Metadata for Montana Schools, 2004 Metadata for Montana Schools, 2004

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Identification Information:

Citation:

Originator: Montana Base Map Service Center
Publication date: 05/01/2004
Title: Montana Schools, 2004
Other citation details:: The former name of the data set on the NRIS web site was "school2004"
Online linkage: https://ftpgeoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Data/Spatial/NonMSDI/Shapefiles/Schools_2004.zip

Abstract:

The Montana Schools Database is comprised of public and private schools within the state of Montana. This includes colleges and universities.

The overall source for the school information came from the Directory of Montana Schools 2003-2004, published by the Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI). FEMA HAZUS data was used for school attributes. The U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) was used for positional data. The FEMA data source is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics with address range geocoding applied to derive positions. Other miscellaneous sources included the internet: whitepages.com, yellowpages.com, privatebug.org, myaasite.com/programs/schools/county, and greatschools.net/modperl/bycity/mt.

The layer was modified in 2015 to change the values in the Name and Address fields from all upper case to upper and lower case. Several time-sensitive fields with contact information for the school administrator were removed.

Time period of content:

Calendar date: 05/01/2004
Currentness reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and update frequency: As needed

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
P.O. 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

Data set credit:

Creation of this data was made possible through funding from the Montana Homeland Security Taskforce GIS Subcommittee. The database was created by the Montana Base Map Service Center with assistance from the Montana USGS Mapping Partnership Office in Bozeman. Certain existing data from the GNIS and Hazus databases were used to intially populate the database

Data Quality Information:

Attribute accuracy report:

Attributes were primarily compiled from phone calls, websites, HAZUS, or existing tabular data from the Office of Public Instruction and can be assumed accurate within the bounds of those sources. Attributes such as contact names and phone numbers will change and will require maintenance

Quantitative attribute accuracy assessment:

Attribute accuracy value: untested
Attribute accuracy explanation:: The attribute accuracy has not undergone any statistical tests

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:

untested - points have been moved from original GNIS locations to those of existing aerial imagery if they could be identified

Quantitative horizontal positional accuracy assessment:

Horizontal positional accuracy value: untested

Lineage:

Source information:

Originator: MT. Dept. of Revenue, Office of Public Instructions
Title: Directory of Montana Schools, 2003-2004
Online linkage: http://www.opi.mt.gov/Directory/2004Directory.pdf
Type of source media: flat file
Source contribution: This was used to populate attribute items
Beginning date: 2003
Ending date: 2004

Source information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Title: Geographic Names Information System
Source scale denominator: 24000
Type of source media: online
Source contribution: GNIS points were used as initial locations for schools

Source information:

Originator: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Title: FEMA HAZUS-MH
Type of source media: CD-ROM
Source contribution:: FEMA HAZUS data was also used to populate some attributes - see abstract
Beginning date: 1999
Ending date: 2000

Source information:

Originator: various local datasets
Type of source media: CD-ROM
Source contribution:: In certain cases like Yellowstone County, GIS datasets were used to confirm or relocate the spatial positions in GNIS

Process step:

The overall source for the school information came from the Directory of Montana Schools 2003-2004, published by the Montana Office of Public Instruction. FEMA HAZUS data was used for school attributes. The U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) was used for positional data. The FEMA data source is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics with address range geocoding applied to derive positions. Other miscellaneous sources included the internet: whitepages.com, yellowpages.com, privatebug.org, myaasite.com/programs/schools/county, and greatschools.net/modperl/bycity/mt. Locations of the schools were moved from the original GNIS locations to identifiable locations on digital orthorectified images, or when that wasn't feasible moved into identifiable parcels from the Montana Cadastral Database. Further spatial adjustment will take place as high resolution imagery is available

Process date: 09/28/2004

Process contact:

Stewart Kirkpatrick
GIS Coordinator
Montana Base Map Service Center
125 N. Roberts St, P.O. Box 200113
Helena, MT 59620-0113
Telephone: 406-444-9013
Fax: 406-444-2701
E-Mail: skirkpatrick@mt.gov

Process step:

The location of Edgerton School near Kalispell was moved after it was discovered to be incorrect.

Process date: 04/01/2005

Process contact:

Stewart Kirkpatrick
GIS Coordinator
Montana Base Map Service Center
125 N. Roberts St, P.O. Box 200113
Helena, MT 59620-0113
Telephone: 406-444-9013
Fax: 406-444-2701
E-Mail: skirkpatrick@mt.gov

Spatial Reference Information:

Horizontal coordinate system definition:

Grid coordinate system name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983

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

Entity and Attribute Information:

Entity type label: Schools_2004.dbf

Attribute label: FID

Attribute definition: Shapefile sequence number

Attribute label: Shape

Attribute definition: Feature geometry

Attribute label: ID

Attribute definition: Unique identification number

Attribute label: Name

Attribute definition: name of school

Attribute label: Owner

Attribute definition: Public or Private

Attribute label: Grades

Attribute definition: Levels of education

Attribute label: Class

Attribute definition: School type, generalized from Grades

Attribute label: Address

Attribute definition: Address

Attribute label: City

Attribute definition: city in which school is located

Attribute label: State

Attribute definition: state in which school is located

Attribute label: ZipCode

Attribute definition: five digit postal zip code of school

Attribute label: County

Attribute definition: name of county where school is located

Attribute label: GNIS_ID

Attribute definition:: Board of Geographic Names unique identification number for a feature

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

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Metadata Reference Information:

Metadata date: 09/08/2015

Metadata review date: 01/31/2014

Metadata review date: 10/01/2004

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