Arc/Info Users can use either the IDENTITY or INTERSECT command to combine the "sites_final" and "proj_coqdsfed" coverages. The use of IDENTITY here is arbitrary; INTERSECT is discussed in a later example. Name the resulting coverage "sites_all":

Arc: identity proj_sites proj_coqdsfed sites_all point

Producing identity of proj_sites with proj_coqdsfed to create sites_all

Overlaying points...

items sites_all.pat

Creating sites_all.PAT...

** Item "AREA" duplicated, Join File version dropped **

** Item "PERIMETER" duplicated, Join File version dropped **

** Item "AREA" duplicated, Join File version dropped **

** Item "PERIMETER" duplicated, Join File version dropped **

Arc: items sites_all.pat

COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC ALTERNATE NAME INDEXED?

1 AREA 8 18 F 5 -

9 PERIMETER 8 18 F 5 -

17 SITES_ALL# 4 5 B - -

21 SITES_ALL-ID 4 5 B - -

25 UTME 6 6 I - -

31 UTMN 7 7 I - -

38 SITENO 4 4 I - -

42 GRID 5 5 I - -

47 USGSNAME 40 40 C - -

87 USGSCODE 8 8 C - -

95 QDSOURCE 10 10 C - -

105 VA_CNTY# 4 5 B - -

109 VA_CNTY-ID 4 5 B - -

113 VAFIPS 5 5 I - -

118 COUNTY 20 20 C - -

138 COSOURCE 10 10 C - -

148 USFSLAND# 4 5 B - -

152 USFSLAND-ID 4 5 B - -

156 FOREST_AGENCY 15 15 C - -

171 FORSOURCE 10 10 C - -

Arc:

Next, go into INFO to create the data base file using INFO's OUTPUT and PRINT commands:

Arc: info

INFO EXCHANGE CALL

03/06/1998 18:40:22

INFO 9.42 11/11/86 52.74.63*

Copyright (C) 1994 Doric Computer Systems International Ltd.

All rights reserved.

Proprietary to Doric Computer Systems International Ltd.

US Govt Agencies see usage restrictions in Help files (Help Restrictions)

ENTER USER NAME>ARC

ENTER COMMAND >SEL SITES_ALL.PAT

5516 RECORD(S) SELECTED

ENTER COMMAND >ITEMS

DATAFILE NAME: SITES_ALL.PAT 06/03/1998

20 ITEMS: STARTING IN POSITION 1

COL ITEM NAME WDTH OPUT TYP N.DEC ALTERNATE NAME

1 AREA 8 18 F 5

9 PERIMETER 8 18 F 5

17 SITES_ALL# 4 5 B -

21 SITES_ALL-ID 4 5 B -

25 UTME 6 6 I -

31 UTMN 7 7 I -

38 SITENO 4 4 I -

42 GRID 5 5 I -

47 USGSNAME 40 40 C -

87 USGSCODE 8 8 C -

95 QDSOURCE 10 10 C -

105 VA_CNTY# 4 5 B -

109 VA_CNTY-ID 4 5 B -

113 VAFIPS 5 5 I -

118 COUNTY 20 20 C -

138 COSOURCE 10 10 C -

148 USFSLAND# 4 5 B -

152 USFSLAND-ID 4 5 B -

156 FOREST_AGENCY 15 15 C -

171 FORSOURCE 10 10 C -

ENTER COMMAND >RESEL FOR COUNTY CN 'CRAIG'

450 RECORD(S) SELECTED

ENTER COMMAND >OUTPUT ../CRAIG.DAT

ENTER COMMAND >CALC $COMMA-SWITCH = -1

ENTER COMMAND >PRINT SITENO,UTME,UTMN,FOREST_AGENCY,USGSNAME,USGSCODE

ENTER COMMAND >Q STOP

Use your system's file browser/editor to look at craig.dat:

SITENO UTME UTMN AGENCY USGSNAME USGSCODE

121 566000 4140000 JNF_Blacksburg Craig Springs 37080-D3

111 556000 4140000 JNF_New Castle Craig Springs 37080-D3

116 550000 4140000 JNF_Blacksburg Waiteville 37080-D4

114 548000 4140000 JNF_Blacksburg Waiteville 37080-D4

142 576000 4138000 JNF_New Castle Looney 37080-D2

140 574000 4138000 JNF_New Castle Looney 37080-D2

138 572000 4138000 JNF_New Castle Looney 37080-D2

143 566000 4138000 JNF_Blacksburg Craig Springs 37080-D3

141 564000 4138000 JNF_Blacksburg Craig Springs 37080-D3

1013 565500 4133000 JNF_Blacksburg McDonalds Mill 37080-C3

55 588000 4160000 VDACS New Castle 37080-E1

77 588000 4158000 VDACS New Castle 37080-E1

75 586000 4158000 VDACS New Castle 37080-E1

67 578000 4158000 VDACS New Castle 37080-E1

70 570000 4158000 VDACS Potts Creek 37080-E2

77 566000 4158000 VDACS Paint Bank 37080-E3

97 586000 4156000 VDACS New Castle 37080-E1

95 584000 4156000 VDACS New Castle 37080-E1

93 582000 4156000 VDACS New Castle 37080-E1

The file looks complete and is ready to be sent via e-mail or ftp to the Craig County administrator.