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    <citation>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Montana State Library</origin>
        <pubdate>20010117</pubdate>
        <title>Montana Counties from 2000 TIGER Files</title>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Helena, Montana</pubplace>
          <publish>Montana State Library</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <othercit>The former name of this data set on the NRIS web site was "ab143"</othercit>
        <lworkcit>
          <citeinfo>
            <title>Montana County Boundaries</title>
            <onlink>http://mslapps.mt.gov/Geographic_Information/Data/DataList/datalist_Details.aspx?did={B3682ED8-1D68-41F8-BAE6-14149C527EE4}</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </lworkcit>
      </citeinfo>
    </citation>
    <descript>
      <abstract>Montana Counties, from U.S. Census Bureau 1:100,000 scale 2000 TIGER files.</abstract>
    </descript>
    <timeperd>
      <timeinfo>
        <sngdate>
          <caldate>2000</caldate>
        </sngdate>
      </timeinfo>
      <current>Publication Date</current>
    </timeperd>
    <spdom>
      <bounding>
        <westbc>-116.18</westbc>
        <eastbc>-103.61</eastbc>
        <northbc>49.036</northbc>
        <southbc>44.237</southbc>
      </bounding>
      <dsgpoly>
        <dsgpolyo>
          <gring>-116.0748825073,49.02441787719,-116.0513381958,47.93949127197,-115.7472457885,47.45859146118,-114.6641998291,46.60823059082,-114.424659729,46.61886978149,-114.5483016967,45.60388565063,-114.3186950683,45.43321228027,-113.9458312988,45.58434677124,-113.5072631835,44.86284637451,-112.8395233154,44.31266784668,-110.9373550415,44.44471740722,-110.950553894,44.95633697509,-108.1549987793,44.98777389526,-103.8922653198,44.98892211914,-103.7473602294,49.05199050903,-109.5802764892,49.08559036254,-116.0748825073,49.02441787719</gring>
        </dsgpolyo>
      </dsgpoly>
    </spdom>
    <keywords>
      <theme>
        <themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Category</themekt>
        <themekey>boundaries</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekey>Boundary</themekey>
        <themekey>Boundaries</themekey>
        <themekey>County</themekey>
        <themekey>Counties</themekey>
      </theme>
      <place>
        <placekey>Montana</placekey>
      </place>
    </keywords>
    <accconst>None</accconst>
    <useconst>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.</useconst>
    <ptcontac>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>Montana State Library</cntorg>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing address</addrtype>
          <address>PO Box 201800</address>
          <city>Helena</city>
          <state>MT</state>
          <postal>59620-1800</postal>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>406-444-5354</cntvoice>
        <cnttdd>Montana Relay 711</cnttdd>
        <cntfax>406-444-0266</cntfax>
        <cntemail>geoinfo@mt.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
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    <browse>
      <browsen>https://ftpgeoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Documents/Maps/Individual/20010118_570_2001_MTCounties.gif</browsen>
    </browse>
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  <dataqual>
    <posacc>
      <horizpa>
        <horizpar>The approximate horizontal accuracy of 1:100,000 scale data is 51 meters.</horizpar>
      </horizpa>
    </posacc>
    <lineage>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Census Bureau</origin>
            <pubdate>2000</pubdate>
            <title>2000 TIGER/Line Files</title>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <srcscale>100000</srcscale>
        <typesrc>electronic files</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2000</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>Publication Date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccontr>The coordinates, names, and FIPS codes were copied from this source.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>Convert the 2000 Redistricting TIGER files to ESRI shapefile format, selected the county lines from the files, and combine them into a statewide data set.</procdesc>
        <procdate>20010103</procdate>
        <proccont>
          <cntinfo>
            <cntorgp>
              <cntorg>Montana Department of Commerce
Census and Economic Information Center</cntorg>
            </cntorgp>
          </cntinfo>
        </proccont>
      </procstep>
    </lineage>
  </dataqual>
  <spref>
    <horizsys>
      <planar>
        <gridsys>
          <gridsysn>State Plane Coordinate System 1983</gridsysn>
          <spcs>
            <spcszone>2500</spcszone>
            <lambertc>
              <stdparll>45</stdparll>
              <stdparll>49</stdparll>
              <longcm>-109.5</longcm>
              <latprjo>44.25</latprjo>
              <feast>600000.00000</feast>
              <fnorth>0.00000</fnorth>
            </lambertc>
          </spcs>
        </gridsys>
        <planci>
          <plandu>meters</plandu>
        </planci>
      </planar>
      <geodetic>
        <horizdn>North American Datum of 1983</horizdn>
        <ellips>Geodetic Reference System 80</ellips>
        <semiaxis>6378137</semiaxis>
        <denflat>298.257</denflat>
      </geodetic>
    </horizsys>
  </spref>
  <eainfo>
    <detailed>
      <enttyp>
        <enttypl>Counties2000</enttypl>
        <enttypd>Polygon feature class</enttypd>
      </enttyp>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>FID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Shapefile sequence number</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Shape</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Feature coordinates</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>COUNTY_ID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Database user ID from original ESRI coverage version of the data</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>NAME</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Name of the county</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>FIPS</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Last two or three digits of the Federal Information Processing Standard code for the county.  To uniquely identify a county in the United States, 30000 should be added to this number.</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>SQMILES</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Area of the county in square miles</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>PERIMETER</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Length of the county perimeter in meters</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>ACRES</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Area of the county in acres</attrdef>
      </attr>
    </detailed>
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    <distrib>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>Montana State Library</cntorg>
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        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing address</addrtype>
          <address>PO Box 201800</address>
          <city>Helena</city>
          <state>MT</state>
          <postal>59620-1800</postal>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>406-444-5354</cntvoice>
        <cnttdd>Montana Relay 711</cnttdd>
        <cntfax>406-444-0266</cntfax>
        <cntemail>geoinfo@mt.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </distrib>
    <resdesc>Offline Data</resdesc>
    <distliab>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.</distliab>
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    <metrd>20040929</metrd>
    <metrd>20010118</metrd>
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          <cntorg>Montana State Library</cntorg>
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          <address>PO Box 201800</address>
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        <cntvoice>406-444-5354</cntvoice>
        <cnttdd>Montana Relay 711</cnttdd>
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        <cntemail>geoinfo@mt.gov</cntemail>
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    <metstdn>FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
    <metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
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