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Anonymous FTP Site Instructions

Map data are available from the Ohio Geological Survey over the Internet through the Survey's Anonymous FTP Site. To access data at this site, please use the following instructions:

  1. If you are using Netscape, Internet Explorer, or any other Web browser, the URL is ftp://ftp.dnr.state.oh.us/Geological_Survey/.
  2. On this site you will find the following subdirectories:
  3. Choose a directory by clicking on it.
  4. Within the appropriate directory locate the file(s) you wish to download. Select by right-clicking on it. Save the file(s) to a directory of your choice on your local hard drive.

General Note:

Some of these files may be very large. If you are connected to the Internet via a relatively slow speed modem, it may require an extremely long time to download the files. If you are paying long-distance connection charges, you may want to consider ordering the files from the Division of Geological Survey on magnetic media.

Basemap Note:

All graphics files are in AUTOCAD-compatible drawing file (.DWG) format. Each file contains graphics for one specific county. The file-naming convention used for the graphics files uses the first three letters of the county name, then a type identifier (if a road file) and lastly a coordinate zone indicator. Thus file ERI_SPN.DWG = Erie County base-map file in state plane coordinates, North zone. File ERIRTE_SPN.DWG = Erie County roads file in state plane coordinates, North zone.

Last update August 3, 2011

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