Metadata for Montana High School District Boundaries

Identification Information:
Citation:
Originator: Montana State Library
Publication date: 05/03/1996
Title: Montana High School District Boundaries
Publication place: Helena, Montana
Publisher: Montana State Library
Online linkage: http://nris.mt.gov/nsdi/nris/e00/ab104.zip
Online linkage: http://nris.mt.gov/nsdi/nris/shape/ab104.zip
Browse graphic file name: http://nris.mt.gov/nsdi/nris/ab104.gif

Abstract:
High School District boundaries selected from 1992
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER files. This coverage has two
sets of annotation for district names. Annolevel 1 text is
larger than annolevel 2.
Purpose: Display or analysis of school districts

Time period of content:
Calendar date: 01/01/1992
Currentness reference: Publication Date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and update frequency: Unknown
Access constraints: None
Use constraints: Not for use at scales greater than 1:100000.
Point of contact:
Gerry Daumiller
Senior GIS Programmer
Montana State Library
1515 East 6th Avenue
Helena, Montana 59620-1800


Telephone: (406) 444-5358
Fax: (406) 444-0581
E-Mail: gdaumiller@mt.gov


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Data Quality Information:
Attribute accuracy report:
School district numbers were copied directly from the 1992
TIGER files. Names were edited from the Census Bureau
look-up tables to eliminate all caps, notation that each
district is an elementary district, and to expand
abbreviations. The names have not been thouroughly
double-checked.

Logical consistency report: Polygon and arc-node topology exists.
Completeness report: Data set is complete


Horizontal Posistional Accuracy Report:
Approximate horizontal accuracy is 51 meters, assuming
source data meets National Map Accuracy Standards.

Lineage:
Source information:
Originator: U.S. Census Bureau
Publication date: 01/01/1992
Title: 1992 Tiger/Line Files
Edition: 1992
Publication place: Washington, DC
Publisher: U.S. Census Bureau
Source scale denominator: 100000
Type of source media: unknown
Source contribution:
The coordinates were copied from the TIGER files. The
TIGER attribute SDSEC was used to determine which lines
were school district boundaries.
Calendar date: 01/01/1992

Process step:
Convert TIGER files to Arc/Info format and project them
from geographic coordinates to Albers. See tiger92.aml
in /montana/census/tiger92.
Process date: 05/01/1996
Process step:
Dissolve TIGER county coverages on the SDSEC attribute.
Mapjoin all the coverages and dissolve again. Rename the
SDSEC attribute DISTRICT.
Process date: 05/02/1996
Process step:
Edit the Census district names in /montana/census/tiger92/
school.lut and save as /montana/census/tiger92/school.lut2.
Join the names in school.lut2 to the Polygon Attribute
Table.
Process date: 05/03/1996
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Spatial Data Organization Information:
Point and vector object information:
SDTS object type: Complete Chain
SDTS object count: 566
SDTS object type: GT-polygon composed of chains
SDTS object count: 171
SDTS object type: Area Point
SDTS object count: 170
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Spatial Reference Information:
Horizontal coordinate system definition:
Grid coordinate system name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
SPCS zone identifier: 2500
Lambert conformal conic:
Standard parallel: 45
Standard parallel: 49
Longitude of central meridian: -109.5
Latitude of projection origin: 44.25
False easting: 600000.00000
False northing: 0.00000
Planar distance units: meters
Geodetic model:
Horizontal datum name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major axis: 6378137
Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257
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Entity and Attribute Information:
Entity type label: HIGHSCHD.PAT
Entity type definition: Polygon Attribute Table

Attribute label: DISTRICT
Attribute definition: Census Bureau School District Number

Attribute label: NAME
Attribute definition:
School District Name
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Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Gerry Daumiller
Senior GIS Programmer
Montana State Library
1515 East 6th Avenue
Helena, Montana 59620-1800


Telephone: (406) 444-5358
Fax: (406) 444-0581
E-Mail: gdaumiller@mt.gov


Distribution liability:
Users must assume responsibility to determine the
usability of this data for their purposes.

Standard order process:
Non-digital form:
Contact the State Library to see if the data is
available as hardcopy maps.
Fees:
For-profit organizations must pay our costs to reproduce the
data. Fees can be waived if doing Government work.

Standard order process:
Digital form:
Format name: Arc/Info Export
Online option:
http://nris.mt.gov/nsdi/nris/e00/ab104.zip
Offline option:
Offline media: CD-ROM
Recording format: ISO 9660
Digital form:
Format name: ESRI Shapefile
Online option:
http://nris.mt.gov/nsdi/nris/shape/ab104.zip
Offline option:
Offline media: CD-ROM
Recording format: ISO 9660
Fees:
For-profit organizations must pay our costs to reproduce the
data. Fees can be waived if doing Government work.
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Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata date: 05/03/1996
Metadata review date: 09/26/1996
Metadata contact:
Gerry Daumiller
Montana State Library
1515 East 6th Avenue
Helena, Montana 59620-1800


Telephone: (406) 444-5358
Fax: (406) 444-0581
E-Mail: gdaumiller@mt.gov


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