Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator:
        U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
        Conservation Service
      Publication_Date: 20240822
      Title:
        Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for
        Roosevelt and Daniels Counties, Montana
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Fort Worth, Texas
        Publisher:
          U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
          Conservation Service
      Other_Citation_Details: mt661
      Online_Linkage: https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/
  Description:
    Abstract:
      This data set is a digital soil survey and generally is the most
      detailed level of soil geographic data developed by the National
      Cooperative Soil Survey. The information was prepared by digitizing
      maps, by compiling information onto a planimetric correct base
      and digitizing, or by revising digitized maps using remotely
      sensed and other information.

      This data set consists of georeferenced digital map data and
      computerized attribute data. The map data are in a 7.5 minute
      quadrangle format and include a detailed, field verified inventory
      of soils and nonsoil areas that normally occur in a repeatable
      pattern on the landscape and that can be cartographically shown at
      the scale mapped. A special soil features layer (point and line
      features) is optional. This layer displays the location of features
      too small to delineate at the mapping scale, but they are large
      enough and contrasting enough to significantly influence use and
      management. The soil map units are linked to attributes in the
      National Soil Information System relational database, which gives
      the proportionate extent of the component soils and their properties.
    Purpose:
      SSURGO depicts information about the kinds and distribution of
      soils on the landscape. The soil map and data used in the SSURGO
      product were prepared by soil scientists as part of the National
      Cooperative Soil Survey.
    Supplemental_Information:
      Digital versions of hydrography, cultural features, and other
      associated layers that are not part of the SSURGO data set may be
      available from the primary organization listed in the Point of
      Contact.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 20010924
        Ending_Date: 20240822
    Currentness_Reference: publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -106.152
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -104.044
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.000
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.996
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: soil survey
      Theme_Keyword: soils
      Theme_Keyword: Soil Survey Geographic
      Theme_Keyword: SSURGO
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
      Place_Keyword: Montana
      Place_Keyword: Roosevelt County
      Place_Keyword: Daniels County
      Place_Keyword: Kaminski Hill Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Brockway Spring Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Flaherty Coulee Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Carbert Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Four Buttes NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Four Buttes NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Scobey NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Si Merrell Slough Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Whitetail Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Goodale Coulee Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Glentana East Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Richland Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Horseshoe Basin Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Peerless Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Killenbeck Reservoir Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Four Buttes Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Scobey Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Madoc Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Flaxville Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Navajo Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Johnnys Hill Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: West Fork Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: West Fork NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Peerless 4 NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Peerless 4 NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Cabarett Coulee Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Line Coulee Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Pleasant Prairie NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Pleasant Prairie NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Soo NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Blink Springs Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Haugens Hill Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Poplar Coulee Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Peerless 4 SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Peerless 4 SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Nielsen Coulee Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Bredette Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Pleasant Prairie SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Pleasant Prairie Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Soo Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Thornwood Ranch Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Todd Lakes NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Volt Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Reed Springs Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Bears Nest Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Windy Butte Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Hay Creek NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Hay Creek Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Beam School Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Smoke Creek NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Homestead NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Homestead Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Medicine Lake Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Capeneys Lake Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Sunnyhill School Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Brush Mountain Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Todd Lakes SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Tule Valley West Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Tule Valley East Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Sims Spring Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Long Creek West Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Long Creek East Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Geddart Lake Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Smoke Creek SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Coyote Coulee Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Rocky Point Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Johnson Lake Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Froid Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Froid SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Brush Mountain SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Bull Butte Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Flynn Creek North Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Wolf Point NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Wolf Point NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Chelsea NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Chelsea Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Badger Creek Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Poplar NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Brockton Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Calais Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Fort Kipp Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Culbertson Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: McCabe West Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: McCabe East Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Bainville Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Red Bank Creek Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Flynn Creek South Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Wolf Point Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Macon Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Chelsea SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Nickwall Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Poplar Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Sprole Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Mortarstone Bluff Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Frog Coulee Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Twomile Creek Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Dugout Creek Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Three Buttes Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Cedar Coulee Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Bainville SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Bainville SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Dore Quadrangle
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints:
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation
    Service, should be acknowledged as the data source in products
    derived from these data.

    This data set is not designed for use as a primary regulatory tool
    in permitting or citing decisions, but may be used as a reference
    source. This is public information and may be interpreted by
    organizations, agencies, units of government, or others based on
    needs; however, they are responsible for the appropriate
    application. Federal, State, or local regulatory bodies are not to
    reassign to the Natural Resources Conservation Service any
    authority for the decisions that they make. The Natural Resources
    Conservation Service will not perform any evaluations of these maps
    for purposes related solely to State or local regulatory programs.

    Photographic or digital enlargement of these maps to scales greater
    than at which they were originally mapped can cause misinterpretation
    of the data. If enlarged, maps do not show the small areas of
    contrasting soils that could have been shown at a larger scale. The
    depicted soil boundaries, interpretations, and analysis derived from
    them do not eliminate the need for onsite sampling, testing, and
    detailed study of specific sites for intensive uses. Thus, these data
    and their interpretations are intended for planning purposes only.
    Digital data files are periodically updated. Files are dated, and
    users are responsible for obtaining the latest version of the data.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
      Contact_Position: State Soil Scientist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: Room 443
        Address: 10 East Babcock Street
        City: Bozeman
        State_or_Province: MT
        Postal_Code: 59715-4704
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 406-587-6730
      Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: 800-877-8339
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 406-587-6761
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: alex.dado@usda.gov
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator:
        U.S. Department of Agriculture,
        Soil Conservation Service
      Publication_Date: 1985
      Title: Soil Survey of Roosevelt and Daniels Counties, Montana
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: text, table, map
      Other_Citation_Details:
        This soil survey contains information that can be applied in
        managing farms and wetlands; in selecting sites for roads, ponds,
        buildings, and other structures; and in judging the suitability
        of tracts of land for farming, industry, and recreation.

        This soil survey depicts information about the kinds and
        distribution of soils on the landscape. The soil map and data
        used in the SSURGO product were prepared by soil scientists as
        part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey.
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
      The attribute accuracy is tested by manual
      comparison of the source with hard copy plots and/or symbolized
      display of the map data on an interactive computer graphic system.
      Selected attributes that cannot be visually verified on plots or
      on screen are interactively queried and verified on screen. In
      addition, the attributes are tested against a master set of valid
      attributes. All attribute data conform to the attribute codes in
      the signed classification and correlation document and amendment(s).
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
    Certain node/geometry and topology GT- polygon/chain relationships
    are collected or generated to satisfy topological requirements
    (the GT-polygon corresponds to the soil delineation). Some of these
    requirements include: chains must begin and end at nodes, chains
    must connect to each other at nodes, chains do not extend through
    nodes, left and right GT-polygons are defined for each chain
    element and are consistent throughout, and the chains representing
    the limits of the file (neatline) are free of gaps. The tests of
    logical consistency are performed using vendor software. The
    neatline is generated by connecting the explicitly entered four
    corners of the digital file. All data outside the enclosed region
    are ignored and all data crossing these geographically straight
    lines are clipped at the neatline. Data within a specified tolerance
    of the neatline are snapped to the neatline. Neatline straightening
    aligns the digitized edges of the digital data with the generated
    neatline (i.e., with the longitude/latitude lines in geographic
    coordinates). All internal polygons are tested for closure with
    vendor software and are checked on hard copy plots. All data are
    checked for common soil lines (i.e., adjacent polygons with the
    same label). Quadrangles are edge matched within the soil survey
    area and edge locations generally do not deviate from centerline to
    centerline by more than 0.01 inch. The survey of Roosevelt and
    Daniels Counties, Montana is edgematched to the surveys of Valley
    County, Sheridan County, McCone County, Richland County, Montana
    and Williams County, North Dakota.
  Completeness_Report:
    A map unit is a collection of areas defined and named the same in
    terms of their soil and/or nonsoil areas. Each map unit differs
    in some respect from all others in a survey area and is uniquely
    identified. Each individual area is a delineation. Each map unit
    consists of one or more components.

    Soil scientists identify small areas of soils or miscellaneous
    (nonsoil) areas that have properties and behavior significantly
    different than the named soils in the surrounding map unit. These
    minor components may be indicated as special features. If they
    have a minimal effect on use and management, or could not be
    precisely located, they may not be indicated on the map.

    Specific National Cooperative Soil Survey standards and procedures
    were used in the classification of soils, design and name of map
    units, and location of special soil features. These standards are
    outlined in Agricultural Handbook 18, Soil Survey Manual, 1993,
    USDA, SCS; Agricultural Handbook 436, Soil Taxonomy, Soil Survey
    Staff, 1975, USDA, SCS; and all Amendments; Keys to Soil Taxonomy,
    Soil Survey Staff, (current issue); National Soil Survey
    Handbook, title 430-VI, (current issue).

    The actual composition and interpretive purity of the map unit
    delineations were based on data collected by scientists during
    the course of preparing the soil maps. Adherence to National
    Cooperative Soil Survey standards and procedures is based on
    peer review, quality control, and quality assurance. Quality
    control is outlined in the memorandum of understanding for the
    soil survey area and in documents that reside with the Natural
    Resources Conservation Service state soil scientist. Four kinds
    of map units are used in soil surveys: consociations, complexes,
    associations, and undifferentiated groups.

    Consociations - Consociations are named for the dominant soil. In
    a consociation, delineated areas are dominated by a single soil
    taxon and similar soils. At least one half of the pedons in each
    delineation are of the same soil component so similar to the
    named soil that major interpretations are not affected
    significantly. The total amount of dissimilar inclusions of
    other components in a map unit generally does not exceed about
    15 percent if limiting and 25 percent if nonlimiting. A single
    component of a dissimilar limiting inclusion generally does not
    exceed 10 percent if very contrasting.

    Complexes and associations - Complexes and associations are named
    for two or more dissimilar components with the dominant component
    listed first. They occur in a regularly repeating pattern. The major
    components of a complex cannot be mapped separately at a scale of
    about 1:24,000. The major components of an association can be
    separated at a scale of about 1:24,000. In each delineation of
    either a complex or an association, each major component is normally
    present, though their proportions may vary appreciably from one
    delineation to another. The total amount of inclusions in a map unit
    that are dissimilar to any of the major components does not exceed
    15 percent if limiting and 25 percent if nonlimiting. A single kind
    of dissimilar limiting inclusion usually does not exceed 10 percent.

    Undifferentiated groups - Undifferentiated groups consist of two
    or more components that do not always occur together in the same
    delineation, but are included in the same named map unit because
    use and management are the same or similar for common uses. Every
    delineation has at least one of the major components and some may
    have all of them. The same principles regarding proportion of
    inclusions apply to undifferentiated groups as to consociations.

    Minimum documentation consists of three complete soil profile
    descriptions that are collected for each soil added to the legend,
    one additional per 3,000 acres mapped; three 10 observation
    transects for each map unit, one additional 10 point transect per
    3,000 acres.

    A defined standard or level of confidence in the interpretive
    purity of the map unit delineations is attained by adjusting the
    kind and intensity of field investigations. Field investigations
    and data collection are carried out in sufficient detail to name
    map units and to identify accurately and consistently areas of
    about 6 acres.
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        The accuracy of these digital data is based upon their
        compilation to base maps that meet National Map Accuracy
        Standards. The difference in positional accuracy between the
        soil boundaries and special soil features locations in the
        field and their digitized map locations is unknown. The
        locational accuracy of soil delineations on the ground varies
        with the transition between map units.

        For example, on long gently sloping landscapes the transition
        occurs gradually over many feet. Where landscapes change
        abruptly from steep to level, the transition will be very
        narrow. Soil delineation boundaries and special soil features
        generally were digitized within 0.01 inch of their locations on
        the digitizing source. The digital map elements are edge matched
        between data sets. The data along each quadrangle edge are
        matched against the data for the adjacent quadrangle. Edge
        locations generally do not deviate from centerline to centerline
        by more than 0.01 inch.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Soil Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: 1985
          Title: Soil Survey of Roosevelt and Daniels Counties, Montana
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Washington, D.C.
            Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1999
            Ending_Date: 2001
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS1
      Source_Contribution:
        basic reference for soil line delineations, map
        unit labels and special soil features
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
          Title: publication film positives
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
      Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1999
        Source_Currentness_Reference: 1995
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS2
      Source_Contribution:
        source of soil line delineations, map unit
        labels and special soil features during recompilation
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: U.S. Geological Service
          Publication_Date: 1975
          Title: multiple 7.5 minute orthophoto quadrangles
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Ft. Worth, Texas
            Publisher:
              U.S. Department of Agriculture,
              National Cartography and Geospatial Center
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
      Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1999
            Ending_Date: 2001
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS1
      Source_Contribution:
        compilation base used for 80 percent of
        of the survey area
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
          Publication_Date: 1974-1992
          Title: multiple 7.5 minute topographic digital raster graphics
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
            Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
      Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1999
            Ending_Date: 2001
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS2
      Source_Contribution: source used to make stable-base plots
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
          Title: multiple 7.5 topographic digital raster graphic plots
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
      Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1999
            Ending_Date: 2001
        Source_Currentness_Reference: 1999
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS3
      Source_Contribution:
        compilation base for 20 percent of the soil
        survey
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
          Publication_Date: 1974-1992
          Title: multiple 7.5 minute topographic quadrangles
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
            Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2000
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS3
      Source_Contribution: source used to digitize cultural boundaries
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
          Title: annotation overlay
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
      Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1999
            Ending_Date: 2001
        Source_Currentness_Reference: 1999
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS4
      Source_Contribution: scan source
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
          Title:
            DLG DOC and TAB directories of the soil survey of
            Roosevelt and Daniels Counties, Montana
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
      Type_of_Source_Media: magnetic tape
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2001
        Source_Currentness_Reference: 2001
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS5
      Source_Contribution:
        digital information containing area and soil
        features, NASIS tabular data and metadata for SSURGO
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: 2001
          Title: Roosevelt and Daniels Counties, Montana SSURGO
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2001
        Source_Currentness_Reference: 2001
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS6
      Source_Contribution: SSURGO data used as source for topology edits
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: 2001
          Title: Roosevelt and Daniels Counties, Montana SSURGO
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2001
        Source_Currentness_Reference: 2001
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS7
      Source_Contribution: SSURGO data used for revisions
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
          Title:
            ARC SHAPE files for the survey of Roosevelt and
            Daniels Counties, Montana
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
      Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2006
        Source_Currentness_Reference: 2006
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS8
      Source_Contribution:
        digital information containing area and special
        soil features for evaluation
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
            Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: 2004
          Title:
            National Soil Information System (NASIS) database for
            Roosevelt and Daniels Counties, Montana
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Fort Collins, Colorado
            Publisher:
              U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
              Conservation Service, Information Technology Center
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2006
        Source_Currentness_Reference: export certification date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS9
      Source_Contribution:
        map unit legend used for comparison to spatial
        map unit labels
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: 2006
          Title: National Soil Information System (NASIS) data base
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Fort Collins, Colorado
            Publisher:
              U.S. Department of Agriculture,
              Natural Resources Conservation Service
      Type_of_Source_Media: database
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 2006
            Ending_Date: 2006
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Source_Contribution: attribute (tabular) information
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
          Title:
            ARC SHAPE files for the survey of Roosevelt
            and Daniels Counties, Montana
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
      Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2006
        Source_Currentness_Reference: 2006
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS10
      Source_Contribution:
        digital information containing area and special
        soil features for evaluation
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
            Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: 2006
          Title:
            National Soil Information System (NASIS) database for
            Roosevelt and Daniels Counties, Montana
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Fort Collins, Colorado
            Publisher:
              U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
              Conservation Service, Information Technology Center
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2006
        Source_Currentness_Reference: export certification date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS11
      Source_Contribution:
        map unit legend used for comparison to spatial
        map unit labels
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
          Title:
            Arc shapefiles for the survey of Roosevelt
            and Daniels Counties, Montana
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
      Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2007
        Source_Currentness_Reference: 2006
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS12
      Source_Contribution:
        digital information containing area and special
        soil features for evaluation
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
            Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: 2006
          Title:
            National Soil Information System (NASIS) database for
            Roosevelt and Daniels Counties, Montana
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Fort Collins, Colorado
            Publisher:
              U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
              Conservation Service, Information Technology Center
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2007
        Source_Currentness_Reference: export certification date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS13
      Source_Contribution:
        map unit legend used for comparison to spatial
        map unit labels
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
          Title:
            ArcGIS geodatabase files for the soil survey of
            Roosevelt and Daniels Counties, Montana
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digitized vector data
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 20091218
        Source_Currentness_Reference: 2009
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS14
      Source_Contribution:
        digital information containing area and special
        soil features for evaluation
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
            Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: 2009
          Title:
            National Soil Information System (NASIS) database for
            Roosevelt and Daniels Counties, Montana
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Fort Collins, Colorado
            Publisher:
              U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
              Conservation Service, Information Technology Center
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 20091218
        Source_Currentness_Reference: export certification date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS15
      Source_Contribution:
        map unit legend used for comparison to spatial
        map unit labels
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
            Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
          Title: region 10 soils geodatabase
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: file geodatabase
      Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 2006
            Ending_Date: 2018
        Source_Currentness_Reference: SSURGO publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS16
      Source_Contribution: Source of digital revision - recreated yearly
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Roosevelt and Daniels Counties, Montana had a
        previously published soil survey, 1985, at 1:24000 scale.  An
        evaluation was made of the soil survey in 1999.  It was determined
        that the soil map unit delineations and map unit components were
        accurate.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS1
      Process_Date: 1999
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Topographic digital raster graphics were used to
        generate plots on stable-base material to be used as the compilation
        base for approximately twenty percent of the survey.  The remaining
        portions of the survey were compiled to 7.5 minute orthophotos.
        Soil scientists registered publication film positives to the
        7.5 minute control points during data collection.  Quality control was
        performed by soil scientists on staff at the Natural Resources
        Conservation Service state office in Bozeman, Montana.  Materials
        necessary to digitize were sent to the Montana Digitizing Unit in
        Bozeman, Montana
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS2, USGS1, USGS2, NRCS3, NRCS4
      Process_Date: 2000
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The annotation overlays were raster scanned
        at 300 dots per inch using an Anatek 4050 scanner at Midwest Graphics
        in Kenosha, Wisconsin.  The processing, raster editing, map neatline
        development, labeling, edge matching, vector editing and conversion
        were done in LT4X, Version 4.11.  The data were created in North
        American Datum of 1927 by cartographic technicians on staff at the
        Montana Digitizing Unit in Bozeman, Montana.  Four corners of the
        7.5 minute quadrangle were used during data collection of the area
        and special feature maps.  The cultural boundaries were digitized
        from the 7.5 minute paper topographic quadrangles.  Edits for
        lines and labels were performed by a soil scientist on staff at
        the Natural Resources Conservation Service, state office in Bozeman,
        Montana.  Soil scientist edits were applied in LT4X, Version 4.11.
        Plots were generated and sent to the Major Land Resource Area in
        Bismarck, North Dakota where a ten percent digitizing quality
        control review was performed.  Digital Line Graph, Optional (DLG-3)
        files were written with export area_SSURGO and export spec_SSURGO
        options in LT4X, Version 4.11.  The data were forwarded to
        certification staff for evaluation and certification for SSURGO.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
        NRCS1, NRCS3, NRCS4, USGS1, USGS2,
        USGS3
      Process_Date: 2001
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The DLG DOC and TAB directories were imported
        to ARC/INFO, Version 7.21 by certification staff at the Montana
        Digitizing Unit in Bozeman, Montana.  ARCEDIT was used to correct
        node and label mismatches, and remove extra vertices and pseudo nodes.
        New DLG-3's were written.  The data were forwarded to the National
        Cartography and Geospatial Center in Ft. Worth, Texas for
        archiving and distribution.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS1, NRCS4, NRCS5
      Process_Date: 2001
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The National Soil Information System data base
        was developed by Natural Resources Conservation Service soil
        scientists according to national standards.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS1
      Process_Date: 2001
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The soil survey of Roosevelt and Daniels
        Counties, Montana was certified for SSURGO in 2001.  The update
        became necessary when topology errors were discovered on the
        Poplar Coulee, Todd Lakes NE, and Two mile Creek quadrangles.
        The errors were fixed at the Montana Digitizing Unit in Bozeman,
        Montana.  New DLG's were written.  The data were forwarded to the
        National Cartography and Geospatial Center in Ft. Worth, Texas for
        archiving and distribution.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS6
      Process_Date: 2001
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        This survey has been rearchived to correct a
        potential mis-coding problem with the 'BLANK' and 'UNIV' polygons
        in the spatial data. Attribute errors in Flynn Creek South
        Quadrangle were corrected by replacement of the DLG and attribute
        file.  No other spatial feature adjustments were made.  No changes
        were made to the NASIS attribute data.  The data were re-processed
        by the USDA-NRCS National Cartography and Geospatial Center in
        Fort Worth, Texas
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS7
      Process_Date: 2002
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The survey-wide coverages from the online SSURGO data were imported
        to ARC/INFO 9.1 by certification staff at the Montana Digitizing Unit.
        Evaluation macros of June 2004 were applied to the data. Map unit labels
        were compared to an approved map unit legend from the National Soil
        Information System data base.  ARCEDIT was used to join to adjacent
        survey boundaries and verify previous adjacent survey joins. The data
        were uploaded the soil data warehouse staging server.
        Survey re-archived to reflect mapping updates along the boundary of
        Poplar NE and Brockton quads in southern Roosevelt Co.  No new map units
        were added to the legend, but previous delineations were further refined.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS8, NRCS9
      Process_Date: 2006
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The survey-wide coverages from the online SSURGO data were imported to
        ARC/INFO 9.1 by certification staff at the Montana Digitizing Unit.
        Evaluation macros of June 2004 were applied to the data. Map unit labels
        were compared to an approved map unit legend from the National Soil
        Information System data base.  ARCEDIT was used to join to adjacent survey
        boundaries and verify previous adjacent survey joins. The data were uploaded
        to the soil data warehouse staging server.

        7/6/2006 Update: The following edit tasks performed:
        Component Name set to proper case
        Strip "and similar soils" from comp name
        Set and validate map unit name case
        Flat minor components as "NO"
        Ensure veg. production for all soil components

        At component level...
        Populate Albedo
        ...landform
        ...parent material
        ...horizon designations
        ...Representative textures
        ...Kf below the surface
        ...Run all validations and resolve

        Linear-Linear defaulted in for slope shape for all geomorph positions.
        Horizon structure populated generically by horizon, C's either massive
        or single grain by texture.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS10, NRCS11
      Process_Date: 2006
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        A missing soil line in the NE 1/4 of Section 30
        T36N, R46E was corrected, and the new polygon attributed.
        The survey-wide Arc shapefiles from the online SSURGO data were
        imported to ARC/INFO 9.1 by certification staff at the Montana
        Digitizing Unit. Evaluation macros of June 2004 were applied to the
        data. Map unit labels were compared to an approved map unit legend
        from the National Soil Information System data base.  ARCEDIT was
        used to join to adjacent survey boundaries and verify previous
        adjacent survey joins. The data were uploaded to the soil data
        warehouse staging server.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS12, NRCS13
      Process_Date: 2007
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
        delegate verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
        link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
        data sets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
        version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
        the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
        were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
        data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
        data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20070517
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The survey-wide ArcGIS geodatabase from the online SSURGO data were
        imported to ARC/INFO 9.2 by certification staff at the Montana
        Digitizing Unit. Evaluation macros of June 2004 were applied to the
        data. Map unit labels were compared to an approved map unit legend
        from the National Soil Information System data base.  ARCGIS was
        used to join to adjacent survey boundaries and verify previous
        adjacent survey joins. The data were uploaded to the soil data
        warehouse staging server.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS14, NRCS15
      Process_Date: 20091218
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The spatial data for Roosevelt and Daniels Counties,
        Montana soil survey area were downloaded from the Soil Data Mart on October
        15, 2012.  The individual shapefiles were appended into a geodatabase
        for region 10.  The data were processed in ARCGIS 10.1 using a topology
        object with a 0.1 meter cluster tolerance for the purpose of eliminating
        gaps and overlaps within the region 10 soils geodatabase.  Individual soil
        survey area data were exported as shapefiles from the regional geodatabase.
        A datum transformation from NAD83 to WGS84 using the NAD_1983_To_WGS_1984_1 datum
        transformation method was applied to the data.  The data were checked with the SSURGO
        Evaluation scripts provided by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
        Conservation Service. The shapefiles were uploaded to the soil data warehouse for
        archival and distribution.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS16
      Process_Date: 2013
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The spatial data for the entire SSURGO database was recertified in October
        of 2019 to reduce storage requirements and to improve map display
        and geoprocessing performance.  The SSURGO data is internally managed
        using 12 Regional Transactional Spatial Databases (RTSD) that are in
        an ESRI File Geodatabase format.  The spatial extent of the RTSDs follow the
        Soil and Plant Science Division (SPSD) regional administrative boundaries.
        The XY coordinate system of this RTSD is USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area
        Conic USGS Version WKID: 102039 and has an XY storage precision of 0.001
        meters.  The RTSDs were recreated using a reduced storage precision of 0.1
        meters to reduce the physical size of the data.  The SSURGO data was also
        generalized by removing excess vertices, using a tolerance of 1 meter.
        The topology was validated at the CONUS level using a tolerance of 0.2
        meters.  This effort directly affects the gSSURGO and gNATSGO product since
        these deliverables are in a File Geodatabase format.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS16
      Process_Date: 2019
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
        delegate, upon completion of data quality verification, determined
        that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
        selected set of map units and components in the soil survey legend was
        copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
        interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
        stored in the database table named sainterp.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20190917
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
        delegate verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
        link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
        data sets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
        version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
        the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
        were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
        data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
        data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20190917
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
        delegate, upon completion of data quality verification, determined
        that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
        selected set of map units and components in the soil survey legend was
        copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
        interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
        stored in the database table named sainterp.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20200604
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
        delegate verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
        link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
        data sets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
        version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
        the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
        were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
        data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
        data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20200604
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
        delegate, upon completion of data quality verification, determined
        that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
        selected set of map units and components in the soil survey legend was
        copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
        interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
        stored in the database table named sainterp.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20210902
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
        delegate verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
        link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
        data sets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
        version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
        the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
        were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
        data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
        data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20210902
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
        delegate, upon completion of data quality verification, determined
        that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
        selected set of map units and components in the soil survey legend was
        copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
        interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
        stored in the database table named sainterp.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20220829
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
        delegate verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
        link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
        data sets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
        version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
        the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
        were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
        data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
        data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20220829
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
        delegate, upon completion of data quality verification, determined
        that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
        selected set of map units and components in the soil survey legend was
        copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
        interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
        stored in the database table named sainterp.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20230830
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
        delegate verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
        link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
        data sets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
        version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
        the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
        were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
        data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
        data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20230830
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Minor edits to polygon geometry were made in order to comply with NRCS
        cartographic standards. No changes were made to soil polygon attribute
        data.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20240628
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
        delegate, upon completion of data quality verification, determined
        that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
        selected set of map units and components in the soil survey legend was
        copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
        interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
        stored in the database table named sainterp.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20240822
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
        delegate verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
        link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
        data sets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
        version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
        the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
        were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
        data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
        data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20240822
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.0000001
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: decimal degrees
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: World Geodetic System 1984
      Ellipsoid_Name: World Geodetic System 1984
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.00000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: Special Soil Features
      Entity_Type_Definition:
        Special Soil Features represent soil, nonsoil, or landform
        features that are too small to be digitized as soil delineations
        (area features).
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
        U.S. Department of Agriculture. 1993. Soil Survey Manual.
        Soil Surv. Staff, U.S. Dep. Agric. Handb. 18.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Special Soil Features Codes
      Attribute_Definition:
        Special Soil Features Codes represent specific Special Soil
        Features. These features are identified with a major code,
        a minor code, and a descriptive label. The codes and label
        are assigned to the point or line assigned to represent the
        feature on published maps.
      Attribute_Definition_Source:
        U.S. Department of Agriculture. 1993. Soil Survey Manual.
        Soil Surv. Staff, U.S. Dep. Agric. Handb. 18; U.S. Department
        of Agriculture. (current issue). National Soil Survey
        Handbook, title 430-VI, part 647. Soil Conserv. Serv.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name:
            Classification and Correlation of the Soils of Roosevelt and
            Daniels Counties, Montana
          Codeset_Source:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
            Conservation Service
  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
      Map Unit Delineations are closed polygons that may be dominated
      by a single soil or nonsoil component plus allowable similar or
      dissimilar soils, or they can be geographic mixtures of groups
      of soils or soils and nonsoil areas.

      The map unit symbol uniquely identifies each closed delineation
      map unit. Each symbol is linked to a map unit name. The map unit
      symbol is also the key for linking information in the National Soil
      Information System tables. The map unit symbols are not carried
      within the modified Digital Line Graph file; however, they are made
      available in a companion attribute file. The attribute file links
      the minor codes in the Digital Line Graph files to the map unit
      symbols.

      Map Unit Delineations are described by the National Soil
      Information System database. This attribute database gives the
      proportionate extent of the component soils and the properties for
      each soil. The database contains both estimated and measured data
      on the physical and chemical soil properties and soil
      interpretations for engineering, water management, recreation,
      agronomic, woodland, range, and wildlife uses of the soil.

      The National Soil Information System database contains static
      metadata. It documents the data structure and includes such
      information as what tables, columns, indexes, and relationships
      are defined as well as a variety of attributes of each of these
      database objects.  Attributes include table and column
      descriptions and detailed domain information.

      The National Soil Information System database also contains a
      distribution metadata. It records the criteria used for selecting
      map units and components for inclusion in the set of distributed
      data.

      Special features are described in the feature table.  It includes a
      feature label, feature name, and feature description for each
      special and ad hoc feature in the survey area.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
      U.S. Department of Agriculture. 1999. Soil Taxonomy: A basic system
      of soil classification for making and interpreting soil surveys.
      Soil Conserv. Serv., U.S. Dep. Agric. Handb. 436.

      U.S. Department of Agriculture. (current issue). Keys to Soil
      Taxonomy.  Soil Surv. Staff, Soil Conserv. Serv.

      U.S. Department of Agriculture. (current issue). National Soil
      Survey Handbook, title 430-VI. Soil Surv. Staff, Natural Resources
      Conservation Service.

      U.S. Department of Agriculture. 1993. Soil Survey Manual.
      Soil Surv. Staff, U.S. Dep. Agric. Handb. 18.
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization:
          U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural
          Resources Conservation Service, National
          Geospatial Center of Excellence
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 501 West Felix Street, Building 23
        City: Fort Worth
        State_or_Province: Texas
        Postal_Code: 76115
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 800 672 5559
      Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: 202 720 2600
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 817 509 3469
  Resource_Description: Roosevelt and Daniels Counties, Montana SSURGO
  Distribution_Liability:
    Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer
    system at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, no warranty expressed
    or implied is made by the Agency regarding the utility of the data
    on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute
    any such warranty. The U.S.  Department of Agriculture will warrant
    the delivery of this product in computer readable format, and will
    offer appropriate adjustment of credit when the product is determined
    unreadable by correctly adjusted computer input peripherals, or
    when the physical medium is delivered in damaged condition. Request
    for adjustment of credit must be made within 90 days from the date
    of this shipment from the ordering site.

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture, nor any of its agencies are
    liable for misuse of the data, for damage, for transmission of
    viruses, or for computer contamination through the distribution of
    these data sets. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits
    discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race,
    color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political
    beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. (Not all
    prohibited bases apply to all programs.)
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ESRI shapefile
        Format_Information_Content: spatial
        Transfer_Size: 67.3
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: URL:http://DataGateway.nrcs.usda.gov/
          Access_Instructions:
            Select desired survey area at above Internet
            Web site. An email address is required for receipt of
            instructions on retrieval via anonymous FTP. Anticipate a
            delay between submission of request at Web site and receipt of
            email message.
    Fees:
      There is currently no direct charge for requesting data or for
      retrieval via FTP.
    Ordering_Instructions:
      Visit the above mentioned Internet Web Site, select state or
      territory, then select individual soil survey area of interest.
      Spatial line data and locations of special feature symbols are in
      ESRI ArcGIS shapefile, format. The National Soil Information
      System attribute soil data are available in variable length, pipe
      delimited, ASCII file format.
    Turnaround: Typically within four hours
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20240924
  Metadata_Contact:
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      Contact_Position: State Soil Scientist
      Contact_Address:
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        Address: Room 443
        Address: 10 East Babcock Street
        City: Bozeman
        State_or_Province: MT
        Postal_Code: 59715-4704
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 406-587-6730
      Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: 800-877-8339
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 406-587-6761
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: alex.dado@usda.gov
  Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
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