README    FTP firectory ftp://sdts.er.usgs.gov/pub/sdts
 
This directory and its subdirectories contain information 
on the Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS). The
U.S. Geological Survey is the maintenance authority for SDTS.

            U.S. Geological Survey
            Attn: SDTS Task Force, MS 821
            1400 Independence Road
            Rolla, MO 65401
            E-mail: sdts@usgs.gov
            Web: http://mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/sdts

The following shows the structure of this directory and its subdirectories:

sdts
 |__articles                 Articles about SDTS
 |       |                   ===================
 |       |__ascii             ASCII format
 |       |__ps                Post Script format
 |       |__wp                Word Perfect 5.1 format
 |
 |
 |__datasets                 Sample SDTS transfers
 |       |                   =====================
 |       |__tvp               Transfers in the Topological Vector Profile
 |       |   |__dlg3           Sample USGS DLG-3 transfers
 |       |   |    |__masterdd   Master data dictionary
 |       |   |    |_ ** dlgs from every scale ***
 |       |   |
 |       |   |__grass          Sample GRASS transfers
 |       |   |    |__Fields     Spearfish, SD Fields
 |       |   |    |__Soil       Spearfish, SD Soils
 |       |   |    |__Streams    Spearfish, SD Streams
 |       |   |    
 |       |   |__tiger          Sample Census Bureau TIGER/SDTS transfers
 |       |   |    |__OhioIN     Ohio County, Indiana
 |       |   |    |__PettisMO   Pettis County, Missouri
 |       |   |
 |       |   |__dlge           Sample USGS DLG-Enhanced transfers
 |       |        |__masterdd   Master data dictionary
 |       |        |__Albany1GA  Albany, Georgia 100K Section 1
 |       |        |__Albany5GA  Albany, Georgia 100K Section 5
 |       |        |__AustinTX   Austin West, Texas 24K
 |       |        |__McCausIA   McCausland, Iowa 24K
 |       |        |__PineRiverNM  Pine River, New Mexico 24K
 |       |        |__TideWaterFL  Tide Water, Florida 24K
 |       |
 |       |__raster            Transfers in the Raster Profile
 |           |__dem            Digital elevation models
 |           |  |__dem_1997      Test Data
 |           |  |__dem_oct_2000  Test Data
 |           |  |__dem_nov_2001  Test Data
 |           |
 |           |                Transfers in the Raster Profile
 |           |__doq            Digital orthophoto quarter quadrangles
 |                |__large      An entire quarter quadrangle
 |                |__window     A small piece of a doq
 |
 |__software                 Public domain software
 |       |                   ======================
 |       |__fips123           FIPS 123 Function Library
 |       |
 |       |__masterdd          Master Data Dictionary Software
 |       |
 |       |__dlg3              Application used for Mass Conversion
 |       |
 |       |__prelim	      Preliminary C++ library, called SDTS-CSP
 | 
 |__standard                 The SDTS documents, and its profiles
 |       |                   ==============================
 |       |__ascii             ASCII format
 |       |__ps                Post Script format
 |       |__wp                Word Perfect 5.1 format
 |       |
 |       |__latest_draft        New DRAFT version of the SDTS documents (ANSI)
 |             |__ps             Post Script format
 |             |__maker          Frame Maker format
 |       

Use image mode to transfer SDTS datasets, Word Perfect files, and 
compressed versions of software.  Use ascii mode to transfer all other files.

Consult the README file in each directory for more details on that 
directory's contents.