Help for the Iowa State Watershed Project

Compression/archive utilities that work with the Iowa Watershed files can be downloaded freely from the following sites. All utilities will read both the .Z and .gz extensions.

• Windows95/Windows NT (working demo is free, may purchase full package)
• Mac
• Unix
• MS-DOS

The WSIASTATE files, while hidden from public view, can still be obtained via ftp in the event that a web browser is unavailable. To get the files, you will need the exact name (and the name is case-sensitive) of the file, and the following general instructions.

1. Open an ftp connection to our ftp site bufo.geo.orst.edu. Your mileage may vary, but from a Unix command-line you can type:
   ftp bufo.geo.orst.edu.
2. When prompted for a login name, enter:
   anonymous
3. When prompted for a password, use your email address.
4. A successful login will return:
   230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
5. To make sure you get the file in binary mode, enter:
   bin
6. Now change to the appropriate directory with the command:
   cd /pub/users/ip/wsiastate
7. You can now retrieve any file with the command:
   get filename
   where filename is the name (case-sensitive!) of the file you want. You can use multiple get statements to retrieve more than one file. Currently, the files available are:
   • wbio.e00.Z
   • wbio.e00.gz
   • wbiobuf.e00.Z
   • wbiobuf.e00.gz
   • wpro.e00.Z
   • wpro.e00.gz
   • wprobuf.e00.Z
   • wprobuf.e00.gz
   • wprobufl.e00.Z
   • wprobufl.e00.gz
   • wprol.e00.Z
   • wprol.e00.gz
   • wres.e00.Z
   • wres.e00.gz
   • wstream.e00.Z
   • wstream.e00.gz
   • wwq.e00.Z
   • wwq.e00.gz
   • wwqbuf.e00.Z
   • wwqbuf.e00.gz
   • wwql.e00.Z
   • wwql.e00.gz
8. When you are done, enter the command:
   bye