Metadata for Montana Counties from 2000 TIGER files
Identification Information:
- Citation:
- Originator: Montana State Library
- Publication date: 01/17/2001
- Title: Montana Counties from 2000 TIGER files
- Publication place: Helena, Montana
- Publisher: Montana State Library
- Online linkage:
http://nris.mt.gov/nsdi/nris/e00/ab143.zip
- Online linkage:
http://nris.mt.gov/nsdi/nris/shape/ab143.zip
- Browse graphic file name:
http://nris.mt.gov/nsdi/nris/ab143.gif
- Abstract: Montana Counties from 2000 TIGER files.
- Purpose: Display or analysis of Montana Counties.
- Time period of content:
- Beginning date: 01/01/1990
- Ending date: 01/01/2000
- Currentness reference: Publication Date
- Status:
- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance and update frequency: Unknown
- Access constraints: None
- Use constraints: Not for use at scales greater than 1:100000.
- 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:
- Names and FIPS codes are correct.
Accuracy of area and length attributes is unknown.
- Logical consistency report: Polygon and arc-node topology exists.
- Completeness report: Data set is complete
- Horizontal Posistional Accuracy Report:
- Approximate horizontal accuracy is 51 meters, assuming
source data meets National Map Accuracy Standards.
- Lineage:
- Source information:
- Originator: U.S. Census Bureau
- Publication date: 01/01/2000
- Title: 2000 TIGER/Line Files
- Edition: Redistricting 2000
- Publication place: Washington, DC
- Publisher: US Census Bureau
- Source scale denominator: 100000
- Type of source media: Electronic files
- Source contribution:
- The coordinates, names, and FIPS codes were copied from this
source.
- Beginning date: 01/01/1990
- Ending date: 01/01/2000
- Process step:
- The Montana Census and Economic Information Center converted
all the 2000 Redistricting TIGER files to ESRI shapefile
format, selected the county lines from the files, and
combined them into a statewide data set.
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- Process date: 01/03/2001
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Spatial Data Organization Information:
- Point and vector object information:
- SDTS object type: Complete Chain
- SDTS object count: 296
- SDTS object type: GT-polygon composed of chains
- SDTS object count: 57
- SDTS object type: Area Point
- SDTS object count: 0
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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: COUNTY.PAT
- Entity type definition: Polygon Attribute Table
- Attribute label: AREA
- Attribute definition: Area of polygon
- Attribute units of measure: Square METERS
- Attribute label: PERIMETER
- Attribute definition: Perimeter of polygon
- Attribute units of measure: METERS
- Attribute label: NAME
- Attribute definition: Name of County
- Attribute label: FIPS
- Attribute definition: County FIPS number
- Attribute label: SQMILES
- Attribute definition: Area, square miles
- Attribute units of measure: square miles
- Attribute label: ACRES
- Attribute definition: Area, acres
- Attribute units of measure: acres
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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/ab143.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/ab143.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: 01/18/2001
- Metadata contact:
- Gerry Daumiller
- 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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