.noaa.gov/mapdata/newcat/amdc/national/ subdirectory

Transportation:
Major Roads of the United States USGS National Atlas of the US.
Interstates of United States USGS National Atlas of the US.
- goto http://isl715.nws.noaa.gov/mapdata/newcat/amdc/transport/ subdirectory

Terrain:
CONUS Digital Terrain NGDC DTM [30 arcsec], extracted from WFO-Advanced, Jul 97.

- goto http://isl715.nws.noaa.gov/mapdata/newcat/amdc/terrain/ subdirectory

Utilities/Tools:
Data Conversion, Map Editing Utilities Free software for file conversion to/from various formats and ArcView map editing utility extensions and scripts.
ArcExplorer™ for Windows™ A free lightweight GIS data viewer from ESRI* allows you to download and view Shapefiles.
Using ArcExplorer™ How to use ArcExplorer with the catalog

- goto util/ subdirectory.

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