Metadata for Montana National Forests with Public Land Ownership, 1995 Metadata for Montana National Forests with Public Land Ownership, 1995

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Identification Information:

Citation:

Originator: Montana State Library
Publication date: 03/1995
Title: Montana National Forests with Public Land Ownership, 1995
Other citation details:: The former name of the data set on the NRIS web site was "ab13"

Abstract:

This layer shows public land ownership for areas inside the Congressional forest boundaries, and National Forest lands outside the boundaries. The Montana Natural Heritage Program digitized the data from U.S. Forest Service "Forest Visitor Maps" (1:126,720) in February 1991. The data were updated in Fall 1992, March 1994, and March 1995.

These data were removed from the State Library's web site when statewide land ownership data became available in 2000.

Time period of content:

Beginning date: 1975
Ending date: 03/1995
Currentness reference: publication date

Access constraints: None

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, Montana 59620-1800
Telephone: 406-444-5354
E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov

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Source information:

Originator: U.S. Forest Service Northern Region
Publication date: 1975
Title: National Forest Visitors Maps
Source scale denominator: 126720
Type of source media: Paper
Source contribution:: The data set was digitized from about 22 different Forest Visitors Maps of various dates.
Beginning date: 1975
Ending date: 1994

Process step: Digitize Forest Visitors maps


Process date: 02/17/1991

Process step: Digitize revised Forest Visitors Maps


Process date: 03/01/1995

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
Standard parallel: 49
Longitude of central meridian: -109.5
Latitude of projection origin: 44.25
False easting: 600000.00000
False northing: 0.00000

Planar distance units: meters

Geodetic model:

Horizontal datum name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major axis: 6378137.0
Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257

Entity and Attribute Information:

Entity type label: NationalForest1995

Attribute label: FID

Attribute definition: Shapefile sequence number

Attribute label: Shape

Attribute definition: Feature geometry

Attribute label: AREA

Attribute definition: Area of polygon in square meters

Attribute label: PERIMETER

Attribute definition: Perimeter of polygon in meters

Attribute label: OWNERSHIP

Attribute definition: Code for ownership

Attribute label: FDIST

Attribute definition: Code for Forest and District

Attribute label: Forest

Attribute definition: Name of National Forest

Attribute label: District

Attribute definition: Name of Forest District

Attribute label: Owner

Attribute definition: Name of or type of land owner

Attribute label: ACRES

Attribute definition: Area, acres -- Calculated by GIS software

Distribution Information:

Distributor:

Montana State Library
PO Box 201800
Helena, Montana 59620-1800
Telephone: 406-444-5354
E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov

Resource description: Offline Data

Distribution liability:

Metadata Reference Information:

Metadata date: 05/13/2016

Metadata contact:

Montana State Library
PO Box 201800
Helena, Montana 59620-1800
Telephone: 406-444-5354
E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov