Help PageContents Click on the search button at the bottom of the Gateway Page. A search form page will load. Search for data by entering Keywords then pressing the Submit button.
No results?
Not find what you were looking for? Try browsing the list (hyperlink to the list page). Find the title of the coverage you are interested in and use that title or like descriptive words to find similar coverages. Too many results? Try using the Boolean search terms to narrow your search. For example: Use "West Oakland" andnot "Fruitvale" to find information on just West Oakland and not Fruitvale. The records retrieved by your results are best reviewed by looking at the most descriptive parts, the picture, title and abstract. The title and picture are easy to find, but the abstract takes some searching. The abstract found by scrolling down through the metadata record or clicking on the subheading "Identification Heading." This will lead you to the abstract and other helpful descriptive elements of the metadata. Four easy steps to Using the data 1. Click on the "Download Now!!" Button -To Download a File. 2. Select a spot- A window should open with a "Save it to disk" option. Highlight that option and click okay. A new window should pop up. Select a place to put the file and click "save." 3. Unzip the file- Click on the downloaded file. Winzip should automatically unzip the file. (Note: if you do not already have Winzip it must be download from www.winzip.com.) Click on the extract button in Winzip and choose a place to put the newly expanded, unzipped files. 4. Open your favorite ESRI Product, probably ArcView, and load the data by clicking on the "Add Theme" button, and you are off and running. If you have difficulty downloading files, other technical difficulties or any questions regarding the database and related site, email data@gisc.berkeley.edu. Geospatial Data Manager Phone: (510) 643-3227 or (510) 643 - 3561 |
