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    <citation>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Montana State Library</origin>
        <pubdate>20260702</pubdate>
        <title>Montana Administrative Boundary Map Service</title>
        <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Helena, Montana</pubplace>
          <publish>Montana State Library</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <onlink>https://gisservice.mt.gov/arcgis/rest/services/msdi_administrative_boundaries_map_v1/MapServer</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </citation>
    <descript>
      <abstract>Montana Administrative Boundaries Map Service includes the following boundaries: State and State Lines, County and County Lines), Incorporated Cities and Towns and Municipality Lines, Tribal Nations Reservations, Reservation Lines and Off Reservation Tribal Lands, Managed Areas, School Districts (Elementary, Secondary, and K-12 and Lines), Weed Control Districts, Tax Increment Financing Districts (TIFDs), Voting Precincts and Election Districts. Election Districts include: House, Senate, Wards, County Commissioner Districts, Judicial, Jury, Public Service Commission, Ambulance/EMS, Cemetery, Community Council. Drainage, Fire, Hospital, Irrigation, Library, Mosquito, Park, Resort, Rural, Rural Improvement, School, School Single Member Trustee, Study Commission, Soil Conservation, Special, Water, Sewer, and Urban Transportation. </abstract>
      <purpose>For the mapping or analysis of Montana Administrative Boundaries</purpose>
      <supplinf>These boundaries were collected using a federated approach and using the best source documentation available. Please contact the Administrative Boundaries Coordinator for more information about this data or individual data layer metadata documents: https://msl.mt.gov/GIS/Boundaries This map service is to be used as a primary reference source and is not intended for use in site - specific planning.  This is public information and may be interpreted by organizations, agencies, units of government, or others, based on needs; however, they are responsible for the appropriate application. The Montana State Library and the MSDI supports a federated database approach to all MSDI layers. Montana defines a federated approach as a method that supports the integration and utilization of data from multiple data providers, while retaining the primary maintenance responsibility with the provider. Most of Montana's framework data model efforts have adopted a federated approach that leverages multiple data providers and thus multiple data maintainers. 	It is plausible that errors do exist and we welcome all corrections.  If you do have a correction to a school district please contact the Administrative Boundaries Data Coordinator.  The Montana State Library is the definitive data source for Administrative Boundaries for the Montana Spatial Data Infrastructure Framework.  To find the most up-to-date data sources for these Frameworks: https://msl.mt.gov/GIS/msdi.</supplinf>
    </descript>
    <timeperd>
      <timeinfo>
        <sngdate>
          <caldate>20260702</caldate>
        </sngdate>
      </timeinfo>
      <current>publication date</current>
    </timeperd>
    <status>
      <progress>Complete</progress>
      <update>As needed</update>
    </status>
    <spdom>
      <bounding>
        <westbc>
-116.178571</westbc>
        <eastbc>
-103.611177</eastbc>
        <northbc>
49.180871</northbc>
        <southbc>
44.316161</southbc>
      </bounding>
    </spdom>
    <keywords>
      <theme>
        <themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Category</themekt>
        <themekey>boundaries</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekey>school districts</themekey>
        <themekey>elementary</themekey>
        <themekey>secondary</themekey>
        <themekey>unified</themekey>
        <themekey>K-12</themekey>
        <themekey>high school</themekey>
        <themekey>governmental units</themekey>
        <themekey>elementary school districts</themekey>
        <themekey>secondary school districts</themekey>
        <themekey>high school school districts</themekey>
        <themekey>unified school districts</themekey>
        <themekey>k-12 school districts</themekey>
        <themekey>administrative boundary web mapping service</themekey>
        <themekey>tax increment financing districts</themekey>
        <themekey>county boundaries</themekey>
        <themekey>counties</themekey>
        <themekey>weed control districts</themekey>
        <themekey>state boundaries</themekey>
        <themekey>state</themekey>
        <themekey>voting precincts</themekey>
        <themekey>voting districts</themekey>
        <themekey>precincts</themekey>
        <themekey>reservation boundaries</themekey>
        <themekey>montana reservations</themekey>
        <themekey>incorporated cities and towns</themekey>
        <themekey>city boundaries</themekey>
        <themekey>municipalities</themekey>
        <themekey>Montana Administrative Boundaries Framwork</themekey>
        <themekey>Montana Administrative Boundaries</themekey>
        <themekey>Administrative Boundaries</themekey>
        <themekey>Montana Boundaries</themekey>
        <themekey>Boundaries</themekey>
        <themekey>MSDI</themekey>
        <themekey>Montana Spatial Data Infrastructure</themekey>
      </theme>
      <place>
        <placekey>Montana</placekey>
      </place>
      <temporal>
        <tempkey>2023</tempkey>
      </temporal>
    </keywords>
    <accconst>none</accconst>
    <useconst>The Montana State Library Geographic Information Services 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>
        <cntpos>The Montana State Library</cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing address</addrtype>
          <address>P.O. Box 201800</address>
          <city>Helena</city>
          <state>Montana</state>
          <postal>59620</postal>
          <country>United States</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>406-444-5354</cntvoice>
        <cnttdd>Montana Relay 711</cnttdd>
        <cntfax>406-444-0266</cntfax>
        <cntemail>geoinfo@mt.gov</cntemail>
        <hours>8-5</hours>
      </cntinfo>
    </ptcontac>
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    <horizsys>
      <planar>
        <mapproj>
          <mapprojn>WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere</mapprojn>
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            <otherprj>PROJCS["WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",0.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",0.0],PARAMETER["Auxiliary_Sphere_Type",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0],AUTHORITY["EPSG",3857]]-20037700-3024110010000-10000010000-100000100000.0010.0010.001true3857</otherprj>
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        </mapproj>
        <planci>
          <plance>coordinate pair</plance>
          <plandu>meters</plandu>
        </planci>
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      <geodetic>
        <horizdn>D WGS 1984</horizdn>
        <ellips>WGS 1984</ellips>
        <semiaxis>6378137.0</semiaxis>
        <denflat>298.257223563</denflat>
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  <distinfo>
    <distrib>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>Montana State Library</cntorg>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing address</addrtype>
          <address>P.O. Box 201800</address>
          <city>Helena</city>
          <state>Montana</state>
          <postal>59620</postal>
          <country>United States</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>406-444-5354</cntvoice>
        <cnttdd>Montana Relay 711</cnttdd>
        <cntemail>geoinfo@mt.gov</cntemail>
        <hours>8-5</hours>
        <cntinst>Download the data: https://msl.mt.gov/GIS/DataList

For more MSDI data resources: 
https://msl.mt.gov/GIS/msdi</cntinst>
      </cntinfo>
    </distrib>
    <resdesc>Live Data and Maps</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 and in no event, shall be liable for any incorrect results or analysis, any lost profits and special, indirect or consequential damages to any party, 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>
    <custom>If data is needed in other file formats; please contact the Administrative Boundaries Coordinator.</custom>
    <techpreq>ESRI 10.7.1 ArcGIS Technology.  This data is in ESRI Geodatabase format.</techpreq>
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        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>Montana State Library</cntorg>
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        <cntpos>Montana State Library</cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing address</addrtype>
          <address>P.O. Box 201800</address>
          <city>Helena</city>
          <state>Montana</state>
          <postal>59620</postal>
          <country>United States</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>406-444-5453</cntvoice>
        <cnttdd>Montana Relay 711</cnttdd>
        <cntfax>406-444-0266</cntfax>
        <cntemail>geoinfo@mt.gov</cntemail>
        <hours>8-5</hours>
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    <metstdn>FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
    <metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
    <mettc>local time</mettc>
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      <onlink>http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html</onlink>
      <metprof>ESRI Metadata Profile</metprof>
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