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ATTRIBUTIONS AND LICENSES
Unless otherwise noted below, this software is in the public domain because it contains
materials that originally came from the United States Geological Survey, an agency of the
United States Department of Interior. For more information, see the official USGS
copyright policy at: http://www.usgs.gov/visual-id/credit_usgs.html#copyright
Software and related material (data and (or) documentation), contained in or furnished in
connection with a software distribution, are made available by the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) to be used in the public interest and in the advancement of science. You may,
without any fee or cost, use, copy, modify, or distribute this software, and any
derivative works thereof, and its supporting documentation, subject to the following
restrictions and understandings.
If you distribute copies or modifications of the software and related material, make sure
the recipients receive a copy of this notice and receive or can get a copy of the
original distribution. If the software and (or) related material are modified and
distributed, it must be made clear that the recipients do not have the original and they
must be informed of the extent of the modifications. For example, modified files must
include a prominent notice stating the modifications made, the author of the
modifications, and the date the modifications were made. This restriction is necessary to
guard against problems introduced in the software by others, reflecting negatively on the
reputation of the USGS.
The software is public property and you therefore have the right to the source code, if
desired.
You may charge fees for distribution, warranties, and services provided in connection
with the software or derivative works thereof. The name USGS can be used in any
advertising or publicity to endorse or promote any products or commercial entity using
this software if specific written permission is obtained from the USGS.
The user agrees to appropriately acknowledge the authors and the USGS in publications
that result from the use of this software or in products that include this software in
whole or in part.
Because the software and related material are free (other than nominal materials and
handling fees) and provided "as is," the authors, the USGS, and the United States
Government have made no warranty, express or implied, as to accuracy or completeness and
are not obligated to provide the user with any support, consulting, training or
assistance of any kind with regard to the use, operation, and performance of this
software nor to provide the user with any updates, revisions, new versions or "bug fixes".
The user assumes all risk for any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data, or
profits arising in connection with the access, use, quality, or performance of this
software.
This code is PROVISIONAL and SUBJECT TO REVISION.
These files contain no Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
The sample datasets are either created as arbitrary test data, or are sourced from other
USGS reports, which are also in the public domain and referenced in the metadata.