Metadata for Montana 1990 Census Minor Civil Divisions

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Identification Information:

Citation:
  Originator: Montana State Library
  Publication date: 05/03/1996
  Title: Montana 1990 Census Minor Civil Divisions
  Publication place: Helena, Montana
  Publisher: Montana State Library
  Other citation details:
    The former name of the data set on the NRIS web site was "cb100"
  Online linkage: ftp://ftp.geoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Data/Spatial/NonMSDI/Collections/Census/mcd1990.zip
  Browse graphic file name: ftp://ftp.geoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Documents/Maps/Thumbnails/19900101_140_thumb.jpg
Abstract:
  Minor Civil Division (MCD) boundaries derived from 1992 U.S. Census Bureau TIGER files.
Time period of content:
  Calendar date: 1992
  Currentness reference: Publication Date
Status:
  Progress: Complete
Access constraints: None
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, Montana 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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Data Quality Information:

Attribute accuracy report:
  MCD numbers were copied directly from the 1992 TIGER files. Names were automatically copied from the Census Bureau look-up tables based on the MCD codes.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:
  Approximate horizontal accuracy is 51 meters, assuming source data meets National Map Accuracy Standards.
Lineage:
  Source information:
    Originator: U.S. Census Bureau
    Publication date: 1992
    Title: 1992 Tiger/Line Files
    Edition: 1992
    Publication place: Washington, DC
    Publisher: U.S. Census Bureau
    Source scale denominator: 100000
    Source contribution:
      The coordinates were copied from the TIGER files. The TIGER attribute FMCD was used to determine which lines were Minor Civil Division boundaries.
    Calendar date: 1992
  Process step:
    Convert TIGER files to Arc/Info format and project them from geographic coordinates to Albers.
  Process date: 05/01/1996
  Process step:
    Dissolve TIGER county coverages on the FMCD attribute. Mapjoin all the coverages and dissolve again. Rename the FMCD attribute FIPS.
  Process date: 05/02/1996
  Process step:
    Join the place names from the look-up table to the Polygon Attribute Table.
  Process date: 05/03/1996

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Spatial Data Organization Information:

Point and vector object information:
  SDTS object type: G-polygon
    SDTS object count: 196

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Spatial Reference Information:

Horizontal coordinate system definition:
  Grid coordinate system name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
  SPCS zone identifier: 2500
  Lambert conformal conic:
  Standard parallel: 45
  Standard parallel: 49
  Longitude of central meridian: -109.5
  Latitude of projection origin: 44.25
  False easting: 600000.00000
  False northing: 0.00000
  Planar distance units: meters
  Geodetic model:
    Horizontal datum name: North American Datum of 1983
    Ellipsoid name: Geodetic Reference System 80
    Semi-major axis: 6378137
    Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257

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Entity and Attribute Information:

Entity type label: mcd1990.dbf
Entity type definition: Polygon Attribute Table
  Attribute label: FID
    Attribute definition: Shapefile sequence number
  Attribute label: Shape
    Attribute definition: Feature geometry
  Attribute label: Area
    Attribute definition: area of the polygon in square meters
  Attribute label: Perimeter
    Attribute definition: perimeter of the polygon in meters
  Attribute label: CB100_
    Attribute definition: Sequence number from original coverage version of the data
  Attribute label: CB100_ID
    Attribute definition: ID number from original coverage version of the data
  Attribute label: FIPS
    Attribute definition:
      FIPS code for Minor Civil Division
      FIPS is the Federal Information Processing Standard.
    Range domain minimum: 0
    Range domain maximum: 94021
  Attribute label: NAME
    Attribute definition: Minor Civil Division Name

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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: Downloadable 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.
Standard order process:
  Digital form:
    Format name: ESRI Shapefile
    Online option:
    ftp://ftp.geoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Data/Spatial/NonMSDI/Collections/Census/mcd1990.zip

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Metadata Reference Information:

Metadata date: 01/09/2014
Metadata review date: 04/17/2013
Metadata review date: 09/29/2004
Metadata review date: 05/04/1996
Metadata contact:
  Montana State Library
  PO Box 201800
  Helena, Montana 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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