--- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 17:28:44 -0800 (PST) From: Lily Wai <[log in to unmask]> Subject: What's new on INSIDE Idaho Website Sender: Lily Wai <[log in to unmask]> Hello, All: I just want you to know the new features we added to our website since our last communication. We welcome your input and comments on these new features. (http://inside.uidaho.edu) 1. The TIGER95 data are complete. Instead of just being able to download all 29 themes for a county at one time, users can download the themes individually now. We are getting ready for the new Census 2000 data releases and our site will host both the population data and the TIGER data for our state, when they are ready sometime in the spring. This is just a preview of what is to come. Ten libraries in the state will be involved in providing public access to these data and for the Redistricting process that is to take place in the summer months this year. 2. The Tutorial section is finally done. The detailed step by step tutorial is designed to help users understand how the website is organized, what data are available, and how they can use the data. Overview, Data Organization, GIS, Standards, Metadata sections provide an overall understanding of the project and the data available on the web site. Download, Software, Decompression, and Application sections offer step-by-step instructions on how to download, decompress, and view GIS data with appropriate mapping software, and data applications. In addition, a Glossary section and a FAQ section are added to explain terms or questions posted by site users. The input provided by the librarians last summer while we did the training workshops were invaluable in helping us to write the Tutorial. 3. Based on the excellent suggestion from a GIS professional we have made the following changes to the metadata section: The source image date is now presented when the user selects the "Quarter-Quad Info" radio button prior to downloading the DOQQs. Additionally, that suggestion was taken a step further. For the - 1:24,000 DRGs in UTM - 1:100,000 DRGs in UTM - 1:250,000 DRGs in UTM - DOQQs in UTM users can now view metadata for the individual files. There is a User Defined Link at the top of each of the series level metadata for user to access the individual file level metadata. (We understand that the source image date is very important for the GIS professionals.) 4. Some people were having difficulty using the map interface (downloading 7.5-minute DRGs and 3.75-minute DOQQs). A help link has been added to explain the process. This stems from the FAQ section of the Tutorial and we can continue to add help link throughout the site as the suggestions are made to us from you all. Lily Wai, INSIDE Idaho Project Director Phone: 208-885-6344 Professor, Head of Government Documents Fax: 208-885-6817 University of Idaho Library (0135) E-Mail:[log in to unmask] Rayburn Street http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/govdoc Moscow, Idaho 83844-2353 http://inside.uidaho.edu --- End Forwarded Message ---