Metadata for Montana Transportation Framework, 2014

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Identification Information:

Citation:
  Originator: Montana State Library
  Publication date: 12/11/2014
  Title: Montana Transportation Framework, 2014
  Publication place: Helena, MT
  Publisher: Montana State Library
  Larger Work Citation:
    Title: Montana Transportation Framework
    Online linkage: http://mslapps.mt.gov/Geographic_Information/Data/DataList/datalist_Details.aspx?did={26E71BA8-914E-458B-B2EC-62F22AD06C30}
Abstract:
  The Montana Transportation Framework contains road centerlines, highway mileposts, bridges, railroads, railroad mileposts, public airport features, and trails.
  The Montana Transportation Framework program uses a federated approach to combine data from various sources and integrate them into one seamless, standardized, uniformly formatted and attributed layer. Transportation data is a dynamic framework (new, upgraded and retired roads, name changes, new address ranges, etc.) and reflecting changes in statewide GIS is a challenging task. The State Library uses the federated approach for the creation and maintenance of transportation data where each data provider (tribe, federal, state, county, city, private) manage its datasets to suit their business needs and practices. The updated transportation data (features, geometries, attributes) is then forwarded to the State Library where it undergoes standardization and quality control/assurance processes. The framework then gets updated with new data and published online. Using data from local sources assures the best possible coverage across the state and ensures the best available data is centrally available.
Purpose:
  The purpose of the Montana Transportation Framework is to provide an integrated, seamless layer of all Montana's roads that provides a variety of support and widespread benefit for users and organizations by supporting wildfire and other emergency response services and mitigation, resource management, road maintenance, land-use planning.
Time period of content:
  Calendar date: 12/11/2014
  Currentness reference: publication date
Status:
  Progress: In work
  Maintenance and update frequency: Quarterly
Use constraints:
  The Montana State Library provides this product/service for informational purposes only. The Library did not produce it for, nor is it suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Consumers of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the viability of the information for their purposes. The Library provides these data in good faith but does not represent or warrant its accuracy, adequacy, or completeness. In no event shall the Library be liable for any incorrect results or analysis; any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages to any party; or any lost profits arising out of or in connection with the use or the inability to use the data or the services provided. The Library makes these data and services available as a convenience to the public, and for no other purpose. The Library reserves the right to change or revise published data and/or services at any time.
Point of contact:
  Montana State Library
  PO Box 201800
  Helena, MT 59620-1800
  Telephone: 406-444-5354
  TDD/TTY telephone: 406-444-4799
  Fax: 406-444-0266
  E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov

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Spatial Reference Information:

Horizontal coordinate system definition:
  Grid coordinate system name: State Plane Coordinate System
  SPCS zone identifier: 2500
  Lambert conformal conic:
  Standard parallel: 45.000000
  Standard parallel: 49.000000
  Longitude of central meridian: -109.500000
  Latitude of projection origin: 44.250000
  False easting: 600000.000000
  False northing: 0.000000
  Planar distance units: meters
  Geodetic model:
    Horizontal datum name: North American Datum of 1983
    Ellipsoid name: Geodetic Reference System 80
    Semi-major axis: 6378137.000000
    Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257222

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Entity and Attribute Information:

Entity type label: Roads
  Attribute label: OBJECTID
    Attribute definition: Database sequence number
  Attribute label: SHAPE
    Attribute definition: Feature geometry
  Attribute label: SOURCEID
    Attribute definition: Identifier provided by the Data source
  Attribute label: CREATED
    Attribute definition: Date record created
  Attribute label: LASTEDIT
    Attribute definition: Date record last edited
  Attribute label: EDITOR
    Attribute definition: Person performing edit
  Attribute label: UNIQUEID
    Attribute definition: Unique persistent identifier assigned to feature
  Attribute label: ROADNAME
    Attribute definition: Name of road
  Attribute label: DISPLAYCLASS
    Attribute definition:
      Display classification. This seems to partly be based on the System and Roadtype values but there is not a one-to-one relationship. The enumeration listed here is an estimate of what the values mean. About 4 percent of the values are null.

    Attribute Value | Definition of Attribute Value
    1 | Interstate highways
    2 | Major primary highways
    3 | Other primary highways
    4 | Secondary highways
    5 | Urban routes and major roads
    6 | Minor public roads
    7 | Federal or private agency roads
    8 | Tribal
    9 | Freeway entrance/exit ramps, miscellaneous roads in Jefferson County
    10 | Private roads, other roads in certain counties
    12 | Alleys
    13 | Cemetery roads
    14 | local roads in various counties
    15 | Rest areas, Interstate median crossovers
    16 | Rest areas
    17 | Truck weight scales
    97 | State agency roads
    99 | other roads

  Attribute label: PROVIDERID
    Attribute definition: Code representing data provider

    Attribute Value | Definition of Attribute Value
    3 | Flathead area logging roads
    5115 | Montana State Library
    10000 | US Forest Service
    10200 | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
    10300 | Bitterroot National Forest
    10800 | Custer National Forest
    11000 | Flathead National Forest
    11100 | Gallatin National Forest
    11200 | Helena National Forest
    11400 | Kootenai National Forest
    11500 | Lewis And Clark National Forest
    11600 | Lolo National Forest
    30962 | Glacier National Park
    3051500 | Montana State Library
    26650000 | Flathead Indian Reservation
    27925000 | Fort Belknap Indian Reservation
    30511500 | Montana State Library
    30515000 | Montana State Library
    32800000 | City of Great Falls
    43375000 | City of Lewistown
    99001000 | Beaverhead County
    99003000 | Big Horn County
    99005000 | Blaine County
    99007000 | Broadwater County
    99009000 | Carbon County
    99011000 | Carter County
    99013000 | Cascade County
    99015000 | Chouteau County
    99017000 | Custer County
    99019000 | Daniels County
    99023000 | Deer Lodge County
    99025000 | Fallon County
    99027000 | Fallon County
    99029000 | Flathead County
    99031000 | Gallatin County
    99033000 | Garfield County
    99035000 | Glacier County
    99037000 | Golden Valley County
    99039000 | Granite County
    99041000 | Hill County
    99043000 | Bureau of Land Management
    99047000 | Lake County
    99049000 | Lewis and Clark County
    99051000 | Liberty County
    99053000 | Lincoln County
    99057000 | Madison County
    99059000 | Meagher County
    99061000 | Mineral County
    99063000 | Missoula County
    99065000 | Musselshell County
    99067000 | Park County
    99071000 | Phillips County
    99073000 | Pondera County
    99075000 | Powder River County
    99077000 | Powell County
    99079000 | Prairie County
    99081000 | Ravalli County
    99083000 | Richland County
    99085000 | Roosevelt County
    99087000 | Rosebud County
    99089000 | Sanders County
    99091000 | Sheridan County
    99093000 | Butte Silver Bow County
    99095000 | Stillwater County
    99097000 | Sweet Grass County
    99099000 | Teton County
    99101000 | Toole County
    99103000 | Treasure County
    99105000 | Valley County
    99107000 | Wheatland County
    99109000 | Wibaux County
    99111000 | Yellowstone County
    305102001 | Montana Forest and Conservation Experiment Station
    305115000 | Montana State Library
    305401000 | Department of Transportation, State of Montana

  Attribute label: ROADTYPE
    Attribute definition:
      The majority of these values seem to be from the SYSTEM attribute, but there are a confusing array of other descriptive road type names included.
  Attribute label: DATELOAD
    Attribute definition:
      Date when the feature was loaded, for features added after 2011
  Attribute label: System
    Attribute definition: Road type classification

    Attribute Value | Definition of Attribute Value
    NHS INTERSTATE | Interstate Higways on the "National Highway System" as provided in Title 23, USC
    NHS NON-INTERSTATE | Non-Interstate highways on the "National Highway System" as provided in Title 23, USC
    PRIMARY | Highways functionally classified by the Department as minor arterials that have been selected by the Commission, in cooperation with the boards of county commissioners, to be placed on the Primary Highway System
    SECONDARY | Highways functionally classified by the Department as either minor arterials or major collectors and that have been selected by the Commission, in cooporation with the boards of county commissioners, to be placed on the Secondary Highway System
    URBAN | Highways and streets that are in and near incorporated cities with populations of over 5,000 and within urban boundaries established by the Department, functionally classified as either Urban Arterials or Collectors and selected by the Commission, in cooperation with local government authorities, to be placed on the Urban Highway System
    CITY-COUNTY | "City-County" roads are the main data source for the Framework Layer, provided by local governments
    USFS | Roads provided by the United States Forest Service
    BLM | Roads are provided by the United States Bureau of Land Management
    ALLEY | -
    RUNWAY-TAXIWAY | -
    CEMETERY | -
    TRIBAL | -
    LOCAL ACCESS | -
    PRIVATE DRIVE | -
    P - PRIVATE | -
    PLUM CREEK | -
    UNDEVELOPED | -
    RAMP | Freeway interchange ramps.
    REST AREA | -
    TRUCK WEIGHT SCALES | -
    MHP ACCESS | Montana Highway Patrol freeway median crossings
    STATE LANDS RD | -
    OS - OTHER STATE | -
    UNDEVELOPED | -
    CLOSED | -
    OFF | -

  Attribute label: SystemClass
  Attribute label: Num
    Attribute definition: Signed route number
  Attribute label: SignType
    Attribute definition: Signed route type

    Attribute Value | Definition of Attribute Value
    (none) | Feature is not a signed route.
    I | Interstate
    US | United States Route
    MT | Montana Route
    S | Secondary Route
    U | Urban Route
    NF | National Forest Route

  Attribute label: ZIPCODE
    Attribute definition: ZIP code of segment
  Attribute label: LFROM
    Attribute definition: Low address, left side
  Attribute label: LTO
    Attribute definition: High address, left side
  Attribute label: RFROM
    Attribute definition: Low address, right side
  Attribute label: RTO
    Attribute definition: High address, right side
  Attribute label: SURFACETYPE
    Attribute definition: Road surface type
  Attribute label: SPEEDLIMIT
    Attribute definition: Speed limit, units miles-per-hour
  Attribute label: ROADWIDTH
    Attribute definition: Width of road, units feet
  Attribute label: ONEWAY
    Attribute definition: One way direction of travel
  Attribute label: MAXWEIGHT
    Attribute definition: Maximum vehicle weight permitted on roadway
  Attribute label: VEHICLELEN
    Attribute definition: Maximum vehicle length permitted on roadway
  Attribute label: MDT_ID
    Attribute definition: MT Department of Transportation feature identifier
  Attribute label: TOTLANES
    Attribute definition: Number of travel lanes
  Attribute label: ROADNAME_12
    Attribute definition: name of the road
  Attribute label: ALIAS
    Attribute definition: Road name alias
  Attribute label: ALIAS2
    Attribute definition: Second road name alias
  Attribute label: SHAPE_Length
    Attribute definition: Feature length, units meters
  Attribute label: PUB_PVT
    Attribute definition: Public or private status
  Attribute label: CommonName
    Attribute definition: MDT common road name
  Attribute label: CORRIDOR
    Attribute definition: MDT highway corridor identifier
  Attribute label: DEPT_ROUTE
    Attribute definition: MDT highway route identifier
  Attribute label: ROUTE_NAME
    Attribute definition: MDT highway road name
  Attribute label: SURF_TYPE
    Attribute definition: MDT highway surface type
  Attribute label: SURF_WIDTH
    Attribute definition: MDT highway surface width
  Attribute label: MDT_Syst
    Attribute definition: MDT highway system

    Attribute Value | Definition of Attribute Value
    NHS INTERSTATE | Interstate highway on the National Highway System
    NHS NON-INTERSTATE | Primary highway on the National Highway System
    PRIMARY | Other primary highway
    SECONDARY | Secondary highway
    URBAN | Urban Route
    OFF | highway, not on the MDT system
    (none) | road, not on the MDT system

  Attribute label: MDT_FC
    Attribute definition: MDT functional classification

    Attribute Value | Definition of Attribute Value
    1 | Principal arterial, Interstate highway
    2 | Principal arterial
    3 | Minor arterial
    4 | Major collector
    5 | Minor collector
    (none) | road not on the MDT system

  Attribute label: SIGN_ROUTE
    Attribute definition: MDT signed interstate or secondary route number
Entity type label: RDreferencePosts
Entity type definition:
  Highway Reference Markers (mile posts), provided by the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT)
  Attribute label: OBJECTID
    Attribute definition: Database sequence number
  Attribute label: Shape
    Attribute definition: Feature geometry
  Attribute label: DC_ID_RB
    Attribute definition: Corridor ID with Roadbed Direction
  Attribute label: RM
    Attribute definition: Reference Marker. This is the mile number
  Attribute label: DC_KM
    Attribute definition: Corridor kilometers
  Attribute label: RM_ROUTE
    Attribute definition:
      Corridor ID with Roadbed Direction and Reference Marker mile number
  Attribute label: RM_SOURCE
    Attribute definition: Reference Marker location source

    Attribute Value | Definition of Attribute Value
    DC_END | Marker placed at the end of a route
    DERIVED | Derived based on distance in the MDT Transportation Information System from the nearest located marker
    GPS | Global Positioning System
    IV | Located with the MDT Image Viewer

  Attribute label: X_COORD
    Attribute definition: State Plane coordinate Easting (x-coordinate), meters
  Attribute label: Y_COORD
    Attribute definition: State Plane coordinate Northing (y-coordinate), meters
  Attribute label: DC_ID
    Attribute definition: Corridor ID
  Attribute label: BR_ID
    Attribute definition: Base Route ID
  Attribute label: BR_KM
    Attribute definition: Base Route kilometers
Entity type label: Bridges
Entity type definition: Bridge features
  Attribute label: Shape
    Attribute definition: Feature geometry
  Attribute label: OBJECTID
    Attribute definition: Database sequence number
  Attribute label: BRIDGE_NO
    Attribute definition: Bridge identifier
  Attribute label: FEAT_CROSS
    Attribute definition: Name of feature crossed, or other description
  Attribute label: BRIDGE_LENGTH
    Attribute definition: Feature length, units meters
  Attribute label: ROADWAY_WIDTH
    Attribute definition: Roadway width, units meters
  Attribute label: CLEARANCE_OVER
    Attribute definition:
      Overhead clearance, units meters. This is the maximum height of a vehicle or load that may pass over the top of the bridge without striking part of the structure above the roadway. Values of 99.99 indicate that the bridge does not have any structure over the roadway.
  Attribute label: CLEARANCE_UNDER
    Attribute definition: Clearance under bridge, units meters
  Attribute label: CAPACITY_RATING
    Attribute definition: Weight limit, units pounds
  Attribute label: UNIQUEID
    Attribute definition: Persistent unique identifier assigned to feature
  Attribute label: COUNTY
    Attribute definition: County where feature located
  Attribute label: GLOBALID
    Attribute definition: Unique identifier within and across geodatabases
  Attribute label: PROVIDERID
    Attribute definition: Data provider identifier

    Attribute Value | Definition of Attribute Value
    10000 | U.S. Forest Service
    99059000 | Meagher County
    305115000 | Montana State Library
    305401000 | Montana Department of Transportation

  Attribute label: ROUTENAME
    Attribute definition: Name of route that crosses the bridge
  Attribute label: StructMaterial
    Attribute definition: Material that composes the support structure
  Attribute label: YearBuilt
    Attribute definition: Year built
  Attribute label: StrucType
    Attribute definition: Structure Type
  Attribute label: DeckType
    Attribute definition: Deck Type
  Attribute label: Operational_Status
    Attribute definition: Open/closed status
Entity type label: Railroads
Entity type definition: Railroad features
  Attribute label: Shape
    Attribute definition: Feature geometry
  Attribute label: OBJECTID
    Attribute definition: Database sequence number
  Attribute label: GLOBALID
    Attribute definition: Unique identifier within and across geodatabases
  Attribute label: SERVICE
    Attribute definition: Owner of rail line

    Attribute Value | Definition of Attribute Value
    BNSF | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
    BNSF OUT | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, out of service
    CMR | Central Montana Rail
    CMR OUT | Central Montana Rail, out of service
    DMVW | Dakota, Missouri Valley, and Western Railroad
    MMR | Mission Mountain Railroad
    MRL | Montana Rail Link
    MRL OUT | Montana Rail Link, out of service
    RARW | Rarus Railway
    UP | Union Pacific Railroad
    YSVR | Yellowstone Valley Railroad

  Attribute label: UNIQUEID
    Attribute definition: Persistent unique identifier assigned to feature
  Attribute label: SHAPE_Length
    Attribute definition: Feature length, units meters
Entity type label: RRmilePosts
Entity type definition: Railroad mile post features (Montana Rail Link only)
  Attribute label: OBJECTID
    Attribute definition: Database sequence number
  Attribute label: Shape
    Attribute definition: Feature geometry
  Attribute label: Railroad
  Attribute label: Subdivision
  Attribute label: MP_Prefix
    Attribute definition: Milepost prefix, based on subdivision ID
  Attribute label: MP_Number
    Attribute definition: Milepost number
  Attribute label: Latitude
  Attribute label: Longitude
  Attribute label: Source
Entity type label: Trails
Entity type definition: Trail features
  Attribute label: Shape
    Attribute definition: Feature geometry
  Attribute label: OBJECTID
    Attribute definition: Database sequence number
  Attribute label: CREATED
    Attribute definition: Date record created
  Attribute label: LASTEDIT
    Attribute definition: Date record last modified
  Attribute label: EDITOR
    Attribute definition: Person performing edit
  Attribute label: UNIQUEID
    Attribute definition: Persistent unique identifier assigned to feature
  Attribute label: GLOBALID
    Attribute definition: Unique identifier within and across geodatabases
  Attribute label: PROVIDERID
    Attribute definition: Code representing data provider

    Attribute Value | Definition of Attribute Value
    10200 | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
    10300 | Bitterroot National Forest
    10800 | Custer National Forest
    11000 | Flathead National Forest
    11100 | Gallatin National Forest
    11200 | Helena National Forest
    11400 | Kootenai National Forest
    11500 | Lewis And Clark National Forest
    11600 | Lolo National Forest
    30962 | Glacier National Park
    82412 | Yellowstone National Park
    26650000 | Flathead Indian Reservation
    32800000 | City of Great Falls
    99031000 | Gallatin County
    99049000 | Lewis and Clark County
    99063000 | Missoula County

  Attribute label: NAME
    Attribute definition: Name of trail
  Attribute label: TRAILID
  Attribute label: TRL_NO
    Attribute definition: Trail identifier from provider
  Attribute label: SURFACE
  Attribute label: SHAPE_Length
    Attribute definition: Feature length, units meters
Entity type label: RunwayTaxiway
Entity type definition: Runway and Taxiway centerlines
  Attribute label: OBJECTID
    Attribute definition: Database sequence number
  Attribute label: SHAPE
    Attribute definition: Feature geometry
  Attribute label: SOURCEID
    Attribute definition: Identifier provided by the Data source
  Attribute label: CREATED
    Attribute definition: Date record created
  Attribute label: LASTEDIT
    Attribute definition: Date record last edited
  Attribute label: EDITOR
    Attribute definition: Person performing edit
  Attribute label: UNIQUEID
    Attribute definition: Unique persistent identifier assigned to feature
  Attribute label: ROADNAME
    Attribute definition: Airport name
  Attribute label: DISPLAYCLASS
  Attribute label: PROVIDERID
    Attribute definition: Code representing data provider

    Attribute Value | Definition of Attribute Value
    99015000 | Chouteau County
    99037000 | Golden Valley County
    99039000 | Granite County
    99057000 | Madison County
    99061000 | Mineral County
    99073000 | Pondera County
    99081000 | Ravalli County
    99089000 | Sanders County
    99101000 | Toole County
    99105000 | Valley County
    99107000 | Wheatland County
    305115000 | Montana State Library

  Attribute label: ROADTYPE
    Attribute definition: Runway or Taxiway
  Attribute label: DATELOAD
    Attribute definition:
      Date when the feature was loaded, for features added after 2011
  Attribute label: System
  Attribute label: SystemClass
  Attribute label: Num
  Attribute label: SignType
  Attribute label: ZIPCODE
  Attribute label: LFROM
  Attribute label: LTO
  Attribute label: RFROM
  Attribute label: RTO
  Attribute label: SURFACETYP
  Attribute label: SPEEDLIMIT
  Attribute label: ROADWIDTH
  Attribute label: ONEWAY
  Attribute label: MAXWEIGHT
  Attribute label: VEHICLELEN
  Attribute label: MDT_ID
  Attribute label: TOTLANES
  Attribute label: ROADNAME_12
  Attribute label: ALIAS
  Attribute label: ALIAS2
  Attribute label: PUB_PVT
  Attribute label: SHAPE_Length
    Attribute definition: Segment length in meters

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Distribution Information:

Distributor:
  Montana State Library
  PO BOX 201800
  Helena, MT 59620-1800
  Telephone: 406-444-5354
  TDD/TTY telephone: 406-444-4799
  Fax: 406-444-0266
  E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov
Resource description: Offline Data
Distribution liability:
  The Montana State Library provides this product/service for informational purposes only. The Library did not produce it for, nor is it suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Consumers of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the viability of the information for their purposes. The Library provides these data in good faith but does not represent or warrant its accuracy, adequacy, or completeness. In no event shall the Library be liable for any incorrect results or analysis; any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages to any party; or any lost profits arising out of or in connection with the use or the inability to use the data or the services provided. The Library makes these data and services available as a convenience to the public, and for no other purpose. The Library reserves the right to change or revise published data and/or services at any time.

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Metadata Reference Information:

Metadata date: 08/05/2016
Metadata contact:
  Montana State Library
  PO Box 201800
  Helena, MT 59620-1800
  Telephone: 406-444-5354
  TDD/TTY telephone: 406-444-4799
  Fax: 406-444-0266
  E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov

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