U.S. Geological Survey 20040628 Helena, Montana Montana State Library The former name of this data set on the NRIS web site was "gn3" https://ftpgeoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Data/Spatial/MSDI/GeographicNames/Archive/MT_GNIS_20040628.zip http://mslapps.mt.gov/Geographic_Information/Data/DataList/datalist_Details.aspx?did={0c57ebe2-f8e8-4d55-b159-ab3202898956} An automated inventory of the names and locations of physical and cultural geographic features located throughout the United States. Contains the location of all names on all U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS) maps of Montana and all federal and local maps inventoried by the USGS. Includes populated places, mountain peaks, rivers and streams, schools, farms, glaciers, railroad sidings, etc. This version of the GNIS was provided by the USGS in April 2004, converted to ESRI format, and the coordinates were converted to Montana State Plane Coordinates. The GNIS contains a list of over 23,000 un-named wells and springs and 2,000 places with unknown coordinates, which have been deleted from this copy. Where the GNIS contains multiple coordinates for a feature, the data point is located at the primary coordinate. For streams, this is usually the mouth of the stream, which may be outside of Montana. Each feature is represented in this layer by its "primary point". A geographic feature may have only one primary point regardless of size or extent. The primary point of a linear feature depends on the feature class. If feature class equals stream, valley or arroyo, the primary point is the mouth. The primary point of a canal, channel, or trail is the center. The primary point of an areal feature is the approximate geographic center with the following exceptions: The primary point of a populated place is the center of original place, if known, such as the city or town hall, main post office, or town square regardless of changes over time; The primary point of a reservoir is the center of the dam; The primary point of a summit, range, ridge, or pillar is the highest point. These points do not represent feature boundaries or geometries and should not be confused with them. The GNIS is an inventory and location of place names, to promote geographic feature name standardization and to serve as the Federal Government's repository of information regarding feature name spellings and applications for features in U.S. The names listed in the inventory can be published on Federal maps, charts, and in other documents. The feature locative information has been used in emergency preparedness, marketing, site-selection and analysis, genealogical and historical research, and transportation routing applications. 200404 Publication Date -116.293263 -102.891890 49.818297 44.238424 ISO 19115 Topic Category elevation environment geoscientificInformation imageryBaseMapsEarthCover inlandWaters location structure GNIS Geographic Names Place Names geonames Montana None While this data set is useful for locating features, it is not intended to locate what features are near a location or within a given area. Large features such as streams and national forests are represented here by a single point, and the absence from the GNIS of a point for a feature in any area does not mean the feature is not in that area. 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. Montana State Library mailing address

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Helena Montana 59620-1800 406-444-5354 Montana Relay 711 406-444-0266 geoinfo@mt.gov The Geographic Names Information System was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. The attributes were copied directly from the GNIS files. The State Library has not performed any quality checking on this data. At the USGS, a random sample of 10% of the entries in the system were visually verified against the compilation source data (large-scale USGS topographic maps) to ensure an accuracy rate of at least 95%. This dataset contains information about physical and cultural geographic features identified by a proper name, with the exception of most roads and highways. U.S. Geological Survey 2004 Feature names and attribute information U.S. Board on Geographic Names Unpublished material Feature names and attribute information U.S. Forest Service 2004 Feature names and attribute information U.S. Geological Survey 200404 The records in this data set were selected from this source. GNIS Phase I data compilation and edit Feature name and attribute data are collected from the largest-scale USGS topographic maps available. These data are compared to the records of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names and U.S. Forest Service maps, Office of Coast Survey charts, Federal Aviation Administration files, Federal Communications Commission files, and files of the Army Corps of Engineers. 1981 GNIS Phase II data compilation and edit Feature name and attribute data are collected from State, locally, and privately published current and historical maps, charts, and texts. U.S. Geological Survey Robin D. Worcester Chief, Geographic Names Information Section mailing address

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Reston VA 20192 703-648-4551 rworcest@usgs.gov GNIS Maintenance program Maintenance cooperators feed GNIS new names and corrections discovered in the course of new mapping and revision activities and implementation of the national geographic names standarization program. U.S. Geological Survey Robin D. Worcester Chief, Geographic Names Information Section mailing address

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Reston VA 20192 703-648-4551 rworcest@usgs.gov Convert the GNIS file to ESRI format and Montana State Plane Coordinates, remove un-named wells and springs. 20040626 Point Point 51721 State Plane Coordinate System 2500 45.00 49.00 -109.50 44.25 600000.00 0.00 meters North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137.00 298.257222 NGVD29 1 FEET Attribute values Montana_GNIS_2004 Point Feature Class FID Shapefile sequence number Shape Feature geometry OBJECTID Database sequence number FEATURENAME Official Feature Name FEATURETYP Feature Type Code 1 airport 2 basin 3 bay 4 bench 5 bend 6 bridge 7 building 8 canal 9 cape 10 cemetery 11 church 12 civil 13 cliff 14 crossing 15 dam 16 falls 17 flat 18 forest 19 gap 20 glacier 21 hospital 22 island 23 lake 24 locale 25 military 26 mine 27 oilfield 28 park 29 pillar 30 po 31 ppl (populated place) 32 range 33 rapids 34 reservoir 35 ridge 36 school 37 spring 38 stream 39 summit 40 swamp 41 tower 42 trail 43 tunnel 44 valley 45 well 47 arch 48 area 49 arroyo 50 bar 53 beach 61 channel 65 crater 73 gut 74 harbor 78 levee 83 other 86 plain 91 reserve 95 slope 96 census COUNTYFIPS FIPS code for the County the feature's primary point is in. PRIMARYLAT Latitude of the feature's primary point, NAD27. PRIMARYLON Longitude of the feature's primary point, NAD27. SOURCELAT_ This is the the latitude of the source or upper end of a valley or stream, NAD27. This is zero for other feature types. SOURCELON_ This is the the longitude of the source or upper end of a valley or stream, NAD27. This is zero for other feature types. ELEV Elevation in feet. This field is NOT filled out for most of the points. POPULATION Population of the feature, 2000, if it is a place recognized by the Census Bureau QUADNAME24 Name of 7.5-minute USGS quadrangle the feature's primary point is in. STATEX Montana State Plane NAD83 X-Coordinate of the feature's primary point, meters STATEY Montana State Plane NAD83 Y-Coordinate of the feature's primary point, meters GNISID Board of Geographic Names unique ID number for this feature. Montana State Library mailing address

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Helena MT 59620-1800 406-444-5354 Montana Relay 711 406-444-0266 geoinfo@mt.gov Downloadable Data 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. 20150331 20040628 Montana State Library mailing address

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