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Montana Weed Control Districts
vector digital data
Helena, Montana
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https://ftpgeoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Data/Spatial/MSDI/AdministrativeBoundaries/
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Montana Administrative Boundaries ArcGIS Server Map Service
https://mslservices.mt.gov/Geographic_Information/Data/DataList/datalist_Details.aspx?did={a43101d4-295a-4bcb-890c-3218abbda60e}
Montana Weed Control Districts represent the boundaries for each district. Each County in Montana is statutorily mandated to have a Weed Control Districts. Each district has a Weed Coordinator. These coordinators are in charge of helping citizen manage/control noxious weeds. This data has each Weed Coordinator listed along with website and contact information for the County Weed District. The legislation that oversees the creation, maintenance, or dissolution of this type of district can be found: https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0110/part_0100/sections_index.html. The weed districts are based on county boundaries. The weed district attribute information for this dataset was collected from the Montana Department of Agriculture's Noxious Weed Program https://agr.mt.gov/Noxious-Weeds. For more information on Weed Control in Montana please visit the Montana Weed Control Association: https://www.mtweed.org/. For more information on the state of Montana Noxious Weed Program with the Montana Department of Agriculture: https://www.mtweed.org/weeds/weed-districts
The Montana Weed Districts are a part of the Montana Spatial Data Infrastructure's Administrative Boundary Framework. These boundaries are to be used for the mapping or analysis of weed control/management districts. These boundaries are based on current Montana county boundary lines.
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ISO 19115 Topic Category
boundaries
Weed Control Districts
Montana Weed Control Districts
Weed Control District Boundaries
MSDI
Montana Weed Districts
Weed Management Districts
Montana Administrative Boundaries
MSDI
Montana Spatial Data Infrastructure
Montana
State of Montana
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Montana Administrative Boundaries Framework Coordinator
mailing and physical
P.O. Box 201800
1201 11th Ave
Helena
Montana
59620-1800
US
406-444-3115
Montana Relay 711
406-444-0266
https://msl.mt.gov
For GIS assistance please submit a GIS Support Ticket: https://msl.mt.gov/geoinfo/Help/
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Montana Weed Control Districts
https://ftpgeoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Data/Spatial/MSDI/AdministrativeBoundaries/
Geometry was taken from Montana Spatial Data Infrastructure's Administrative Boundary County Boundaries layer. The attribute information was researched online or received from the Department of Agriculture.
Adjusted weed district boundaries to the July 2015 CadNSDI Montana (PLSS)
20150909
Adjusted weed district boundaries to the March 2016 CadNSDI Montana (PLSS)
20160930
Adjusted weed district boundaries to the October 2017 CadNSDI Montana (PLSS) and renamed Lewis and Clark
20171016
Updated weed coordinator information from the Montana Weed Control Association web site: https://www.mtweed.org/weeds/weed-districts/
20180820
Adjusted boundaries to the November 2018 CadNSDI Montana (PLSS); Updated weed coordinator information from the Montana Weed Control Association web site: https://www.mtweed.org/weeds/weed-districts/
20190208
Added a unique identifier (ID_UK); Aligned to the 2021 CadNSDI; Projected to NAD83 2011; Updated Weed District Coordinator information
20210625
Aligned to the 2025 CadNSDI; Updated Weed District Coordinator information
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Vector
GT-polygon composed of chains
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WeedControlDistricts
Weed Control District Boundaries
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OBJECTID
Internal feature number.
Esri
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
NAME
Weed Control District Name
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COUNTY
County Name the district is within
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DATASETID
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UNIQUEID
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PROVIDERID
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CREATED
Date the feature was created
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PKEY
Unique Identifier
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WEED_COOR
Name of the Weed District Coordinator
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MAILING_ADDRESS
address
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CITY
city portion of the mailing address for the weed control district office
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PHONE
phone number for the county weed controld district office
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FAX
fax for the weed control district office
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EMAIL
e-mail address for the County Weed Coordinator
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WEBSITE
website for the weed district, if not available, County Government website
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NOTES
Notes for creation/maintenance of the district; not meant for public
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ZIPCODE
ZIP code portion of the mailing address of the county weed control district office
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SHAPE
Feature geometry.
Esri
Coordinates defining the features.
LAST_UPDATE
SHAPE_Length
Length of feature in internal units.
Esri
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
SHAPE_Area
Area of feature in internal units squared.
Esri
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
ID_UK
Montana State Library
Administrative Boundaries Data Coordinator
mailing and physical
P.O. Box 201800
1201 11th Ave
Helena
Montana
59620-1800
US
406-444-3115
Montana Relay 711
406-444-0266
https://msl.mt.gov
For GIS assistance please submit a GIS Support Ticket: https://msl.mt.gov/geoinfo/Help/
Downloadable Data
ESRI File Geodatabase
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Montana State Library
Montana Administrative Boundaries Framework Coordinator
mailing and physical
P.O. Box 201800
1201 11th Ave
Helena
Montana
59620-1800
US
406-444-3115
Montana Relay 711
406-444-0266
https://msl.mt.gov
For GIS assistance please submit a GIS Support Ticket: https://msl.mt.gov/geoinfo/Help/
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
local time
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