American Fisheries Society Computer User Section Software Description

AFSCUS-36: OPCPLOT

OPCPLOT - a utility for making, annotating, printing and plotting oceanographic charts.

By: Dr. Murray Brown, Minerals Management Service, New Orleans, LA.
Version: 4.7
Date: September 1, 1994
Requires: EGA/VGA, Dos 5.0 or higher
Overall rating (10 point scale): 8
Printed Documentation included? On Disk
Last Review: AFSCUS Newsletter, Summer 1994 (ver. 1.7g)
Cost: $10

OPCPLOT can plot any data that can be described in latitude/longitude coordinates, including contour lines, storm tracks, cruise transects, areas (including irregularly shaped polygons) and individual points. The database Micro-World Data Bank II is included, allowing you to plot any coastline in the world. Charts can be saved in HPGL format, which can be read by commercial programs such as WordPerfect, or they can be replayed using a "slideshow" feature. Version 4.7 now reads over 30 data file formats from other applications. The manual is included in an ASCII file which you can print out on your printer. This program is an exceptional value for those who need to display oceanographic information geographically. The files in this package are provided in a compressed format. Instructions for uncompressing the files are included in a README file. This package is available ONLY ON 3½" HIGH DENSITY DISK

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