ARCVOYAGER DOCUMENTS DIRECTORY:  WHAT'S HERE?

This directory (\VOYAGER\DOCUMNTS\) contains additional background information about ArcVoyager, a complete guide to the data used in the application (definitions and sources), and lessons to help you get started. The text below gives a snapshot of what you will find.

Note: To view (and print) the .PDF files, you must have an Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can downloaded the Acrobat Reader for Windows or Macintosh from Adobe at http://www.adobe.com.

DIRECTORY STRUCTURE

\DOCUMNTS\
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|________A_README.TXT
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|________\INTROS\
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|    |________A_README.TXT
|    |________AVG.EXE
|    |________AVGWHAT1.PDF
|    |________AVGWHAT2.PDF
|    |________AVGWHAT3.PDF
|    |________AVGWHAT4.PDF
|    |________INTRDATA.PDF
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|_________\LESSONS\
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|    |________Q_START.PDF
|    |________LSN_LAND.PDF
|    |________LSN_QUAK.PDF
|    |________LSN_RACE.PDF
|    |________LSN_TEMP.PDF
|    |________GLOBEDAT.PDF
|    |________AVG_MDAN.PDF
|    |________AVG_SHAW.PDF
|    |________AVG_SHIP.PDF
|    |________AVG_PRQS.PDF
|    |________AVGSETSK.PDF
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|_________\REFERNCS\
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|    |________D_SOURCE.PDF
|    |________DICTNARY.PDF
|    |________FILE_NDX.PDF
|    |________FILE_TYP.PDF
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|_________\GLOBE\
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     |________GLOBEDAT.PDF
     |________REAME.TXT



DOCUMENT DESCRIPTIONS

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**   INTROS   **
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\INTROS\A_README.TXT
Title: ArcVoyager Documents Directory: What's Here?
This is the document you are reviewing right now.

\INTROS\AVG.EXE  
Title: ArcVoyager, GIS for Schools
This is a self-running demo that will introduce you to the basic structure and some of the kinds of tools and data you will encounter using ArcVoyager. Copy this file on to your hard drive, double click on the file name, sit back and watch. To exit, hit the ESC key on your keyboard.

\INTROS\AVGWHAT1.PDF
Title: What Is ArcVoyager?
This is an overview on ArcVoyager and what it contains.

\INTROS\AVGWHAT2.PDF
Title: The ArcVoyager Menu
This is a brief description of ArcVoyager's main segments.

\INTROS\AVGWHAT3.PDF
Title: The Basic ArcVoyager Structure
This provides a table outlining the maps, data, and projects tied to each ArcVoyager segment.

\INTROS\AVGWHAT4.PDF
Title: Getting Started With ArcVoyager
This document gives you a series of tips and suggestions for using ArcVoyager.

\INTROS\INTRDATA.PDF
Title: Working With ArcVoyager: Understanding Data
This document presents issues to consider when working with data inside a GIS.  This material also is presented in the "Understanding Data" topics in the "Teach Me" section of ArcVoyager.  (Note: Also, the contents of the section "Understanding Mapping" in "Teach Me" can be retrieved from our web site as a document titled "INTRCART.PDF"
[ftp://ftp.esri.com/pub/k12-lib/docs/intrcart.pdf]).


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**   LESSONS    **
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\LESSONS\Q_START.PDF
Title: ArcVoyager Quick Start Tutorial
This is a tutorial that helps you learn to use ArcVoyager.

\LESSONS\LSN_LAND.PDF
Title: Exploring U.S. Landforms and Relationships (An ArcVoyager Jump Start Lesson)
This lesson examines landforms of the United States and the relationships between landforms and human settlements.  It provides classroom tasks and procedures.

\LESSONS\LSN_QUAK.PDF
Title: Exploring Earthquakes and Related Processes (An ArcVoyager
Jump Start Lesson)
This lesson examines the global earthquake, volcano, fault line, and tectonic plate data that come with ArcVoyager. It provides classroom tasks and procedures. It also engages students in learning how to use some of the menus, buttons, and tools found
in the "Point Me" section.

\LESSONS\LSN_RACE.PDF
Title: Exploring Race and Ethnicity (An ArcVoyager Jump Start
Lesson)
This lesson examines the 1990 U.S. census data (for states and counties) that come with ArcVoyager. It focuses on major groups (African Americans, Native Americans, Asian and Pacific Islanders, and Hispanic Americans). The lesson offers tasks and procedures and engages students in learning how to use some of the menus, buttons, and tools found in the "Point Me" section.

\LESSONS\LSN_TEMP.PDF
Title: What's Hot: Mapping GLOBE Temperature Observations (An ArcVoyager Jump Start Lesson)
This lesson intoduces ways to visualize and explore GLOBE data.  It uses the Atmospheric Temperature protocol as an example of GLOBE data that can be explored using ArcVoyager.

\LESSONS\GLOBEDAT.PDF
Title: A Picture is Worth A Thousand Observations: Exploring GLOBE data with GIS.
This tutorial demonstrates how data can be downloaded from the GLOBE Data Archive and explored using ArcVoyager.

\LESSONS\AVG_MDAN.PDF
Title: Magic Dan's Extreme Sea and Ski Resort
This activity asks students to find a suitable location for a business using the ArcVoyager World Atlas ("Show Me" section).  Using a set criteria, students combine information from several layers in the atlas to find suitable locations for Magic Dan's Extreme Sea and Ski Resort.

\LESSONS\AVG_SHAW.PDF
Title: The Lost City of Franklin Shaw
This activity presents a problem for students to solve using the ArcVoyager World Atlas ("Show Me" section).  Using a set of clues, students combine information from several layers in the atlas to find possible locations of a lost city.

\LESSONS\AVG_SHIP.PDF
Title: Case of the Missing Ship
This activity presents a problem for students to solve using the ArcVoyager World Atlas ("Show Me" section).  Using a set of clues, students combine information from several layers in the atlas to find possible locations for a missing ship. 

\LESSONS\AVG_PRQS.PDF
Title: ArcVoyager Practice Questions
This document introduces students to the ArcVoyager GUI through a set of questions to work through and answer.  It is a two-part document: page 1 is designed for use with the ArcVoyager World Atlas section, page 2 is designed for use with the ArcVoyager United States Reference Map.

\LESSONS\AVGSETSK.PDF
Title: ArcVoyager Special Edition Training Tasks
This document presents step-by-step instructions for a set of 9 common tasks, such as creating an outline map of the world or choropleth map of population data.  It is designed for use with ArcVoyager Special Edition but can be used with any version of ArcVoyager.


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**   REFERNCS   **
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\REFERNCS\D_SOURCE.PDF
Title: ArcVoyager Data Files: Data Providers
This provides a listing of provider contact information for the data sources supplied with ArcVoyager. Since geographic data sets that can be used with ArcView are growing rapidly, ArcVoyager users need to become data savvy--alert to where they can find updated, useful, and reliable geographic information.   

\REFERNCS\DICTNARY.PDF
Title: Working With ArcVoyager: Data Dictionaries and Data
Sources
This document provides a background discussion on data files and data fields. It contains complete listings of the data elements (themes) used in each of ArcVoyager projects. The last section of the document offers detailed descriptions of each data file found in the ArcVoyager data directory. Information about the age and source of the data files are shown
along with scale suggestions. Likewise, a cataloging and description of each data field in individual files is presented. For a listing and brief description of ArcVoyager's data
elements, open \REFERNCS\FILE_NDX.PDF. (Note: To print this entire dictionary or any large Adobe Acrobat document, approach the task in segments [a few pages at a time]).

\REFERNCS\FILE_NDX.PDF
Title: ArcVoyager Data Files: File Name Index
This 3-page  index provides a listing and short description of each data file that accompanies ArcVoyager. Each entry briefly describes the file's subject matter, geographic coverage, and date (if appropriate). We suggest printing this document and turning it into a handy reference item as use of ArcVoyager progresses beyond the "Show Me" section.

\REFERNCS\FILE_TYP.PDF
Title: Basic File Types Used in ArcVoyager
This table highlights and briefly describes the general types of files users will encounter in ArcVoyager (ArcView). These are geographic shapes, map images, and statistical data.


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**    GLOBE     **
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\GLOBE\GLOBEDAT.PDF
Title:  A picture is worth a thousand observations: Exploring GLOBE data with GIS
This is a tutorial explaining how to download data GLOBE data from the Web and format it for use in ArcVoyager.

