Metadata for Montana Cadastral Framework, 2005, July Metadata for Montana Cadastral Framework, 2005, July
Identification Information:
Citation:
Originator: Montana Department of Administration, GIS Bureau
Publication date: 07/21/2007
Title: Montana Cadastral Framework, 2005, July
Publication place: Helena, MT
Publisher: Montana State Library
Online linkage: https://ftpgeoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Data/Spatial/MSDI/Cadastral/CadastralHistoric/Cadastral20050721.zip
Larger Work Citation:
Title: Montana Cadastral Framework
Online linkage: https://mslservices.mt.gov/Geographic_Information/Data/DataList/datalist_Details.aspx?did={35524afc-669b-4614-9f44-43506ae21a1d}

Abstract:
These data are an Esri shapefile showing the taxable parcels and tax-exempt parcels for most of Montana. The parcels contain selected information such as owner names, property and owner addresses, assessed value, agricultural use, and tax district information that were copied from the Montana Department of Revenue's Computer Aided Mass Appraisal (CAMA) database.

The archive includes a complete copy of the CAMA database. This consists of two separate files for each county, one for residential properties and one for commercial properties. The files are fixed-column text files whose content layout is explained in an accompanying document.

These data are from July, 2005. Large areas of public land are missing from the data, and significant areas of private land are missing from Lincoln County, along with smaller areas of Madison, Sanders, Granite, Jefferson, Sweet Grass, and Stillwater counties.

The parcel boundaries were aligned to fit with the Bureau of Land Management Geographic Coordinate Database (GCDB) of public land survey coordinates. Parcels whose legal descriptions consisted of aliquot parts of the public land survey system were created from the GCDB coordinates by selecting and, when necessary, subdividing public land survey entities. Other parcels were digitized from paper maps and the data from each map were transformed to fit with the appropriate GCDB boundaries.

Each parcel has an attribute called ParcelID which is the geocode field from the Montana Department of Revenue Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) tax database. The CAMA information is considered reliable for private, taxable parcels, but less reliable for public and tax-exempt parcels, whose owners do not receive tax bills.

Time period of content:
Calendar date: 07/21/2005
Currentness reference: publication date
Access constraints: None
Use constraints:
State law (Montana Code Annotated 2-6-109 (1)) prohibits anyone from using a list of persons prepared by a state agency as a mailing list without first securing the permission of those on the list. It is a punishable offense to use these data as a mailing list.

These data do not constitute a legal survey. Inaccuracies exist with both the parcel boundaries and the attribute data; when seeking the definitive description of real property, consult the deed recorded at the local county courthouse.

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
P.O. Box 201800
Helena, Montana 59620-1800


Telephone: 406-444-5354
TDD/TTY telephone: Montana Relay 711
Fax: 406-444-0266
E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov


Data set credit:
The data were created by the GIS Bureau of the Montana Department of Administration. This bureau later became known as the Base Map Service Center and eventually became part of the Montana State Library.

Creation of the data was made possible by a public/private partnership including the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, several state agencies, local governments, The Montana Power Company, Montana/Dakota Utilities, and Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railroad
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Data Quality Information:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:
The accuracy of the boundary coordinates is variable. Some coordinates were known to be more than 30 meters from their correct locations.

Lineage:

Process step:
This is the process used in most counties. Some counties had existing data and different processes were followed. Contact Missoula, Yellowstone, Butte-Silver Bow, Gallatin, Ravalli, Lake or Cascade for information on the processes used by those counties.

A small percentage of Montana's are subdivided, leaving a large percentage of land in aliquot parts. Because aliquot parts are a mathematical subdivision of larger parcels into smaller equally-sized smaller parcels it is possible to possible to create ownership parcels in an automated manner, if the supporting data exists.

Two pieces of information are required create aliquot part parcels: 1) legal land descriptions defining the aliquot parts to plot and 2) framework of coordinates defining the public land survey. Both pieces of information exist, for most of the State of Montana, in a digital format. These existing databases are the Montana Department of Revenue Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal System (CAMA) database and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management Geographic Coordinate Data Base (GCDB).

CAMA is a database of all taxable (and some tax-exempt) lands in the State of Montana. It has four 30-character text fields for legal land descriptions of property. The GCDB holds locational information (x/y coordinates) of all section, quarter section, and quarter-quarter section corners, by township.

Integrating the above two databases to produce digital land ownership parcels requires custom written software. This suite of programs, called the Montana Automated Parcel Program (MAPP), is the backbone of the Project.

Vendors on contract with the cadastral project filled in unmapped areas, or 'holes', which remain in a township after running MAPP. These 'holes' are filled after field research at county courthouses which yields information about deeds, certificates of survey, and paper maps. Vendors also use a file generated by MAPP listing all parcels from the CAMA database not mapped during the automated process.

General Process:
-- Download GCDB
-- Download DOR CAMA file
-- Process aliquot parts using MAPP software
-- Proof maps
-- Identify missing parcels
-- Send missing parcels to vendor
-- Vendor researchs missing parcels
-- Vendor converts missing parcels
-- qa/qc
-- database checked for consistancy
-- identify unresolved parcels
-- if under 5% all parcels to convert vendor work done
-- DOR researched unresolved parcels
-- DOR or GIS Bureau converts remaining unresolved parcels
Process contact:
Stewart Kirkpatrick
GIS Coordinator
Montana GIS Bureau


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Spatial Reference Information:
Horizontal coordinate system definition:
Map projection:
Map projection name: NAD 1983 StatePlane Montana FIPS 2500
Lambert conformal conic:
NAD 1983 StatePlane Montana FIPS 2500
Standard parallel: 45.0
Standard parallel: 49.0
Longitude of central meridian: -109.5
Latitude of projection origin: 44.25
False easting: 600000.0
False northing: 0.0
Planar distance units: meter
Geodetic model:
Horizontal datum name: D North American 1983
Ellipsoid name: GRS 1980
Semi-major axis: 6378137.0
Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257222101
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Entity and Attribute Information:
Entity type label: Montana Cadastral Framework 2005

Attribute label: FID
Attribute definition: shapefile sequence number

Attribute label: Shape
Attribute definition: Feature geometry

Attribute label: OBJECTID
Attribute definition: Sequence number from geodatabase version of the data

Attribute label: AREA
Attribute definition: Area of the parcel in square meters.

Attribute label: PARCELID
Attribute definition: Montana Department of Revenue 17-digit parcel identifier

Attribute label: OWNCLASS
Attribute definition:
Owner Class. These values are not available in Flathead and Missoula counties and parts of Silver Bow county.


Attribute
Value
Definition of
Attribute Value
Local government -
Private -
Right of Way -
State Government -
Tribal -
US Department of Agriculture -
US Department of Defense -
US Department of Interior -
US Government -
USDA Forest Service -
USDI Bureau of Indian Affairs -
USDI Bureau of Land Management -
USDI Bureau of Reclamation -
USDI Fish and Wildlife Service -
USDI National Park Service -
Undetermined -
Water -

Attribute label: OWNCLSCD
Attribute definition: Owner Class Code


Attribute
Value
Definition of
Attribute Value
0 Undetermined
10000 private, misc. (individual private owners)
11000 private, with easement through organizations (Nature Conservancy, Land Reliance, Rivers Network) or public agencies (DNRC, FWP, etc)
12000 private, non-profit (churches, societies/clubs/associations, volunteer fire dept, educational, etc.)
13000 private, large corporate (Plum Creek, Sieben Land, BNSF, etc)
14000 utility, misc
14100 utility, telecommunication
14200 utility, power
14300 utility, transportation
14400 utility, water
20000 U S government, misc
21000 U S Department of the Interior (USDI), misc
21100 USDI, Bureau of Land Management, reserved
21150 USDI, Bureau of Land Management, acquired (Bankhead-Jones)
21200 USDI, Bureau of Reclamation
21300 USDI, Fish and Wildlife Service
21400 USDI, National Park Service (parks, monuments, battlefields, etc)
21500 USDI, Bureau of Indian Affairs
22000 U S Department of Agriculture (USDA), misc
22100 USDA, Forest Service
23000 U S Department of Defense (military reservations, Corps of Engineers)
30000 State of Montana (MT), misc
31000 MT Department of Environmental Quality
31500 MT Department of Military Affairs
32000 MT Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (parks, access sites)
33000 MT Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (trust lands, state forests, dam sites)
34000 MT Department of Transportation
35000 MT Department of Corrections
36000 MT University System, misc
38000 MT Department of Labor and Industry (Job Corps sites)
40000 Local government (city, county, school district, irrigation dist, airport authority, etc)
50000 Indian lands, misc
51000 Blackfeet Indian Reservation (tribal trust, allotment, tract)
51200 **Blackfeet Tribe and Crow Tribe**
51300 Blackfoot tribal fee land
52000 Rocky Boys Indian Reservation (tribal trust, allotment, tract)
53000 Fort Belknap Indian Reservation (tribal trust, allotment, tract)
54000 Fort Peck Indian Reservation (tribal trust, allotment, tract)
55000 Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation (tribal trust, allotment, tract)
56000 Crow Indian Reservation (tribal trust, allotment, tract)
57000 Flathead Indian Reservation (tribal trust, allotment, tract)
57100 Flathead (off reservation)
57200 Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
58000 Turtle Mountain (tribal allotments)
88877 unknown
88888 Right of Way, No Geocode
90000 water (lake, reservoir, river)
91000 Water
92000 River/Stream
93000 Surveyed River Meander
99999 streets or unknown ownership

Attribute label: GENDESCRIP
Attribute definition:
Owner Type. These values are not available in Flathead and Missoula Counties and parts of Silver Bow county.


Attribute
Value
Definition of
Attribute Value
BLM US Bureau of Land Management
BOR US Bureau of Reclamation
DOD US Department of Defense
Loc Govt Local Government
MT State Montana State Government
NPS US National Park Service
Othr Fed US other federal land
Private Private
RgtOfWay Right of Way
Tribal Tribal and US Bureau of Indian Affairs
USFS US Forest Service
Unk Unknown
Utl Ease Utility Easement
Water Water

Attribute label: OWNR_NAM1
Attribute definition: Name of first owner

Attribute label: OWNR_NAM2
Attribute definition: Name of second owner

Attribute label: SUBDIVISIO
Attribute definition: Subdivision containing the property

Attribute label: SHT_LEG_DS
Attribute definition: Legal Description of the property

Attribute label: PROP_NUM
Attribute definition: property address number

Attribute label: PROP_ST
Attribute definition: Street name from property address

Attribute label: PROP_CITY
Attribute definition: City name from property address

Attribute label: PROP_ZIP
Attribute definition: ZIP code from property address

Attribute label: MAIL_ADDR
Attribute definition: Mailing address of property owner

Attribute label: MAILCITY_S
Attribute definition:
City, State, and Zip Code for mailing address of property owner

Attribute label: PROPTYPE
Attribute definition: Property type


Attribute
Value
Definition of
Attribute Value
agricultural rural -
agricultural urban -
centrally assessed -
commercial rural -
commercial urban -
condominium rural -
condominium urban -
exempt property -
farmstead rural -
farmstead urban -
industrial rural -
industrial urban -
locally assessed utility -
mining claims -
non-valued property -
oilfield improvements -
residential rural -
residential urban -
townhouse rural -
townhouse urban -
tribal property -
vacant land rural -
vacant land urban -

Attribute label: ACCESS
Attribute definition: Access type


Attribute
Value
Definition of
Attribute Value
alley -
dirt road -
landlocked/none -
paved road -
proposed road -
railroad -
river/waterway -
seasonal access -
semi-improved road -
sidewalk -

Attribute label: RESPROPIND
Attribute definition: Residential property status


Attribute
Value
Definition of
Attribute Value
Dwelling Parcel is occupied by a permanent dwelling unit
Mobile Parcel is occupied by a mobile home
Other Other residential unit
Vacant No residential unit

Attribute label: COMBLDGTYP
Attribute definition: Commercial Building Type


Attribute
Value
Definition of
Attribute Value
10 Spaces or less -
10-50 Spaces -
50 Spaces or more -
Apartment, Garden (3 story & less) -
Apartment, High Rise -
Auditorium -
Auto Dealer, Full Service -
Auto/Equipment Service Garage -
Bank -
Bar or Lounge -
Boarding or Rooming House -
Bowling Alley -
Car Wash (automatic) -
Car Wash (manual) -
Churches -
Cinema/Theatre -
Club House -
Cold Storage Facility -
College or University -
Community Shopping Center -
Condominium (common element) -
Condominium (fee simple) -
Condominium (time share) -
Convenience Food Market -
Correctional Facilities -
Country Club -
Country Club with Golf Course -
Cultural Facility -
Day Care Center -
Department Store -
Discount Department Store -
Dormitories -
Downtown Row Type -
Drive-up Bank -
Fast Food -
Funeral Home -
Hangar -
Health Spa -
Hospital -
Hotel/Motel, High Rise (>4 story) -
Hotel/Motel, Low Rise (1-4 story) -
Legitimate Theatre -
Library -
Livestock Center/Feedlot -
Lumber Storage -
Medical Office Building -
Mini Warehouse -
Mix Res/Com (built as Commercial) -
Mix Res/Com (built as Residential) -
Motion Picture Theatre -
Neighborhood Shopping Center -
Night Club/Dinner Theatre -
Nursing Home -
Office Bldg, Hi Rise (>4 story) -
Office Bldg, Lo Rise (1-4 story) -
Office Condominium -
Office/Hangar -
Office/Service Garage -
Office/Warehouse -
Parking Garage/Deck -
Police or Fire Station -
Post Office -
Racquet Club, Indoor -
Radio, TV or Motion Picture Studio -
Radio/TV Transmit Building -
Rail/Bus/Air Terminal -
Regional Shopping Mall -
Residential, Four Family -
Residential, Three Family -
Residential, Two Family -
Restaurant -
Retail - Drive-Up -
Retail - Multi Occupancy -
Retail - Single Occupancy -
Retail Condominium -
Savings Institution -
School -
Service Station (full service) -
Service Station (self service) -
Skating Rink -
Social or Fraternal Hall -
Strip Shopping Center -
Supermarket -
Swimming Pool, Indoor -
Telephone Equip Building -
Telephone Service Garage -
Tennis Club, Indoor -
Townhouse/Rowhouse -
Truck Stop -
Truck Terminal -
Truck/Heavy Equipment Service -
Veterinary Clinic -
Warehouse -
Warehouse, Prefab -

Attribute label: CONT_CROP
Attribute definition:
Continuously Cropped - Acres of the parcel in crops at least 3 out of 4 years

Attribute label: FALLOW_ACR
Attribute definition:
Acres of the parcel cropped and left fallow in alternate years

Attribute label: GRAZING_AC
Attribute definition:
Acres of the parcel in native or domestic range used to support livestock.

Attribute label: IRRIG_ACRE
Attribute definition:
Acres of the parcel that are irrigated the majority of the time

Attribute label: TIMBER_ACR
Attribute definition:
Acres of the parcel in forest land exceeding 15 contiguous acres that is capable of producing timber that can be harvested in commercial quantity

Attribute label: WILD_HAY_A
Attribute definition:
Acres of the parcel where either native grass or alfalfa is cut a majority of years for hay

Attribute label: TOT_ACRES
Attribute definition:
Total agricultural acres of the parcel, sum of the previouse fields

Attribute label: NON_QULFED
Attribute definition:
Land under one ownership that falls into the acreage range of 2-=160 acres for which no agricultural application has been approved

Attribute label: FARMSTEAD
Attribute definition:
area considered to be 1 acre of land beneath improvements on agricultural land, usually the area around the dwelling

Attribute label: RESCOM
Attribute definition:
Flag for differentiating data from the CAMA Residential and Commercial files


Attribute
Value
Definition of
Attribute Value
C Commercial
R Residential

Attribute label: TOT_FB_VAL
Attribute definition: Total appraised value of buildings

Attribute label: TOT_FL_VAL
Attribute definition: Appraised land value

Attribute label: VALUE_MRF
Attribute definition: Total appraised value

Attribute label: RECYR
Attribute definition:
Record year. This value is either Cur, which means that the appraised values did not change during the tax year or Fut, which means that the values did change.

Attribute label: ELEMDIST
Attribute definition: Elementary school district name

Attribute label: HISCDIST
Attribute definition: High school district name

Attribute label: LEVYDISTNM
Attribute definition: Levy district name

Attribute label: LEVYDIST
Attribute definition: Levy district number

Attribute label: TRS
Attribute definition: Township, Range, and Section

Attribute label: COUNTYCD
Attribute definition: county code


Attribute
Value
Definition of
Attribute Value
1 Silver Bow County
2 Cascade County
3 Yellowstone County
4 Missoula County
5 Lewis and Clark County
6 Gallatin County
7 Flathead County
8 Fergus County
9 Powder River County
10 Carbon County
11 Phillips County
12 Hill County
13 Ravalli County
14 Custer County
15 Lake County
16 Dawson County
17 Roosevelt County
18 Beaverhead County
19 Choteau County
20 Valley County
21 Toole County
22 Big Horn County
23 Musselshell County
24 Blanine County
25 Madison County
26 Pondera County
27 Richland County
28 Powell County
29 Rosebud County
30 Deer Lodge County
31 Teton County
32 Stillwater County
33 Treasure County
34 Sheridan County
35 Sanders County
36 Judith Basin County
37 Daniels County
38 Glacier County
39 Falon County
40 Sweet Grass County
41 McCone County
42 Carter County
43 Broadwater County
44 Wheatland County
45 Prairie County
46 Granite County
47 Meagher County
48 Liberty County
49 Park County
50 Garfield County
51 Jefferson County
52 Wibaux County
53 Golden Valley County
54 Mineral County
55 Petroleum County
56 Lincoln County

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Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Montana State Library
PO Box 201800
Helena, MT 59620-1800


Telephone: 406-444-5354
TDD/TTY telephone: Montana Relay 711
Fax: 406-444-0266
E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov


Resource description: Downloadable Data


Distribution liability:
State law (Montana Code Annotated 2-6-1017) prohibits anyone from using a list of persons prepared by a public agency as a distribution list without first securing the permission of those on the list. A person violating the provisions of subsection (1)(b) is guilty of a misdemeanor.

These data do not constitute a legal survey. Inaccuracies exist with both the parcel boundaries and the attribute data; when seeking the definitive description of real property, consult the deed recorded at the local county courthouse.

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: 01/07/2016
Metadata contact:
Montana State Library
P.O. Box 201800
Helena, Montana 59620-1800


Telephone: 406-444-5354
TDD/TTY telephone: Montana Relay 711
Fax: 406-444-0266
E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov


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