## Montana State Library
GIS Data Dictionary
Metadata for Montana National Forests w/ land ownership
Table of Contents

Identification Information
Data Quality Information
Spatial Data Organization Information
Spatial Reference Information
Entity and Attribute Information
Distribution Information
Metadata Reference Information
Full FGDC-compliant Metadata

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### Identification_Information:

      Citation
        Originator:        Montana State Library
        Publication_Date:  02/17/1991
        Title:             Montana National Forests w/ land ownership
        Online_Linkage:  http://nris.state.mt.us/nsdi/nris/e00/ab13.zip
        Online_Linkage:  http://nris.state.mt.us/nsdi/nris/shape/ab13.zip
      Description
        Abstract:
            Montana National Forest from U.S. Forest Service "Forest
            Visitor Maps" (1:126,720). Includes land ownership for areas
            inside the Congressional forest boundaries. Ownership was
            updated in Fall 1992, March 1994, and March 1995. Fall 1992
            version is /montana/old/forest.
        Purpose:
            Base map data.
      Time_Period_of_Content
        Beginning_Date:  01/01/1975
        Ending_Date:     03/01/1995
      Access_Constraints:
            None
      Use_Constraints:
            Not for use at scales greater than 1:126720.
      Native_Data_Set_Environment:
          Arc/Info version 7.2.1 - SunOS version 5.7 and Windows NT
          Pathname = /montana/admin/forest

### Data_Quality_Information:

      Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
            Attributes agree with the latest information available from
            the Forest Service as of 3/1/95.
      Completeness_Report:
            All known major land ownership inside the Forest boundaries
            as of 3/1/95 is shown.
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
            Based on digitizer RMS error, accuracy is 48 meters.
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
            NONE
      Lineage
        Source_Information
          Originator:  U.S. Forest Service Northern Region
          Publication_Date:  01/01/1975
          Title:  National Forest Visitors Maps
          Publication_Information
            Publication_Place:  Missoula, MT
            Publisher:  U.S. Forest Service Northern Region
          Source_Scale_Denominator:  126720
          Type_of_Source_Media:  Paper
          Source_Time_Period_of_Content
            Beginning_Date:  01/01/1975
            Ending_Date:     01/01/1994
          Source_Citation_Abbreviation:  s1
          Source_Contribution:
              The data set was digitized from about 22 different Forest
              Visitors Maps of various dates.
      Process_Step
        Process_Description:
          Digitized Forest Visitors maps
        Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:  s1
        Process_Date:  02/17/1991
        Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:  dg1
      Process_Step
        Process_Description:
          Digitize revised Forest Visitors Maps
        Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:  s1
        Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:  dg1
        Process_Date:  03/01/1995
        Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:  dg2

### Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

      Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:  Vector
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Information
        Number of Arcs:  11109
        Number of Polygons:  5391
        Number of Polygon Labels:  5390

### Spatial_Reference_Information:

      Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition
        Grid_Coordinate_System_Name:  State Plane Coordinate System 1983
          SPCS_Zone_Identifier:  2500
          Map_Projection_Name:  Lambert Conformal Conic
          Standard_Parallel:  45
          Standard_Parallel:  49
          Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:  -109.5
          Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:  44.25
          False_Easting:   600000
          False_Northing:  0
        Planar_Distance_Units:  meters
        Geodetic_Model
          Horizontal_Datum_Name:  North American Datum of 1983
        Altitude_Encoding_Method:  Implicit coordinate

### Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

      Entity_Type_Definition:  Polygon Attribute Table
        Attribute_Label:  ACRES
          Attribute_Definition:  Area, acres
              Calculated by GIS software.
            Range_Domain
              Range_Domain_Minimum:  0
              Range_Domain_Maximum:  849183
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure:  acres
          Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  02/17/1991
          Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values:    03/01/1995

        Attribute_Label:  FDIST
          Attribute_Definition:  Code for Forest and District
          Enumerated_Domain_Value   Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
          -----------------------   ----------------------------------
            -                       Not National Forest Property
            BE2                     BEAVERHEAD    WISE RIVER
            BE3                     BEAVERHEAD    WISDOM
            BE6                     BEAVERHEAD    SHERIDAN
            BE7                     BEAVERHEAD    MADISON
            BE9                     BEAVERHEAD    DILLON
            BI2                     BITTERROOT    DARBY
            BI3                     BITTERROOT    SULA
            BI4                     BITTERROOT    WEST FORK
            BI9                     BITTERROOT    STEVENSVILLE
            CU2                     CUSTER        BEARTOOTH
            CU3                     CUSTER        SIOUX
            CU4                     CUSTER        ASHLAND
            DE2                     DEERLODGE     JEFFERSON
            DE3                     DEERLODGE     PHILIPSBURG
            DE4                     DEERLODGE     BUTTE
            DE9                     DEERLODGE     DEERLODGE
            FL4                     FLATHEAD      SPOTTED BEAR
            FL6                     FLATHEAD      HUNGRY HORSE
            FL7                     FLATHEAD      GLACIER VIEW
            FL8                     FLATHEAD      TALLY LAKE
            FL9                     FLATHEAD      SWAN LAKE
            GA2                     GALLATIN      LIVINGSTON
            GA3                     GALLATIN      GARDINER
            GA6                     GALLATIN      BOZEMAN
            GA7                     GALLATIN      HEBGEN LAKE
            GA9                     GALLATIN      BIG TIMBER
            HE2                     HELENA        HELENA
            HE4                     HELENA        LINCOLN
            HE9                     HELENA        TOWNSEND
            KO3                     KOOTENAI      FORTINE
            KO4                     KOOTENAI      THREE RIVERS
            KO5                     KOOTENAI      LIBBY
            KO6                     KOOTENAI      FISHER RIVER
            KO7                     KOOTENAI      CABINET
            KO9                     KOOTENAI      REXFORD
            LC4                     LEWIS & CLARK JUDITH
            LC6                     LEWIS & CLARK MUSSELSHELL
            LC7                     LEWIS & CLARK KINGS HILL
            LC9                     LEWIS & CLARK ROCKY MOUNTAIN
            LO3                     LOLO          MISSOULA
            LO4                     LOLO          NINEMILE
            LO5                     LOLO          PLAINS/THOMPSON FALLS
            LO6                     LOLO          SEELEY LAKE
            LO7                     LOLO          SUPERIOR
          Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  02/17/1991
          Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values:    03/01/1995

        Attribute_Label:  OWNERSHIP
          Attribute_Definition:  Code for ownership
          Enumerated_Domain_Value   Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
          -----------------------   ----------------------------------
            0                       Outside of Forest
            1                       Private
            2                       State
            3                       National Forest
            4                       BLM
            5                       Wilderness
            6                       Private in Wild.
            7                       Corporate forest
            9                       State in Wild.
            10                      USFWS
            11                      Sieben Ranch
            12                      Rankin Ranch
          Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  02/17/1991

### Distribution_Information:

### Metadata_Reference_Information:

      Metadata_Date:  03/09/1995
      Metadata_Review_Date:  10/04/1996
      Metadata_Contact:  Gerry Daumiller