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  <idinfo>
    <citation>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Montana State Library</origin>
        <pubdate>19921104</pubdate>
        <title>Montana Counties from 1990 TIGER Files</title>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Helena, Montana</pubplace>
          <publish>Montana State Library</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <othercit>The former name of this data set on the NRIS web site was "ab30"</othercit>
        <lworkcit>
          <citeinfo>
            <title>Montana County Boundaries</title>
            <onlink>http://mslapps.mt.gov/Geographic_Information/Data/DataList/datalist_Details.aspx?did={B3682ED8-1D68-41F8-BAE6-14149C527EE4}</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </lworkcit>
      </citeinfo>
    </citation>
    <descript>
      <abstract>Montana Counties, from U.S. Census Bureau 1:100,000 scale 1990 TIGER files.  This layer shows Yellowstone National Park as being a separate entity.  The park was added to Park and Gallatin counties in 1978, but the Census Bureau did not recognize this until 1997.</abstract>
    </descript>
    <timeperd>
      <timeinfo>
        <sngdate>
          <caldate>1990</caldate>
        </sngdate>
      </timeinfo>
      <current>Publication Date</current>
    </timeperd>
    <spdom>
      <bounding>
        <westbc>-115.612701</westbc>
        <eastbc>-103.610802</eastbc>
        <northbc>49.0354996</northbc>
        <southbc>44.2378998</southbc>
      </bounding>
      <dsgpoly>
        <dsgpolyo>
          <gring>-116.0748825073,49.02441787719,-116.0513381958,47.93949127197,-115.7472457885,47.45859146118,-114.6641998291,46.60823059082,-114.424659729,46.61886978149,-114.5483016967,45.60388565063,-114.3186950683,45.43321228027,-113.9458312988,45.58434677124,-113.5072631835,44.86284637451,-112.8395233154,44.31266784668,-110.9373550415,44.44471740722,-110.950553894,44.95633697509,-108.1549987793,44.98777389526,-103.8922653198,44.98892211914,-103.7473602294,49.05199050903,-109.5802764892,49.08559036254,-116.0748825073,49.02441787719</gring>
        </dsgpolyo>
      </dsgpoly>
    </spdom>
    <keywords>
      <theme>
        <themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Category</themekt>
        <themekey>boundaries</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekey>Boundary</themekey>
        <themekey>Boundaries</themekey>
        <themekey>County</themekey>
        <themekey>Counties</themekey>
      </theme>
      <place>
        <placekey>Montana</placekey>
      </place>
    </keywords>
    <accconst>None</accconst>
    <useconst>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.</useconst>
    <ptcontac>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>Montana State Library</cntorg>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing address</addrtype>
          <address>PO Box 201800</address>
          <city>Helena</city>
          <state>MT</state>
          <postal>59620-1800</postal>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>406-444-5354</cntvoice>
        <cnttdd>Montana Relay 711</cnttdd>
        <cntfax>406-444-0266</cntfax>
        <cntemail>geoinfo@mt.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </ptcontac>
  </idinfo>
  <dataqual>
    <posacc>
      <horizpa>
        <horizpar>The approximate horizontal accuracy of 1:100,000 scale data is 50 meters.</horizpar>
      </horizpa>
    </posacc>
    <lineage>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Census Bureau</origin>
            <pubdate>1990</pubdate>
            <title>1990 TIGER/Line Files</title>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <srcscale>100000</srcscale>
        <typesrc>9-track magnetic tape</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>1990</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>Publication Date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccontr>The data were selected from this source.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>Convert 57 TIGER files to Arc/Info coverage format.  Select county lines from TIGER layers and merge into a single dataset.</procdesc>
        <procdate>19911012</procdate>
        <proccont>
          <cntinfo>
            <cntorgp>
              <cntorg>GeoResearch, Inc.</cntorg>
            </cntorgp>
            <cntaddr>
              <addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
              <address>115 N Broadway</address>
              <city>Billings</city>
              <state>MT</state>
              <postal>59101</postal>
            </cntaddr>
            <cntvoice>406-248-6771</cntvoice>
          </cntinfo>
        </proccont>
      </procstep>
    </lineage>
  </dataqual>
  <spref>
    <horizsys>
      <planar>
        <gridsys>
          <gridsysn>State Plane Coordinate System 1983</gridsysn>
          <spcs>
            <spcszone>2500</spcszone>
            <lambertc>
              <stdparll>45</stdparll>
              <stdparll>49</stdparll>
              <longcm>-109.5</longcm>
              <latprjo>44.25</latprjo>
              <feast>600000.00000</feast>
              <fnorth>0.00000</fnorth>
            </lambertc>
          </spcs>
        </gridsys>
        <planci>
          <plandu>meters</plandu>
        </planci>
      </planar>
      <geodetic>
        <horizdn>North American Datum of 1983</horizdn>
        <ellips>Geodetic Reference System 80</ellips>
        <semiaxis>6378137</semiaxis>
        <denflat>298.257</denflat>
      </geodetic>
    </horizsys>
  </spref>
  <eainfo>
    <detailed>
      <enttyp>
        <enttypl>Counties1990</enttypl>
        <enttypd>Polygon feature class</enttypd>
      </enttyp>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>FID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Shapefile sequence number</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Shape</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Feature coordinates</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>AREA</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Area of the county in square meters</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>PERIMETER</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Length of the county perimeter in meters</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>AB30_</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Database record ID from original ESRI coverage version of the data</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>AB30_ID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Database user ID from original ESRI coverage version of the data</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>NAME</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Name of county, all capital letters</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>FIPS</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Last two or three digits of the Federal Information Processing Standard code for the county.  To uniquely identify a county in the United States, 30000 should be added to this number.</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>ACRES</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Area of the county in acres</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>SQMILES</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Area of the county in square miles</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>COVNAME</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>County name, in all caps, shortened to 8 or fewer characters to accomodate old ESRI coverage dataset naming restrictions.</attrdef>
      </attr>
    </detailed>
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    <distrib>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>Montana State Library</cntorg>
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        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing address</addrtype>
          <address>PO Box 201800</address>
          <city>Helena</city>
          <state>MT</state>
          <postal>59620-1800</postal>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>406-444-5354</cntvoice>
        <cnttdd>Montana Relay 711</cnttdd>
        <cntfax>406-444-0266</cntfax>
        <cntemail>geoinfo@mt.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </distrib>
    <resdesc>Offline Data</resdesc>
    <distliab>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.</distliab>
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        <cntvoice>406-444-5354</cntvoice>
        <cnttdd>Montana Relay 711</cnttdd>
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        <cntemail>geoinfo@mt.gov</cntemail>
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    <metstdn>FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
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