Following Enclosures:

1. About GeoTools
2. GeoTools License Agreement
3. How to use this document
4. GeoTools Notes (Installation)
5. GeoTools Contacts


1.) About Geotools

GeoTools is specifically designed for AutoCAD Release 14/2000,
AutoCAD Map R2, R3, R4, AutoCAD Land Development Desktop and AutoCAD
Architectural Desktop. GeoTools ia an application designed to meet the
real world needs of AutoCAD GIS production. GeoTools is a collection of high
performance programs, macros, toolbars and abbreviated commands designed for
the analysis and conversion of geographic data. GeoTools is compiled into a
user friendly dialog box driven application to make AutoCAD GIS more
productive and efficient.  Customized versions and add-ons are also
available for client-specific needs.

Some important GeoTools functions include...

Advanced Polyline Editing
Object Edit & Conversion
Text Zoom, Search, Replace & Processing
Enhanced Selection Control Settings
Inquiry & Statistics Tools
Drawing Editing Tools
Extended Entity Data Tools
Right of Way and Pavement Tools
Enhanced Clean Up Tools
Export Tools
Annotation Tools
Enhanced Block Tools
Quick Abbreviated Commands
Miscellaneous Geographic Production Tools


2.) GeoTools SHAREWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT

*** EVALUATION LICENSE ***

The following license applies to the evaluation version of GeoTools.

You should carefully read the following terms and conditions
before using this software.  Unless you have a different license
agreement signed by Sentinel USA, Inc. and Four Dimension
Technologies, your use of this software indicates your acceptance
of this license agreement and warranty.

Evaluation and Registration

GeoTools is not free software.  Subject to the terms below, you are
hereby licensed to use this software for evaluation purposes
without charge for a period of 30 days.  If you use this software
after the 30 day evaluation period a registration fee of $399.00 for one
license is required.  Payments must be in US dollars drawn on a US bank,
and should be sent to Sentinel USA, Inc., 51 North Third Street,
Suite 203, Newark, OH 43055. Credit card ordering and quantity discounts
are available, as described in the file ORDER.TXT.  When payment
is received you will be sent a registered copy of the latest
version of GeoTools.

Unregistered use of Geotools after the 30-day evaluation period is in
violation of U.S. and international copyright laws.

Governing Law

This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio.

Disclaimer of Warranty

THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND
WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY
OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.  In particular,
because of the various hardware and software environments into which
GeoTools may
be put, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS
OFFERED.

Good data processing procedure dictates that any program be
thoroughly tested with non-critical data before relying on it.
The user must assume the entire risk of using the program.  ANY
LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT
REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.


Distribution of Evaluation Version

Provided that you verify that you are distributing the evaluation
version, you are hereby licensed to make as many copies of the
evaluation version of this software and documentation as you wish;
give exact copies of the original evaluation version to anyone; and
distribute the evaluation version of the software and documentation in its
unmodified form via electronic means.  There is no charge for any
of the above.

You are specifically prohibited from charging, or requesting
donations, for any such copies, however made; and from
distributing the software and/or documentation with other products
(commercial or otherwise) without prior written permission.
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GeoTools Version 1.2 for AutoCAD Release 14/2000,
AutoCAD Map R2, R3, R4, AutoCAD Land Development
Desktop and AutoCAD Architectural Desktop.

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2.) HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT
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To view GeoToolsReadMe.TXT on screen in Notepad
or WordPad, maximize the Notepad or WordPad
window.

To print README.TXT in Notepad or WordPad, choose
Print from the File menu.  If you use another
word processor, select the entire document and
format the text in 10-point Courier before
printing to ensure proper spacing.

To print README.TXT from the DOS prompt, type
COPY README.TXT PRN:

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3.) GeoTools NOTES
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This README.TXT file covers compatibility
information, late-breaking news, and usage tips
for the GeoTools software.

The following topics are discussed:

3-1. Completion of GeoTools Installation
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GeoTools is now almost installed except for a
small setting that needs to be done under the
AutoCAD Preferences dialog. We chose not to do
this automatically as part of the installation
program to enable you to configure your GeoTools
exactly how you want it as we realize that you
may be running multiple versions and / or multiple
configurations of AutoCAD.

In the "Preferences" menu, go to the "Files" tab
and open the "Support files search path". Choose
"Add" and "Browse", then point to the location
where the main GeoTools application files are
located. By defualt, the installation program
would have installed this under the
"C:\Four Dimensions\GeoTools" folder.

There are various ways in which you may like to
start your GeoTools program.

1. If you do not already use an ACAD.LSP, you can
use the ACAD.LSP template supplied with GeoTools.
This enables you to load GeoTools automatically
when you start AutoCAD or will prompt you to load
GeoTools with a "Yes/No" option. You can control
this behavior by commenting the appropriate lines
in the ACAD.LSP file as described in the ACAD.LSP
file comments.

If the loading was not done automatically upon
AutoCAD startup, GeoTools can either be loaded or
unloaded any time later using the GT_LOAD and
GT_UNLOAD commands respectively.

Alternatively, you can load and unload GeoTools
using the "Load" and "UnLoad" options in the
GeoTools menu.

2. If you already have an ACAD.LSP, you can
either copy the contents of the supplied ACAD.LSP
to merge with your existing ACAD.LSP or you can
load GeoTools separately by first loading the
loader program GT_LOAD.LSP and then using either
the GT_LOAD or GT_UNLOAD commands to either load
or unload GeoTools.

To load GeoTools, browse to the file GT_LOAD.LSP
(you can use the APPLOAD command to do this) and
load it. This loads the GeoTools main executable
GEOT.ARX (for AutoCAD Release 14) and GEOT.VLX
(for AutoCAD 2000) and the GeoTools menu.

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4.) GeoTools - Contact

Sentinel USA, Inc.
51 N. Third St. Ste.702
Newark, OH. 43055
Tel:740-345-6412
Fax:740-345-9438

email: susa@nextek.net

URL: http://www.4amfmgis.com
URL: http://www.sentinelusa.com
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CD-ROM Versions of GeoTools have the Adobe Acrobat
reader installation file already copied into the
CD-ROM under the filename ar32301.exe. Double
click on this file to install the reader if you do
not already have it.

Users who have downloaded this version from the
web will have to download the Acrobat reader
seperately. It is not included in the web version
of GeoTools.

GeoTools ordering information and pricing are
contained in the file GeoToolsOrderForm.PDF file
(or GeoToolsOrderForm.txt) in the GeoTools
installation DOCS folder.

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