Metadata for Montana National Forests with land ownership, 1995

- Identification Information
- Data Quality Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Reference Information

Identification Information:

Citation:
  Originator: Montana State Library
  Publication date: 02/17/1991
  Title: Montana National Forests with land ownership, 1995
  Publication place: Helena, Montana
  Publisher: Montana State Library
Browse graphic file name: ab13.gif

Browse graphic file description: Simple image of the data set and/or its extent.

Browse graphic file type: GIF

Abstract:
  Montana National Forests from U.S. Forest Service "Forest Visitor Maps" (1:126,720). Includes land ownership for areas inside the Congressional forest boundaries and National Forest lands outside the boundaries. Ownership was updated in Fall 1992, March 1994, and March 1995.
  These data are from the GIS collection of the Montana State Digital Library Archive. The data were removed from the State Library's Natural Resource Information System (NRIS) web site when statewide land ownership data became available from the Montana Natural Heritage Program's stewardship database.
  The data were distributed under the name "ab13" on the NRIS web site, which indicates that they were the 13th administrative boundaries layer documented with the pre-FGDC metadata software used by NRIS. The original metadata from this system is included in the archive in the files original_ab13.shp.xml and orginal_ab13.html. The original metadata was also available in FGDC text format in the ab13.doc and ab13.text files, which are included in the archive distribution package.
  The package contains the data in shapefile format and in ESRI e00 format. It also contains the ab13.gif file that was associated on the web site with the layer as a browse graphic.
Purpose: Base map data.
Time period of content:
  Beginning date: 1975
  Ending date: 03/1995
  Currentness reference: publication date
Status:
  Progress: Complete
  Maintenance and update frequency: None planned
Access constraints: None
Use constraints:
  Not for use at scales greater than 1:126,720.
  This data set is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind. The State Library makes no representations or warranties whatsoever with respect to the accuracy or completeness of these data and assumes no responsibility for the suitability of this data set for a particular purpose; and the State Library will not be liable for any damages incurred as a result of errors in this data set.
Point of contact:
  Gerry Daumiller
  GIS Analyst
  Montana State Library
  1515 East 6th Avenue
  Helena, Montana 59601
  Telephone: 406-444-5358
  E-Mail: gdaumiller@mt.gov

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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.
Lineage:
  Source information:
    Originator: U.S. Forest Service Northern Region
    Publication date: 1975
    Title: National Forest Visitors Maps
    Publication place: Missoula, MT
    Publisher: U.S. Forest Service Northern Region
    Source scale denominator: 126720
    Type of source media: Paper
    Source contribution:
      The data set was digitized from about 22 different Forest Visitors Maps of various dates.
    Beginning date: 1975
    Ending date: 1994
  Process step: Digitized Forest Visitors maps
  Process date: 02/17/1991
  Process step: Digitize revised Forest Visitors Maps
  Process date: 03/01/1995

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Spatial Reference Information:

Horizontal coordinate system definition:
  Projected coordinate system name: Montana State Plane Coordinates, NAD 83
  Grid coordinate system name: State Plane Coordinate System
  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: 6378137.0
    Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257

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Entity and Attribute Information:

Entity type label: ab13
  Attribute label: ACRES
    Attribute definition: Area, acres -- Calculated by GIS software.
  Attribute label: FDIST
    Attribute definition: Code for Forest and District

    Attribute Value | Definition of Attribute Value
    - | 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

  Attribute label: OWNERSHIP
    Attribute definition: Code for ownership

    Attribute Value | Definition of Attribute Value
    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

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Distribution Information:

Distributor:
  Montana State Digital Library Archive
  PO Box 201800
  Helena, Montana 59620-1800
  Telephone: 406-444-5358
  E-Mail: gisportal@mt.gov
Resource description: Downloadable Data
Distribution liability:
  This data set is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind. The State Library makes no representations or warranties whatsoever with respect to the accuracy or completeness of this data set and assumes no responsibility for the suitability of this data set for a particular purpose; and State Library will not be liable for any damages incurred as a result of errors in this data set.
Standard order process:
  Digital form:
    Format name: ESRI shapefile
  Digital form:
    Format name: ESRI export (e00) file
    Format version number: 7.0.2

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Metadata Reference Information:

Metadata date: 12/22/2011
Metadata contact:
  Gerry Daumiller
  GIS Analyst
  Montana State Library
  1515 East 6th Avenue
  Helena, Montana 59601
  Telephone: 406-444-5358
  E-Mail: gdaumiller@mt.gov

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