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Citation
Originator: Montana State Library
Publication_Date: 02/17/1991
Title: Montana National Forests w/ land ownership
Online_Linkage: http://nris.mt.gov/nsdi/nris/ab13.GZ
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 6.1.1, SunOS version 4.1.3
Pathname = /montana/admin/forest
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.
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information
Number of Arcs: 11109
Number of Polygons: 5391
Number of Polygon Labels: 5390
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System
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: 600000.00000
False_Northing: 0.00000
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
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_Date: 03/09/1995 Metadata_Review_Date: 03/05/1996 Metadata_Contact: Gerry Daumiller