Using USGS Digital Raster Graphics (DRGs) in ArcView and ArcGIS

Author:

Joseph J. Kerski
Geographer
USGS
Box 25046 - MS 507
Denver CO 80225-0046 USA
303-202-4315  Tel
303-202-4137  Fax
jjkerski@usgs.gov

DRGs are normally formatted as Tagged Image Format (.tif) files, on FTP, from the web, and from CD-ROMs.  

They are distributed with a TFW header file.

ArcView 3.x:

	Obtain DRG.

	Add as image theme.

ArcGIS:

	Obtain DRG.

	Add as new layer.