Montana County Boundaries

ISO-19139 Metadata

Resource Identification Information:

Citation:
Title:  Montana County Boundaries

Reference date - publication:  2021-06-25

Presentation format:  mapDigital

Collection title: Montana Administrative Boundaries ArcGIS Server Map Service

Party responsible for the resource - originator: 
Organization's name: Montana State Library

Party responsible for the resource - publisher: 
Organization's name: Montana State Library

Contact information:
Address:
Delivery point: Helena, Montana
Themes or categories of the resource:  structure, boundaries

Place keywords:
Keywords:  Montana

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  boundaries

Thesaurus name:
Title:  ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  counties, montana county boundaries, Montana Spatial Data Infrastructure, Montana county boundary, county boundary, governmental units, county, MSDI, Administrative Boundaries Framework, county lines, Montana Administrative Boundaries, MSDI_ABF, Montana counties

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  counties, montana county boundaries, Montana Spatial Data Infrastructure, Montana county boundary, county boundary, governmental units, county, MSDI, Administrative Boundaries Framework, county lines, Montana Administrative Boundaries, MSDI_ABF, Montana counties

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  counties, montana county boundaries, Montana Spatial Data Infrastructure, Montana county boundary, county boundary, governmental units, county, MSDI, Administrative Boundaries Framework, county lines, Montana Administrative Boundaries, MSDI_ABF, Montana counties

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  counties, montana county boundaries, Montana Spatial Data Infrastructure, Montana county boundary, county boundary, governmental units, county, MSDI, Administrative Boundaries Framework, county lines, Montana Administrative Boundaries, MSDI_ABF, Montana counties

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  counties, montana county boundaries, Montana Spatial Data Infrastructure, Montana county boundary, county boundary, governmental units, county, MSDI, Administrative Boundaries Framework, county lines, Montana Administrative Boundaries, MSDI_ABF, Montana counties

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  counties, montana county boundaries, Montana Spatial Data Infrastructure, Montana county boundary, county boundary, governmental units, county, MSDI, Administrative Boundaries Framework, county lines, Montana Administrative Boundaries, MSDI_ABF, Montana counties

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  counties, montana county boundaries, Montana Spatial Data Infrastructure, Montana county boundary, county boundary, governmental units, county, MSDI, Administrative Boundaries Framework, county lines, Montana Administrative Boundaries, MSDI_ABF, Montana counties

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  counties, montana county boundaries, Montana Spatial Data Infrastructure, Montana county boundary, county boundary, governmental units, county, MSDI, Administrative Boundaries Framework, county lines, Montana Administrative Boundaries, MSDI_ABF, Montana counties

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  counties, montana county boundaries, Montana Spatial Data Infrastructure, Montana county boundary, county boundary, governmental units, county, MSDI, Administrative Boundaries Framework, county lines, Montana Administrative Boundaries, MSDI_ABF, Montana counties

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  counties, montana county boundaries, Montana Spatial Data Infrastructure, Montana county boundary, county boundary, governmental units, county, MSDI, Administrative Boundaries Framework, county lines, Montana Administrative Boundaries, MSDI_ABF, Montana counties

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  counties, montana county boundaries, Montana Spatial Data Infrastructure, Montana county boundary, county boundary, governmental units, county, MSDI, Administrative Boundaries Framework, county lines, Montana Administrative Boundaries, MSDI_ABF, Montana counties

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  counties, montana county boundaries, Montana Spatial Data Infrastructure, Montana county boundary, county boundary, governmental units, county, MSDI, Administrative Boundaries Framework, county lines, Montana Administrative Boundaries, MSDI_ABF, Montana counties

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  counties, montana county boundaries, Montana Spatial Data Infrastructure, Montana county boundary, county boundary, governmental units, county, MSDI, Administrative Boundaries Framework, county lines, Montana Administrative Boundaries, MSDI_ABF, Montana counties

Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:  Downloadable Data

Thesaurus name: ArcGIS Content Type
Abstract:  Database of Montana Counties created to be coincident with the Montana Cadastral Parcel Boundaries. Where county boundaries are coincident with public land survey section lines, they were copied from the BLM's Geographic Coordinate Database (GCDB). If boundaries were not coincident with GCDB lines, they were digitized on screen from 1:24,000 scale Geological Survey Digital Raster Graphics (DRGs). County Boundaries will change as the GCDB is adjusted by the BLM and those data are imported into the Cadastral Data Model.

Purpose: County boundaries coincident with GCDB and Cadastral parcel data.

Dataset language:  eng
Dataset character set:  utf8

Status:  completed
Maintenance:
Update frequency:  asNeeded


Resource constraints:
Constraints:
Limitations of use: County data is best used in conjunction with the GCDB, or other data based on GCDB. DISCLAIMER: The Montana State Library Geographic Information Services 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.

Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Limitations of use: This is not a survey product. No liability is assumed by the State of Montana for the use of this product

Spatial representation type:  vector

Processing environment:  Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.7.1.11595

Extent:
Extent description: publication date

2021-06-25T00:00:00
Extent:
Geographic element - Bounding rectangle:
West longitude: -116.178571
East longitude: -103.611177
North latitude: 49.180871
South latitude: 44.23772
Extent:
Geographic element - Bounding rectangle:
Extent contains the resource: true
West longitude: -116.178573
East longitude: -103.611128
North latitude: 49.18087
South latitude: 44.237721
Credits: US Bureau of Land Management, Geographic Coordinate Database, US Geological Survey 1:24,000 Digital Raster Graphics

Point of contact - pointOfContact: 
Organization's name: Montana State Library

Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: 406-444-5354
Voice: (406) 444-4799
Fax: 406-444-0266
Address:
Delivery point: P.O. Box 201800
City: Helena
Administrative area: Montana
Postal code: 59620
Country:  US
e-mail address: geoinfo@mt.gov
Hours of service: 8-5
Aggregate Information:
Association type:  largerWorkCitation
Citation:
Title:  Montana Administrative Boundaries ArcGIS Server Map Service

Spatial Representation - Vector:

Level of topology for this dataset:  geometryOnly
Geometric objects:
Object type:  composite
Object count: 56

Reference System Information:

Reference system identifier:
Value: 6514
Code space: EPSG
Version: 8.2.10(10.3.1)

Data Quality Information:

Scope of quality information:
Level of the data:dataset

Lineage:
Process step:
When the process occurred:  2002-20-03T00:00:00
Description: County boundaries when coincident with the PLSS were copied from original GCDB data downloaded from the Montana State BLM Office. Based on recent observations, this GCDB data varies somewhat from what is available at the Denver GCDB LSIS site and BLM needs to coordinate to ensure one standard version of GCDB. The boundaries that are not coincident with PLSS, rivers and other topographic features, were on screen digitized from the USGS raster graphics. Discrepancies were researched when encountered, however this is not meant to represent a legal survey of Montana county boundaries

Process step:
When the process occurred:  2015-09-09T00:00:00
Description: Adjusted county boundaries to the July 2015 CadNSDI Montana (PLSS)

Process step:
When the process occurred:  2016-09-30T00:00:00
Description: Adjusted county boundaries to the March 2016 CadNSDI Montana (PLSS)

Process step:
When the process occurred:  2017-10-16T00:00:00
Description: Adjusted county boundaries to the October 2017 CadNSDI Montana (PLSS) and renamed Lewis and Clark

Process step:
When the process occurred:  2019-02-08T00:00:00
Description: Adjusted county boundaries to the November 2018 CadNSDI Montana (PLSS)

Process step:
When the process occurred:  2021-06-25T00:00:00
Description: Added a unique identifier (ID_UK); Aligned to the 2021 CadNSDI; Projected to NAD83 2011

Source data:
Level of the source data: County lines that do not follow Public Land Survey lines were screen-digitized from these images.

Dataset's scale:
Scale denominator: 24000
Source citation:
Title:  1:24,000 scale Digital Raster Graphics

Party responsible for the resource - publisher: 
Organization's name: Montana State Library

Contact information:
Address:
Delivery point: Helena, MT
Party responsible for the resource - originator: 
Organization's name: U.S. Geological Survey

Source data:
Level of the source data: This is the source of all county lines that follow Public Land Survey lines.

Source citation:
Title:  Geographic Coordinate Database

Party responsible for the resource - publisher: 
Organization's name: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Montana/Dakotas Cadastral Survey

Contact information:
Address:
Delivery point: Billings, MT
Party responsible for the resource - originator: 
Organization's name: U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Data quality report - Completeness omission:
Measure description: Complete as of 12/06/17

Data quality report - Absolute external positional accuracy:
Measure description: Varies on GCDB accuracy

Distribution Information:

Distributor:
Distributor information - distributor: 
Organization's name: Montana State Library

Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: 406-444-5354
Voice: (406) 444-4799
Fax: 406-444-0266
Address:
Delivery point: P.O. Box 201800
City: Helena
Administrative area: MT
Postal code: 59620-0113
e-mail address: geoinfo@mt.gov
Hours of service: 8-5
Format:
Format name: ESRI File Geodatabase

Transfer options:
Online resource:
Online location:http://ftp.geoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Data/Spatial/MSDI/AdministrativeBoundaries/
Transfer options:
Format:
Format name: File Geodatabase Feature Class

Transfer options:
Online resource:
Online location:http://ftp.geoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Data/Spatial/MSDI/AdministrativeBoundaries/

Metadata Information:

Metadata language:  eng
Metadata character set:  utf8


Last update:  2021-06-25
Maintenance:
Update frequency:  asNeeded



Metadata contact - pointOfContact: 
Organization's name: Montana State Library
Contact's position: Adminsitrative Boundaries Framework Data Coordinator

Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: 406-444-5354
Voice: 406-444-4799
Fax: 406-444-0266
Address:
Delivery point: P.O. Box 201800
City: Helena
Administrative area: MT
Postal code: 59620
e-mail address: geoinfo@mt.gov
Hours of service: 8-5
Scope of the data described by the metadata:  dataset
Scope name: dataset

Name of the metadata standard used: ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Version of the metadata standard: 2007