Metadata for Major Land Uses in Montana
Identification Information:
- Citation:
- Originator: Montana State Library
- Publication date: 09/22/1993
- Title: Major Land Uses in Montana
- Publication place: Helena, Montana
- Publisher: Montana State Library
- Online linkage:
http://nris.mt.gov/nsdi/nris/e00/lu23.zip
- Online linkage:
http://nris.mt.gov/nsdi/nris/shape/lu23.zip
- Browse graphic file name:
http://nris.mt.gov/nsdi/nris/lu23.gif
- Abstract:
- Major land uses in Montana from the National Atlas of the
United States, (1970) page 158.
- Purpose: Display and analysis of small-scale land use patterns.
- Time period of content:
- Beginning date: 01/01/1950
- Ending date: 01/01/1967
- Currentness reference: Publication Date
- Status:
- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance and update frequency: Unknown
- Access constraints: None
- Use constraints: Not for use at scales greater than 1:7,500,000.
- Point of contact:
- Gerry Daumiller
- Senior GIS Programmer
- Montana State Library
- 1515 East 6th Avenue
- Helena,
Montana 59620-1800
- Telephone: (406) 444-5358
- Fax: (406) 444-0581
- E-Mail: gdaumiller@mt.gov
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Data Quality Information:
- Attribute accuracy report:
- Unknown. Plots of the data were checked against the orginal
map by the USGS Water Resources Division and reviewed by
the USGS Montana office.
- Logical consistency report: Polygon topology exists.
- Completeness report:
- Minimum mapping unit size appears to be approximately
10,000 acres.
- Horizontal Posistional Accuracy Report:
- Approximate accuracy of 1:7,500,000 scale data is 3800
meters.
- Lineage:
- Source information:
- Originator: U.S. Geologic Survey
- Publication date: 01/01/1972
- Title: National Atlas of the United States
- Edition: 1972
- Publication place: Washington, D.C.
- Publisher: U.S. Geologic Survey
- Other citation details: Pages 158-159, Major Land Uses of the United States
- Source scale denominator: 7500000
- Type of source media: plastic
- Source contribution: The data set is a copy of this source.
- Calendar date: 01/01/1972
- Source information:
- Originator: U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Publication date: 01/01/1967
- Title: Major Land Uses of the United States
- Publication place: Washington, DC
- Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
- Other citation details:
- 1950 edition by Francis J. Marschner
Revised 1967 by James R. Anderson, University of Florida
- Source scale denominator: 5000000
- Type of source media: unknown
- Source contribution:
- The data set was digitized from the reduced-size version of
this map printed in the National Atlas.
- Beginning date: 01/01/1950
- Ending date: 01/01/1967
- Process step:
- Clear plastic plate of the map, supplied by the National
Mapping Division, was scanned on a Tektronix 4991 drum
scanner by the USGS Reston GIS lab. Dates of the
processing steps are unknown.
-
- Process date: 01/01/1992
- Process step:
- Scanned image was converted to Arc/Info format, edited,
and checked by the USGS Water Resources Division.
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- Process date: 01/01/1992
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Spatial Data Organization Information:
- Point and vector object information:
- SDTS object type: Complete Chain
- SDTS object count: 674
- SDTS object type: GT-polygon composed of chains
- SDTS object count: 252
- SDTS object type: Area Point
- SDTS object count: 251
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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
- 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
- Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257
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Entity and Attribute Information:
- Entity type label: LANDUSE.PAT
- Entity type definition: Polygon Attribute Table
- Attribute label: AREA
- Attribute definition: Area of polygon
- Range domain minimum: 1591
- Range domain maximum: 10747145216
- Attribute units of measure: Square METERS
- Attribute label: LUC
- Attribute definition: Land Use Code
Attribute Value |
Definition of Attribute Value |
1 |
Mostly Cropland |
2 |
Cropland with Grazing Land |
4 |
Irrigated Land |
5 |
Woodland and forest with some cropland and pasture |
6 |
Forest and woodland mostly grazed |
7 |
Forest and woodland mostly ungrazed |
8 |
Subhumid grassland and semiarid grazing land |
9 |
Open woodland grazed (juniper, aspen, brush) |
10 |
Desert shrubland grazed |
16 |
Urban Areas |
17 |
Open Water |
|
- Attribute label: DESC
- Attribute definition:
- Description of Land Use
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Distribution Information:
- Distributor:
- Gerry Daumiller
- Senior GIS Programmer
- Montana State Library
- 1515 East 6th Avenue
- Helena,
Montana 59620-1800
- Telephone: (406) 444-5358
- Fax: (406) 444-0581
- E-Mail: gdaumiller@mt.gov
- Distribution liability:
- Users must assume responsibility to determine the
usability of this data for their purposes.
- Standard order process:
- Non-digital form:
- Contact the State Library to see if the data is
available as hardcopy maps.
- Fees:
- For-profit organizations must pay our costs to reproduce the
data. Fees can be waived if doing Government work.
- Standard order process:
- Digital form:
- Format name: Arc/Info Export
- Online option:
http://nris.mt.gov/nsdi/nris/e00/lu23.zip- Offline option:
- Offline media: CD-ROM
- Recording format: ISO 9660
- Digital form:
- Format name: ESRI Shapefile
- Online option:
http://nris.mt.gov/nsdi/nris/shape/lu23.zip- Offline option:
- Offline media: CD-ROM
- Recording format: ISO 9660
- Fees:
- For-profit organizations must pay our costs to reproduce the
data. Fees can be waived if doing Government work.
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Metadata Reference Information:
- Metadata date: 09/23/1993
- Metadata review date: 03/16/1996
- Metadata contact:
- John Jarvie
- Montana State Library
- 1515 East 6th Avenue
- Helena,
Montana 59620-1800
- Telephone: (406) 444-5358
- Fax: (406) 444-0581
- E-Mail: gdaumiller@mt.gov
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