Metadata for Montana Cadastral Framework, 2002 (Partial)

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Identification Information:

Citation:

Originator: Montana Department of Administration, GIS Bureau

Publication date: 12/20/2002

Title: Montana Cadastral Framework, 2002 (Partial)

Publication place: Helena, MT

Publisher: Montana State Library

Online linkage: https://ftpgeoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Data/Spatial/MSDI/Cadastral/CadastralHistoric/Cadastral20021220.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 counties in Montana. The parcels contain selected information such as owner names, property and owner addresses, agricultural use, and tax district information that were copied from the Montana Department of Revenue's Computer Aided Mass Appraisal (CAMA) database.

These data are from December 2002 and are the earliest available copy of the cadastral database. Only part of the state was available at the time. Significant missing areas include Yellowstone, Missoula, Gallatin, Flathead and Silver Bow counties, the areas around Great Falls and Philipsburg, and parts of Lincoln, Granite, Jefferson, and Beaverhead 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: 12/20/2002

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 2002 (Partial)

Attribute label: FID

Attribute definition: shapefile sequence number

Attribute label: Shape

Attribute definition: Feature geometry

Attribute label: AREA

Attribute definition: Area of the parcel in square meters

Attribute label: PERIMETER

Attribute definition: Length of the parcel perimeter in meters

Attribute label: PARCELID

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

Attribute label: CARD_NO

Attribute definition: The value of this field is 0 or 1

Attribute label: OWNCLASS

Attribute definition: Owner Class

Attribute Value Definition of Attribute Value not yet mapped - Right of Way, No Geocode - streets or unknown ownership - River/Stream - water (lake, reservoir, river) - Surveyed River Meander - Blackfeet Indian Reservation (tribal trust, allotment, tract) - Blackfoot tribal fee land - Crow Indian Reservation (tribal trust, allotment, tract) - Flathead (off reservation) - Flathead Indian Reservation (tribal trust, allotment, tract) - Fort Belknap Indian Reservation (tribal trust, allotment, tract) - Fort Peck Indian Reservation (tribal trust, allotment, tract) - Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation (tribal trust, allotment, tract) - Rocky Boys Indian Reservation (tribal trust, allotment, tract) - Turtle Mountain (tribal allotments) - Indian lands, misc - Local government (city, county, school district, irrigation dist, airport authority, etc) - State of Montana (MT), misc - MT Department of Corrections - MT Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (parks, access sites) - MT Department of Military Affairs - MT Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (trust lands, state forests, dam sites) - MT Department of Transportation - MT University System, misc - U S Department of Agriculture (USDA), misc - USDA, Forest Service - U S Department of the Interior (USDI), misc - USDI, Bureau of Indian Affairs - USDI, Bureau of Land Management, acquired (Bankhead-Jones) - USDI, Bureau of Land Management, reserved - USDI, Bureau of Reclamation - USDI, Fish and Wildlife Service - USDI, National Park Service (parks, monuments, battlefields, etc) - U S Department of Defense (military reservations, Corps of Engineers) - U S government, misc - private, large corporate (Plum Creek, Sieben Land, BNSF, etc) - private, misc. (individual private owners) - private, non-profit (churches, societies/clubs/associations, volunteer fire dept, educational, etc.) - private, with easement through organizations (Nature Conservancy, Land Reliance, Rivers Network) or public agencies (DNRC, FWP, etc) - utility, misc - utility, power - utility, telecommunication - utility, transportation - utility, water -

Attribute label: GENDESCRIP

Attribute definition: Owner Type

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: PROP_ST

Attribute definition: Street name from property address

Attribute label: PROP_NUM

Attribute definition: property address number

Attribute label: OWNCLSCD

Attribute definition:

Owner Class Code
These codes are mostly associated with the values of the OWNCLASS field as listed below, but there are a number of values that are not associated with an explanation and are not contained in later versions of the database. These codes are indicated by asterisks in the definition that enclose a description of what the parcels with these codes appear to be.

Attribute Value Definition of Attribute Value 0 not yet mapped 10000 private, misc. (individual private owners) 10200 **Private property in Lake County** 10300 **Rights of way in Lake County** 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) 13100 **Plum Creek Timber Company property in Lake County** 14000 utility, misc 14100 utility, telecommunication 14200 utility, power 14300 utility, transportation 14400 utility, water 14500 **Montana Rail Link property in Lake County** 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 22200 USDA, Natural Resource Conservation Agency 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 40100 **Lake County, Local government and Rights of Way** 40200 **Lake County, mostly city government and Cascade County, school, county, and private** 40300 **Lake County, mostly city of Ronan** 40400 **Lake County, mostly schools** 40500 **Lake County, mostly St Ignatius** 40800 **Fergus County** 41100 **Phillips County** 41200 **Hill County** 41900 **Chouteau County** 42000 **Valley County** 42100 **Toole County** 42400 **Blaine County** 42600 **Pondera County** 42700 **private parcel, Richland County** 43600 **Judith Basin County** 44100 **Lake County** 44800 **Liberty County** 50000 Indian lands, misc 51000 Blackfeet Indian Reservation (tribal trust, allotment, tract) 51200 **Blackfeet Tribe** 51300 Blackfoot tribal fee land 51700 **Roosevelt County** 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) 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: SHT_LEG_DS

Attribute definition: Legal Description of the property

Attribute label: SUBDIVISIO

Attribute definition: Subdivision containing the property

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: MAIL_CITY

Attribute definition: City for Mailing address of property owner

Attribute label: MAIL_STATE

Attribute definition: State for Mailing address of property owner

Attribute label: MAIL_ZIP

Attribute definition: 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: 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: IRRIG_ACRE

Attribute definition:

Acres of the parcel that are irrigated the majority of the time

Attribute label: GRAZING_AC

Attribute definition:

Acres of the parcel in native or domestic range used to support livestock.

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: 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: 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: TOT_ACRES

Attribute definition:

Total agricultural acres of the parcel, sum of the previouse fields

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: TRS

Attribute definition: Township, Range, and Section

Attribute label: LIV_UNITS

Attribute definition: Number of living units

Attribute label: LEVTDIST

Attribute definition: Levy district number

Attribute label: LEVYDISTNM

Attribute definition: Levy district name

Attribute label: ELEMDIST

Attribute definition: Elementary school district name

Attribute label: HISCDIST

Attribute definition: High school district name

Attribute label: COUNTYCODE

Attribute definition: county code

Attribute Value Definition of Attribute Value BE Beaverhead BH Big Horn BL Blaine BR Broadwater CA Carbon CH Chouteau CR Carter CS Cascade CU Custer DA Daniels DL Deer Lodge DW Dawson FA Fallon FE Fergus GF Garfield GL Glacier GR Granite GV Golden Valley HI Hill JB Judith Basin JE Jefferson LA Lake LC Lewis and Clark LI Liberty LN Lincoln MA Madison MC McCone ME Meagher MI Mineral MU Musselshell PA Park PE Petroleum PH Phillips PI Prairie PO Pondera PR Powder River PW Powell RA Ravalli RI Richland RO Roosevelt RS Rosebud SA Sanders SG Sweet Grass SH Sheridan ST Stillwater TE Teton TO Toole TR Treasure VA Valley WH Wheatland WI Wibaux

Attribute label: PREDOMAGUS

Attribute definition:

Predominant agricultural use, derived by finding the largest value among the ag use acreage fields

Attribute Value Definition of Attribute Value ContCrop Continuously Cropped - land in crops at least 3 out of 4 years FallowCrop Land left fallow in alternate years Grazing Land in native or domestic range used to support livestock Irrigated Land that is irrigated the majority of the time. NonQualAg No agricultural application has been approved. Timber Forest land exceeding 15 contiguous acres that is capable of producing commercially harvestable timber WildHay Land where either native grass or alfalfa is cut a majority of years for hay

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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: 01/05/2016

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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