Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator:
        U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
        Conservation Service
      Publication_Date: 20250828
      Title:
        Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for
        Musselshell County, Montana
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Fort Worth, Texas
        Publisher:
          U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
          Conservation Service
      Other_Citation_Details: mt065
      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 soil survey area
      extent format and include a detailed, field verified inventory
      of soils and miscellaneous 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: 20010313
        Ending_Date: 20250828
    Currentness_Reference: publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -109.010
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -107.781
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.756
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.132
  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: Musselshell County
      Place_Keyword: South Bench Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Bald Butte Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Tyler Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Crowley Dam Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Kelley Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Mud Spring Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Maxwell Ranch Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Mosby SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Sahara Hill Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Devils Hole Lake Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Pender Coulee Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Lake Mason NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Lake Mason NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Big Wall NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Jim Coulee Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Musselshell NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Akers Ranch Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Melstone NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Melstone NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Sahara Hill SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Emory School Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Timber Buttes North Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Lake Mason Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Lake Mason SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Big Wall West Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Big Wall East Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Delphia Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Musselshell Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Queens Point Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Melstone Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Lavina NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Timber Buttes South Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Horsethief Creek Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Roundup Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Gage Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Gage NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Chimney Butte Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Corey Flat Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Chandler Spring Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Weed Creek West Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Bundy Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Elso Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Harper Coulee Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Signal Mountain Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Dunn Mountain North Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Cherry Spring Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Steamboat Butte Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Pine View Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Broadview NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Hay Basin North Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Hay Basin NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Park Coulee Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Dunn Mountain South 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
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 are free of gaps. The tests of logical
    consistency are performed using vendor software. 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). Edge locations generally do
    not deviate from centerline to centerline by more than 0.01 inch.
    The survey-wide coverage of this soil survey has an acceptable join
    to Fergus County, Petroleum County, Golden Valley County,
    Rosebud County Area and Part of Big Horn County, and
    Yellowstone County, Montana soil surveys. All soil features are
    matched to an acceptable join.
  Completeness_Report:
    A map unit is a collection of areas defined and named in terms of
    their soil components or miscellaneous areas or both. Each map
    unit differs in some respect from all others in a survey area and
    each map unit has a symbol that uniquely identifies the map unit
    on a soil map. Each individual area, point, or line so identified
    on the map is a delineation.

    Soil Scientists identify small areas of soils or miscellaneous 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.

    A map unit has specified kinds of soils or miscellaneous areas
    (map unit components), each with a designated range in
    proportionate extent. Map units include one or more kinds of soil
    or miscellaneous area. Miscellaneous areas are areas that have little
    or no recognizable soil.

    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, NRCS; Agricultural Handbook 436, Soil Taxonomy, 1995,
    USDA, NRCS; and all Amendments; Keys to Soil Taxonomy,
    (current issue) USDA, NRCS; National Soil Survey
    Handbook, title 430-VI,(current issue) USDA, NRCS.

    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 use a single name from the
    dominant component in the map unit. Dissimilar components are
    minor in extent. The soil component in a consociation may be
    identified at any taxonomic level. Soil series is the lowest
    taxonomic level. A consociation that is named as a miscellaneous
    area is dominantly that kind of area and minor components do not
    significantly affect the use of the map unit. 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 consist
    of two or more  dissimilar components that occur in a regularly
    repeating pattern. The total amount of other dissimilar components
    is minor extent. The following arbitrary rule determines whether
    complex or association is used in the name. The major components
    of an association can be separated at the scale of mapping. In
    either case, because the major components are sufficiently different
    in morphology or behavior, the map unit cannot be called a
    consociation. In each delineation of 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 are not consistently associated
    geographically and, therefore, do not always occur together in
    the same map delineation. These components are included in the
    same named map unit because their use and management are the same
    or very similar for common uses. Generally they are grouped together
    because some common feature, such as steepness, stoniness, or
    flooding, determines their use and management. If two or more
    additional map units would serve no useful purpose, they may be
    included in the same unit. Each delineation has at least one of the
    major components, and some may have all of them. The same principles
    regarding the proportion of minor components that apply to
    consociations also apply to undifferentiated groups. The same
    principles regarding proportion of inclusion 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 5 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 at a scale of 1 inch equals 1,000
        feet. 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:
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          Publication_Date: 1977
          Title: multiple 2.5 X 7.5 minute orthophotos
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Ft. Worth, Texas
            Publisher: National Cartography and Geospatial Center
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        base material for field mapping and compilation
        of soil line delineations, labels and special soil features
    Source_Information:
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        Citation_Information:
          Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
          Publication_Date: 1955-1990
          Title: multiple 7.5 minute topographic quadrangles
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          Publication_Information:
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            Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
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      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS2
      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
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          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
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      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS1
      Source_Contribution: scan source
    Source_Information:
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        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
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            DLG DOC TAB directories of the soil survey of Musselshell
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          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: 20010313
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            Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) data base for Musselshell
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          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
            Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: 20030918
          Title:
            Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for
            Musselshell County, Montana
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Fort Collins, Colorado
            Publisher:
              U.S. Department of Agriculture,
              U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
              Conservation Service, Information Technology Center
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        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
            Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: 2003
          Title:
            National Soil Information System (NASIS) database for
            Musselshell County, 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
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        map unit legend used for comparison to spatial
        map unit labels
    Source_Information:
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          Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
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            Publication_Place: Ft. Worth, Texas
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              U.S. Department of Agriculture,
              Natural Resources Conservation Service,
              National Cartography and Geospatial Center
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        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
            Conservation Service
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            MrSID compressed mosaic image for Musselshell County,
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            Publication_Place: Ft. Worth, Texas
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              U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
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            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
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            ARC SHAPE files for the survey of Musselshell County,
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        soil features for evaluation
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            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
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            U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
            Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: 2006
          Title:
            National Soil Information System (NASIS) database for
            Musselshell County, Montana
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            Publication_Place: Fort Collins, Colorado
            Publisher:
              U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
              Conservation Service, Information Technology Center
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        map unit legend used for comparison to spatial
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          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
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            ARC shapefiles for the survey of Musselshell
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        digital information containing area and special
        soil features for evaluation
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          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
            Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: 2006
          Title:
            National Soil Information System (NASIS) database for
            Musselshell County, 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
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        map unit legend used for comparison to spatial
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          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
          Title:
            ArcGIS geodatabase files for the soil survey of
            Musselshell County, Montana
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        digital information containing area and special
        soil features for evaluation
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        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
            Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: 2010
          Title:
            National Soil Information System (NASIS) database for
            Musselshell County, 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
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        map unit legend used for comparison to spatial
        map unit labels
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      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
            Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
          Title: region 5 soils geodatabase
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          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 2006
            Ending_Date: 2018
        Source_Currentness_Reference: SSURGO publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS13
      Source_Contribution: Source of digital revision - recreated yearly
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Field procedures for the second order soil
        survey included plotting of soil boundaries determined by field
        observation and by interpretation of orthophotos.  Boundaries
        were verified at closely spaced intervals, and the soils in each
        delineation were identified by traversing and transecting the
        landscape.  Soil scientists described and sampled the soils,
        analyzed samples in the laboratory, and statistically analyzed the
        data.  The classification and map unit names were finalized at the
        final correlation in 1996.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS1
      Process_Date: 1995
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The soil map unit delineations, map unit labels
        and special soil features from the 2.5 X 7.5 minute orthophotos were
        transferred to annotation overlays registered to the four corners
        of the 7.5 minute topographic quadrangles. Materials needed for
        digitizing were sent to the Montana Digitizing Unit in Bozeman,
        Montana.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS1, NRCS1
      Process_Date: 1999
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The annotated overlays were raster scanned on
        an Anatek Eagle 4050 scanner at 300 dots per inch at Midwest
        Graphics in Kenosha, Wisconsin.  Raster editing and conversion,
        vector editing, labeling, and edge matching were accomplished
        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 control points
        corresponding to the 7.5 minute quadrangle were used during data
        collection of area and special features.  The cultural boundaries
        were manually digitized from the 7.5 minute topographic quadrangles.
        Plots were generated of the entire soil survey area, and author
        errors were noted and sent to soil scientists on staff at the
        Natural Resources Conservation Service state office in Bozeman,
        Montana.  The soil scientist's edits were applied in LT4X,
        Version 4.11.  New plots were generated of ten percent of the soil
        survey area and sent to the Major Land Resource Area in Bismarck,
        North Dakota for a digitizing review.  Digital line graph,
        optional (DLG-3) files were written using export area_SSURGO and
        export spec_SSURGO options in LT4X, Version 4.11.  The data were
        submitted to certification staff at the Montana Digitizing Unit in
        Bozeman, Montana for quality assurance and certification.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS1, USGS2, NRCS1
      Process_Date: 2000
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The DLG DOC and TAB directories were imported
        into ARC/INFO, Version 7.21 by certification staff at the Montana
        Digitizing Unit.  ARCEDIT was used to correct node and label
        mismatches, remove extra vertices, common soil lines, and
        pseudo nodes.  Minor codes were resequenced.  New DLG-3 files were
        written.  The data were submitted to the National Cartography and
        Geospatial Center in Ft. Worth, Texas for archiving and distribution.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS1, NRCS2
      Process_Date: 2001
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Map Unit Interpretations Record data base was
        developed by Natural Resources Conservation Service soil scientists
        according to national standards.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS1
      Process_Date: 1996
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The survey-wide coverages from the online SSURGO data were imported
        to ARC/INFO 8.1 by certification staff at the Montana Digitizing Unit.
        Evaluation macros of June 2003 were applied to the data.  Map unit
        labels were linked to 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 forwarded the National
        Cartography and Geospatial Center in Ft. Worth, Texas for online
        distribution and archiving.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS3
      Process_Date: 2003
    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: USGS1, NRCS4, NRCS6
      Process_Date: 2004
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        A GIS specialist at the Natural Resources
        Conservation Service in Bozeman, Montana imported the digital
        orthophoto quarter quadrangles (DOQQ) in MrSID compression
        program. The DOQQ's were then mosaiced and compressed to county
        wide coverage.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS3, NRCS5
      Process_Date: 2003
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The survey-wide coverages from the SSURGO data of September 2003,
        and MrSID compressed imagery were imported to ARC GEODATABASE
        by a soil scientist on staff at the Natural Resources Conservation
        Service state office. Edit tools were used to revise water boundaries.
        Small water areas were considered for special spot features.
        Topology tools were used for quality control. ARC SHAPE files were
        written, then forwarded to certification staff at the Montana
        Digitizing Unit for verification for and distribution to the
        soil data mart.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS4, NRCS5, NRCS6
      Process_Date: 2004
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The ARC SHAPE files and NASIS map unit legend
        were imported to ARC/INFO, Version 8.3 by certification staff at the
        Montana Digitizing Unit.  The data were processed through evaluation
        macros dated May 2004. Boundaries were validated to adjacent soil
        survey areas. The data were forwarded to the Soil Data Warehouse
        staging server.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS6, NASIS
      Process_Date: 2004
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        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.  Modifications to polygons along the Golden Valley County
        line were made to attain an exact join.  Attribute data for map unit concepts
        shared with Golden Valley were synced to reflect the combined documentation across
        their geographic extent.  In most cases this did not change the map unit name, but
        internal data has been refined to reflect the map unit across its full extent.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS7, NRCS8
      Process_Date: 2006
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Three polygons of Denied Access were mapped, QCed and QAed. These were
        located in the West Central portion of the survey area, a portion joining
        MT666 Golden Valley Co.  Line joins to Golden Valley are line for line and
        exact in NASIS.  Unit symbols may differ across the join. The one line special
        feature in that feature class has been removed.  There are only point special
        features in this survey currently. In addition to adding this new mapping, the
        entire survey has been validated to the new NAIP 2006 imagery. In this process
        significant soil polygon boundary adjustments were made to match the new imagery,
        but also to correct compilation slippages identified thru this detailed evaluation.
        This process occurred across the approx. two week period 12/6/2006-12/19/2006.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: APFO1, NRCS9
      Process_Date: 20061219
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The survey-wide Arc shapefile 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: NRCS9, NRCS10
      Process_Date: 2007
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Note: Three polygons of Denied Access were mapped, QCed and QAed.
        These were located in the West Central portion of the survey area, a
        portion joining MT666 Golden Valley Co.  Line joins to Golden Valley
        are line for line and exact in NASIS.  Unit symbols may differ across
        the join.

        Special Features: The one line special feature in that feature class has
        been removed.  There are only point special features in this survey currently.

        In addition to adding this new mapping, the entire survey has been validated
        to the new NAIP 2006 imagery.  In this process significant soil polygon boundary
        adjustments were made to match the new imgery, but also to correct compilation
        slippages identified thru this detailed evaluation.  This process occurred across
        the approx. two week period 12/6/2006-12/19/2006.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20070118
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The 4/18/07 update includes refreshed Montana Modeled non-irrigated
        small grain yields.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20070418
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The 7/28/09 update reflects adding/refreshing 11 national
        BLM interpretations. No edits to spatial data.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20090728
    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. Topology errors on the boundary, that were
        flagged in prepartation for the National Soils Geospatial Database,
        were corrected as directed in the National Bulletin: 430-9-5.
        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: NRCS11, NRCS12
      Process_Date: 20100202
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The 2/3/10 update reflects minor boundary edits.
        No substantive attribute or spatial edits. This work is to polish
        the data in preparation for the transactional National Soils Geodatabase.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20100203
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The 9/15/10 - Update includes attribute data calculations for:
        Total Fragment Volume, KF-KW, Exchangeable Acidity, HSG, WEG-WEI,
        concrete corrosion, Steel corrosion, Tfactor, refresh generated
        brief non-tech description.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20100915
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The spatial data for Musselshell County, 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 5. 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 5 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: NRCS13
      Process_Date: 2013
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Exact joins have been completed between MT065 and MT632.
        To accomplish an exact join, spatial adjustments were made
        in MT065. However, no tabular edits were needed.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS13
      Process_Date: 20160822
    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: NRCS13
      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: 20220826
    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: 20220826
    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: 20230825
    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: 20230825
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Areas that were previously designated as MUSYM "DA" (Denied Access) were
        redefined as MUSYM "ANS" (Area not surveyed, access denied). Slight
        adjustments were made to soil polygons to meet NRCS cartographic standards.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20240311
    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: 20240820
    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: 20240820
    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: 20240828
    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: 20240828
    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: 20241017
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Minor changes to the XY resolution of the spatial data were made to comply
        with NRCS cartographic standards. No changes were made to soil map unit
        attributes.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20250317
    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: 20250828
    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: 20250828
    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: 20250828
    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: 20250828
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, miscellaneous area, or landform
        features that are too small to be digitized as soil delineations
        (area features).
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Agricultural Handbook 18, Soil Survey Manual, 1993, USDA, SCS.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Special Soil Features Codes
      Attribute_Definition:
        Special Soil Features labels represent specific Special Soil
        Features. These features are identified with a descriptive
        label. The label is assigned to the point or line assigned
        to represent the feature on maps.
      Attribute_Definition_Source:
        Agricultural Handbook 18, Soil Survey Manual, 1993, USDA, SCS;
        National Soil Survey Handbook, Title 430-VI, part 647
        (current issue), USDA, NRCS.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name:
            Classification and Correlation of the Soils of Musselshell County,
            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 miscellaneous area component plus allowable
      similar or dissimilar soils, or they can be geographic mixtures
      of groups of soils or soils and miscellaneous areas.

      The map unit symbol uniquely identifies each closed map unit
      delineation. Each symbol corresponds to a map unit name. The
      map unit key is used to link to information in the National
      Soil Information System tables.

      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 an
      area symbol, feature label, feature name, and feature description for
      each special and ad hoc feature in the survey area.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
      Soil Taxonomy: A basic system of soil classification for making and
      interpreting soil surveys. Agricultural Handbook 436, 1999, USDA, SCS.

      Keys to Soil Taxonomy (current issue), USDA, SCS.

      National Soil Survey Handbook, Title 430-VI, part 647 (current
      issue), USDA, NRCS.

      Agricultural Handbook 18, Soil Survey Manual, 1993, USDA, SCS.
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: Musselshell County, 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: 62.6
      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: 20250920
  Metadata_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
  Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
