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Identification Information:

Citation:

Originator: Montana State Library

Publication date: 11/07/2013

Title: Montana Transportation Framework, 2013

Publication place: Helena, MT

Publisher: Montana State Library

Online linkage: https://ftpgeoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Data/Spatial/MSDI/Transportation/Archive/Transportation20131107.zip

Larger Work Citation:

Title: Montana Transportation Framework

Online linkage: https://mslservices.mt.gov/Geographic_Information/Data/DataList/datalist_Details.aspx?did={26E71BA8-914E-458B-B2EC-62F22AD06C30}

Abstract:

The Montana Transportation Framework contains road centerlines, bridges, railroads, public airport features, and trails, along with address ranges and road attribute tables and relationship classes.

The Montana Transportation Framework program uses a federated approach to combine data from various sources and integrate them into one seamless, standardized, uniformly formatted and attributed layer. Transportation data is a dynamic framework (new, upgraded and retired roads, name changes, new address ranges, etc.) and reflecting changes in statewide GIS is a challenging task. The State Library uses the federated approach for the creation and maintenance of transportation data where each data provider (tribe, federal, state, county, city, private) manage its datasets to suit their business needs and practices. The updated transportation data (features, geometries, attributes) is then forwarded to the State Library where it undergoes standardization and quality control/assurance processes. The framework then gets updated with new data and published online. Using data from local sources assures the best possible coverage across the state and ensures the best available data is centrally available.

Purpose:

The purpose of the Montana Transportation Framework is to provide an integrated, seamless layer of all Montana's roads that provides a variety of support and widespread benefit for users and organizations by supporting wildfire and other emergency response services and mitigation, resource management, road maintenance, land-use planning.

Time period of content:

Calendar date: 11/07/2013

Currentness reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: In work

Maintenance and update frequency: Quarterly

Use constraints:

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

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

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Spatial Reference Information:

Horizontal coordinate system definition:

Grid coordinate system name: State Plane Coordinate System

SPCS zone identifier: 2500

Lambert conformal conic:

Standard parallel: 45.000000

Standard parallel: 49.000000

Longitude of central meridian: -109.500000

Latitude of projection origin: 44.250000

False easting: 600000.000000

False northing: 0.000000

Planar distance units: meters

Geodetic model:

Horizontal datum name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257222

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Entity and Attribute Information:

Entity type label: Roads

Attribute label: FID

Attribute definition: shapefile sequence number

Attribute label: SHAPE

Attribute definition: Feature geometry

Attribute label: SOURCEID

Attribute definition: Identifier provided by the Data source

Attribute label: CREATED

Attribute definition: Date record created

Attribute label: LASTEDIT

Attribute definition: Date record last edited

Attribute label: EDITOR

Attribute definition: Person performing edit

Attribute label: UNIQUEID

Attribute definition: Unique persistent identifier assigned to feature

Attribute label: ROADNAME

Attribute definition: Name of road

Attribute label: DISPLAYCLA

Attribute definition:

Display classification. This seems to be based on the Roadtype and System values but there is not a one-to-one relationship. The enumeration listed here is an estimate of what the values mean.

Attribute Value Definition of Attribute Value 1 NHS INTERSTATE 2 NHS NON-INTERSTATE 3 PRIMARY 4 SECONDARY 5 URBAN 6 CITY-COUNTY 7 USFS 8 Tribal 9 Freeway entrance/exit ramps 10 Private roads, other roads in certain counties 11 Airport runways and taxiways 12 Alleys 13 Cemetery roads 14 local roads in Ravalli County 15 Rest areas, Weigh stations, Interstate median crossovers 99 other roads

Attribute label: PROVIDERID

Attribute definition: Code representing data provider

Attribute Value Definition of Attribute Value 0 Airports 3 Flathead area logging roads 5115 Montana State Library 10200 Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest 10300 Bitterroot National Forest 10800 Custer National Forest 11000 Flathead National Forest 11100 Gallatin National Forest 11200 Helena National Forest 11400 Kootenai National Forest 11500 Lewis And Clark National Forest 11600 Lolo National Forest 30962 Glacier National Park 26650000 Flathead Indian Reservation 27925000 Fort Belknap Indian Reservation 32800000 City of Great Falls 43375000 City of Lewistown 99001000 Beaverhead County 99003000 Big Horn County 99005000 Blaine County 99007000 Broadwater County 99009000 Carbon County 99011000 Carter County 99013000 Cascade County 99015000 Chouteau County 99017000 Custer County 99019000 Daniels County 99025000 Fallon County 99027000 Fallon County 99029000 Flathead County 99031000 Gallatin County 99033000 Garfield County 99035000 Glacier County 99037000 Golden Valley County 99039000 Granite County 99041000 Hill County 99043000 Jefferson County 99047000 Lake County 99049000 Lewis and Clark County 99051000 Liberty County 99053000 Lincoln County 99057000 Madison County 99059000 Meagher County 99063000 Missoula County 99065000 Musselshell County 99067000 Park County 99071000 Phillips County 99073000 Pondera County 99077000 Powell County 99079000 Prairie County 99081000 Ravalli County 99083000 Richland County 99085000 Roosevelt County 99087000 Rosebud County 99093000 Butte Silver Bow County 99095000 Stillwater County 99097000 Sweet Grass County 99099000 Teton County 99101000 Toole County 99103000 Treasure County 99105000 Valley County 99107000 Wheatland County 99109000 Wibaux County 99111000 Yellowstone County 305102001 Montana Forest and Conservation Experiment Station 305115000 Montana State Library 305401000 Department of Transportation, State of Montana 306101000 Department of Administration, State of Montana

Attribute label: ROADTYPE

Attribute definition:

The majority of these values seem to be from the SYSTEM attribute, but there are a confusing array of other descriptive road type names included.

Attribute label: DATELOAD

Attribute definition:

Date when the feature was loaded, for features added in 2012 and 2013.

Attribute label: SHAPE_Leng

Attribute definition: Segment length in meters

Attribute label: System

Attribute definition: Road type classification

Attribute Value Definition of Attribute Value NHS INTERSTATE Interstate Higways on the "National Highway System" as provided in Title 23, USC NHS NON-INTERSTATE Non-Interstate highways on the "National Highway System" as provided in Title 23, USC PRIMARY Highways functionally classified by the Department as minor arterials that have been selected by the Commission, in cooperation with the boards of county commissioners, to be placed on the Primary Highway System SECONDARY Highways functionally classified by the Department as either minor arterials or major collectors and that have been selected by the Commission, in cooporation with the boards of county commissioners, to be placed on the Secondary Highway System URBAN Highways and streets that are in and near incorporated cities with populations of over 5,000 and within urban boundaries established by the Department, functionally classified as either Urban Arterials or Collectors and selected by the Commission, in cooperation with local government authorities, to be placed on the Urban Highway System CITY-COUNTY "City-County" roads are the main data source for the Framework Layer, provided by local governments USFS Roads are provided by the United States Forest Service. These roads may or may not be within USFS Jurisdictional Boundaries ALLEY - RUNWAY-TAXIWAY - CEMETERY - TRIBAL - LOCAL ACCESS - PRIVATE DRIVE - UNDEVELOPED - RAMP Freeway interchange ramps. These seem to be the same as the features in the Ramps layer. REST AREA - TRUCK WEIGHT SCALE - MHP ACCESS Montana Highway Patrol freeway median crossings

Attribute label: SystemClas

Attribute definition:

This seems to be a numeric code for the System field. It is normally the same as the DISPLAYCLA variable, except for about 8000 records

Attribute label: Num

Attribute definition: Signed route number

Attribute label: SignType

Attribute definition: Signed route type

Attribute Value Definition of Attribute Value (none) Feature is not a signed route. I Interstate US United States Route MT Montana Route S Secondary Route U Urban Route NF National Forest Route

Entity type label: Ramps

Entity type definition: Entrance and exit ramps for controlled-access highways

Attribute label: FID

Attribute definition: Shapefile sequence number

Attribute label: SHAPE

Attribute definition: Feature geometry

Attribute label: ROUTE

Attribute definition:

Route designation of the controlled-access highway served by the ramp

Attribute label: UNIQUEID

Attribute definition: Persistent unique identifier assigned to feature

Attribute label: NAME

Attribute definition: Name of the ramp

Attribute label: PROVIDERID

Attribute definition: Code representing data provider

Attribute Value Definition of Attribute Value 32800000 City of Great Falls 99001000 Beaverhead County 99003000 Big Horn County 99013000 Cascade County 99031000 Gallatin County 99039000 Granite County 99049000 Lewis and Clark County 99063000 Missoula County 99073000 Pondera County 99077000 Powell County 99093000 Butte Silver Bow County 99111000 Yellowstone County 305115000 Montana State Library 305401000 Department of Transportation, State of Montana

Attribute label: SHAPE_Leng

Attribute definition: Feature length, units meters

Attribute label: ExitNum

Attribute definition:

Exit number. These numbers are based on the nearest milepost

Attribute label: NEAR_FID

Attribute definition:

The NEAR_FID, NEAR_DIST, and NEAR_ANGLE fields are probably the result of an analysis to find the nearest milepost and assign its value to the ExitNum. These are the feature ID of, distance to, and azimuth to the nearest milepost feature.

Attribute label: NEAR_DIST

Attribute label: NEAR_ANGLE

Attribute label: Roadtype

Attribute definition: This field is always blank

Entity type label: Bridges

Entity type definition: Bridge features

Attribute label: FID

Attribute definition: shapefile sequence number

Attribute label: SHAPE

Attribute definition: Feature geometry

Attribute label: BRIDGE_NO

Attribute definition: Bridge identifier

Attribute label: FEAT_CROSS

Attribute definition: Name of feature crossed, or other description

Attribute label: BRIDGE_LEN

Attribute definition: Feature length, units meters

Attribute label: ROADWAY_WI

Attribute definition: Roadway width, units meters

Attribute label: CLEARANCE_

Attribute definition:

Overhead clearance, units meters. This is the maximum height of a vehicle or load that may pass over the top of the bridge without striking part of the structure above the roadway. Values of 99.99 indicate that the bridge does not have any structure over the roadway.

Attribute label: CLEARANCE1

Attribute definition: Clearance under bridge, units meters

Attribute label: CAPACITY_R

Attribute definition: Weight limit, units pounds

Attribute label: UNIQUEID

Attribute definition: Persistent unique identifier assigned to feature

Attribute label: COUNTY

Attribute definition: County where feature located

Attribute label: PROVIDERID

Attribute definition: Data provider identifier

Attribute Value Definition of Attribute Value 99059000 Meagher County 305401000 Department of Transportation, State of Montana

Attribute label: ROUTENAME

Attribute definition: Name of route that crosses the bridge

Entity type label: Railroads

Entity type definition: Railroad features

Attribute label: FID

Attribute definition: shapefile sequence number

Attribute label: SHAPE

Attribute definition: Feature geometry

Attribute label: SERVICE

Attribute definition: Owner of rail line

Attribute label: UNIQUEID

Attribute definition: Persistent unique identifier assigned to feature

Attribute label: SHAPE_LENG

Attribute definition: Feature length, units meters

Entity type label: Trails

Entity type definition: Trails features

Attribute label: FID

Attribute definition: shapefile sequence number

Attribute label: SHAPE

Attribute definition: Feature geometry

Attribute label: CREATED

Attribute definition: Date record created

Attribute label: LASTEDIT

Attribute definition: Date record last modified

Attribute label: EDITOR

Attribute definition: Person performing edit

Attribute label: UNIQUEID

Attribute definition: Persistent unique identifier assigned to feature

Attribute label: GLOBALID

Attribute definition: Unique identifier within and across geodatabases

Attribute label: PROVIDERID

Attribute definition: Code representing data provider

Attribute Value Definition of Attribute Value 10200 Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest 10300 Bitterroot National Forest 10800 Custer National Forest 11000 Flathead National Forest 11100 Gallatin National Forest 11200 Helena National Forest 11400 Kootenai National Forest 11500 Lewis And Clark National Forest 11600 Lolo National Forest 30962 Glacier National Park 82412 Yellowstone National Park 32800000 City of Great Falls 99031000 Gallatin County 99049000 Lewis and Clark County 99063000 Missoula County

Attribute label: NAME

Attribute definition: Name of trail

Attribute label: TRAILID

Attribute label: TRL_NO

Attribute definition: Trail identifier from provider

Attribute label: SURFACE

Attribute label: SHAPE_LENG

Attribute definition: Feature length, units meters

Entity type label: Address Ranges

Entity type definition:

Table of address ranges. Joins on field ROADSEGID to feature Roads, field UNIQUEID

Attribute label: OID

Attribute definition: Database sequence number

Attribute label: DATASETID

Attribute definition: Dataset identifier

Attribute label: ROADSEGID

Attribute definition: Persistent unique identifier assigned to segment

Attribute label: ZIPCODE

Attribute definition: ZIP code of segment

Attribute label: LFROM

Attribute definition: Low address, left side

Attribute label: LTO

Attribute definition: High address, left side

Attribute label: RFROM

Attribute definition: Low address, right side

Attribute label: RTO

Attribute definition: High address, right side

Attribute label: ROADNAME

Attribute definition: name of the road

Entity type label: Road Attributes

Entity type definition:

Table of road attributes. Joins on field UNIQUEID to feature Roads, field UNIQUEID

Attribute label: OID

Attribute definition: Database sequence number

Attribute label: UNIQUEID

Attribute definition: Persistent unique identifier assigned to feature

Attribute label: SURFACETYPE

Attribute definition: Road surface type

Attribute label: SPEEDLIMIT

Attribute definition: Speed limit, units miles-per-hour

Attribute label: ROADWIDTH

Attribute definition: Width of road, units feet

Attribute label: ONEWAY

Attribute definition: One way direction of travel

Attribute label: MAXWEIGHT

Attribute definition: Maximum vehicle weight permitted on roadway

Attribute label: VEHICLELEN

Attribute definition: Maximum vehicle length permitted on roadway

Attribute label: MDT_ID

Attribute definition: MT Department of Transportation feature identifier

Attribute label: TOTLANES

Attribute definition: Number of travel lanes

Attribute label: ROADNAME

Attribute definition: Name of road

Entity type label: Alias

Entity type definition:

Table of road name aliases. Joins to feature Roads on field UNIQUEID

Attribute label: OID

Attribute definition: Database sequence number

Attribute label: UNIQUEID

Attribute definition: Persistent unique identifier assigned to feature

Attribute label: ALIAS

Attribute definition: Road name alias

Entity type label: Alias2

Entity type definition:

Table of road name aliases. Joins to feature Roads on field UNIQUEID

Attribute label: OID

Attribute definition: Database sequence number

Attribute label: UNIQUEID

Attribute definition: Persistent unique identifier assigned to feature

Attribute label: ALIAS2

Attribute definition: Road name alias

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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:

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: 08/03/2016

Metadata contact:

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

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