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<BODY BGCOLOR="#FBFBFF" CLASS="main"><A NAME="Top"></A><SPAN CLASS="title">Metadata for Montana Fish, Wildlife &amp; Parks (FWP) State Parks - Polygons</SPAN><UL>
<LI><A HREF="#Identification_Information">Identification Information</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#Data_Quality_Information">Data Quality Information</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#Spatial_Data_Organization_Information">Spatial Data Organization Information</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#Spatial_Reference_Information">Spatial Reference Information</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#Entity_and_Attribute_Information">Entity and Attribute Information</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#IDAOES0C">Distribution Information</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#Metadata_Reference_Information">Metadata Reference Information</A></LI>
</UL><A NAME="Identification_Information"><HR></A><SPAN CLASS="section">Identification Information:</SPAN><DL>
<DT CLASS="subsec">Citation:</DT>
<DD><DL><DT CLASS="label">Originator: <SPAN CLASS="main">Montana Fish, Wildlife &amp; Parks</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">Publication date: <SPAN CLASS="main">03/04/2013</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">Title: <SPAN CLASS="main">Montana Fish, Wildlife &amp; Parks (FWP) State Parks - Polygons</SPAN></DT>
<DL>
<DT CLASS="label">Publication place: <SPAN CLASS="main">Helena, MT</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">Publisher: <SPAN CLASS="main">Montana Fish, Wildlife &amp; Parks</SPAN></DT>
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<DT CLASS="label">Online linkage:
      <A TARGET="viewer" HREF="http://fwp.mt.gov/gisData/shapefiles/stateParksPolys.zip">http://fwp.mt.gov/gisData/shapefiles/stateParksPolys.zip</A></DT>
</DL></DD><BR><DT CLASS="label">Abstract:</DT>
<DD>Boundaries of Montana's state parks owned and/or managed by Montana Fish, Wildlife &amp; Parks (FWP).</DD>
<DT CLASS="label">Purpose: <SPAN CLASS="main">Display and/or analysis of Montana's state parks.</SPAN></DT><BR><DT CLASS="subsec">Time period of content:</DT>
<DD><DL><DT CLASS="label">Calendar date: <SPAN CLASS="main">03/04/2013</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">Currentness reference: <SPAN CLASS="main">publication date</SPAN></DT>
</DL></DD>
<DT CLASS="subsec">Status:</DT>
<DD><DL>
<DT CLASS="label">Progress: <SPAN CLASS="main">Complete</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">Maintenance and update frequency: <SPAN CLASS="main">Annually</SPAN></DT>
</DL></DD>
<DT CLASS="label">Access constraints: <SPAN CLASS="main">None</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">Use constraints:</DT>
<DD>Digitized at 1:24,000.<BR><BR>Users must assume responsibility to determine the usability of this data for their purposes.  This data set is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Montana Fish, Wildlife &amp; Parks (FWP) makes no representations or warranties whatsoever with respect to the accuracy or completeness of this data set and assumes no responsibility for the suitability of this data set for a particular purpose.  FWP will not be liable for any damages incurred as a result of errors in this data set.</DD>
<DT CLASS="subsec">Point of contact:</DT>
<DD><DL>
<DT>Lydia Bailey</DT>
<DT>GIS Manager</DT>
<DT>Montana Fish, Wildlife &amp; Parks</DT>
<DT>1420 East 6th Ave</DT>
<DT>Helena,
      MT 59620-0701</DT><BR><BR><DT CLASS="label">Telephone: <SPAN CLASS="main">406-444-5365</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">E-Mail: <SPAN CLASS="main">lbailey@mt.gov</SPAN></DT><BR><BR></DL></DD>
</DL><A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A><BR><BR><A NAME="Data_Quality_Information"><HR></A><SPAN CLASS="section">Data Quality Information:</SPAN><DL>
<DT CLASS="label">Attribute accuracy report:</DT>
<DD>Data are continually quality checked by FWP staff and reflect values as of the publication date.</DD><BR><DT CLASS="label">Completeness report:</DT>
<DD>Data set is as complete as possible given land transactions are continuous.</DD><BR><BR><BR><DT CLASS="subsec">Lineage:</DT>
<DD><DL>
<DT CLASS="subsec">Source information:</DT>
<DD><DL>
<DT CLASS="label">Originator: <SPAN CLASS="main">Montana Fish, Wildlife &amp; Parks</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">Publication date: <SPAN CLASS="main">03/04/2013</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">Title:</DT>
<DD>Montana Fish, Wildlife &amp; Parks (FWP) Managed Lands - Polygons</DD>
<DL>
<DT CLASS="label">Publication place: <SPAN CLASS="main">Helena, MT</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">Publisher: <SPAN CLASS="main">Montana Fish, Wildlife &amp; Parks</SPAN></DT>
</DL>
<DT CLASS="label">Online linkage:
      <A TARGET="viewer" HREF="http://fwp.mt.gov/gisData/shapefiles/fwpLandsPolys.zip">http://fwp.mt.gov/gisData/shapefiles/fwpLandsPolys.zip</A></DT>
</DL></DD><BR><DT CLASS="label">Process step:</DT>
<DD>Selected and dissolved State Parks parcels that are accessible to the public and saved to a separate feature class.</DD>
<DL><DT>
<DT CLASS="label">Process date: <SPAN CLASS="main">03/04/2013</SPAN></DT>
</DT></DL>
<DT CLASS="label">Process step: <SPAN CLASS="main">Added and populated WEB_PAGE attribute.</SPAN></DT>
<DL><DT>
<DT CLASS="label">Process date: <SPAN CLASS="main">03/04/2013</SPAN></DT>
</DT></DL>
</DL></DD>
</DL><A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A><BR><BR><A NAME="Spatial_Data_Organization_Information"><HR></A><SPAN CLASS="section">Spatial Data Organization Information:</SPAN><DL>
<DT CLASS="subsec">Point and vector object information:</DT>
<DD><DL>
<DT CLASS="label">ESRI feature type: <SPAN CLASS="main">Polygon</SPAN></DT>
<DD><DL>
<DT CLASS="label">ESRI feature count: <SPAN CLASS="main">68</SPAN></DT>
</DL></DD>
</DL></DD>
</DL><A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A><BR><BR><A NAME="Spatial_Reference_Information"><HR></A><SPAN CLASS="section">Spatial Reference Information:</SPAN><DL>
<DT CLASS="subsec">Horizontal coordinate system definition:</DT>
<DD><DL>
<DT CLASS="label">Projected coordinate system name: <SPAN CLASS="main">NAD_1983_StatePlane_Montana_FIPS_2500</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">Grid coordinate system name: <SPAN CLASS="main">State Plane Coordinate System 1983</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">SPCS zone identifier: <SPAN CLASS="main">2500</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="subsec">Lambert conformal conic:</DT>
<DL><DT CLASS="label">Standard parallel: <SPAN CLASS="main">45.000000</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">Standard parallel: <SPAN CLASS="main">49.000000</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">Longitude of central meridian: <SPAN CLASS="main">-109.500000</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">Latitude of projection origin: <SPAN CLASS="main">44.250000</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">False easting: <SPAN CLASS="main">600000.000000</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">False northing: <SPAN CLASS="main">0.000000</SPAN></DT>
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<DT CLASS="label">Planar distance units: <SPAN CLASS="main">meters</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="subsec">Geodetic model:</DT>
<DD><DL>
<DT CLASS="label">Horizontal datum name: <SPAN CLASS="main">North American Datum of 1983</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">Ellipsoid name: <SPAN CLASS="main">Geodetic Reference System 80</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">Semi-major axis: <SPAN CLASS="main">6378137.000000</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">Denominator of flattening ratio: <SPAN CLASS="main">298.257222</SPAN></DT>
</DL></DD>
</DL></DD>
<DT CLASS="subsec">Altitude system definition:</DT>
<DD><DL>
<DT CLASS="label">Altitude resolution: <SPAN CLASS="main">0.000010</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">Altitude encoding method:</DT>
<DD>Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates</DD>
</DL></DD>
</DL><A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A><BR><BR><A NAME="Entity_and_Attribute_Information"><HR></A><SPAN CLASS="section">Entity and Attribute Information:</SPAN><DL>
<DT CLASS="label">Entity type label:</DT>
<DD>stateParksPolys</DD>
<DT CLASS="label">Entity count: <SPAN CLASS="main">68</SPAN></DT>
<DD><DL><BR><DT CLASS="label">Attribute label: <SPAN CLASS="main">FID</SPAN></DT>
<DD><DL>
<DT CLASS="label">Attribute definition: <SPAN CLASS="main">Internal feature number.</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">Attribute domain:</DT>
<DD>Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</DD>
</DL></DD><BR><DT CLASS="label">Attribute label: <SPAN CLASS="main">Shape</SPAN></DT>
<DD><DL>
<DT CLASS="label">Attribute definition: <SPAN CLASS="main">Feature geometry.</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">Attribute domain: <SPAN CLASS="main">Coordinates defining the features.</SPAN></DT>
</DL></DD><BR><DT CLASS="label">Attribute label: <SPAN CLASS="main">SITEID</SPAN></DT>
<DD><DL>
<DT CLASS="label">Attribute definition:</DT>
<DD>Unique ID associated with the site. SITEID is assigned by the FWP Lands Bureau and can be used to relate to additional site information in the Lands Bureau's tabular database.  Note that a site may be comprised of many parcels.</DD>
<DT CLASS="subsec">Attribute value accuracy information:</DT>
<DD><DL>
<DT CLASS="label">Attribute value accuracy: <SPAN CLASS="main">Excellent</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">Attribute value accuracy explanation: <SPAN CLASS="main">Double checked by relating to tabular database.</SPAN></DT>
</DL></DD>
</DL></DD><BR><DT CLASS="label">Attribute label: <SPAN CLASS="main">NAME</SPAN></DT>
<DD><DL>
<DT CLASS="label">Attribute definition: <SPAN CLASS="main">Name of state park.</SPAN></DT>
</DL></DD><BR><DT CLASS="label">Attribute label: <SPAN CLASS="main">SITENUM</SPAN></DT>
<DD><DL>
<DT CLASS="label">Attribute definition:</DT>
<DD>First four digits of the site's FILENUM field used by Lands Bureau staff.</DD>
</DL></DD><BR><DT CLASS="label">Attribute label: <SPAN CLASS="main">FWPREG</SPAN></DT>
<DD><DL>
<DT CLASS="label">Attribute definition:</DT>
<DD>FWP administrative region responsible for managment of the site.</DD>
</DL></DD><BR><DT CLASS="label">Attribute label: <SPAN CLASS="main">COMMENT_</SPAN></DT>
<DD><DL>
<DT CLASS="label">Attribute definition: <SPAN CLASS="main">Comments or additional information about the site.</SPAN></DT>
</DL></DD><BR><DT CLASS="label">Attribute label: <SPAN CLASS="main">ACRES</SPAN></DT>
<DD><DL>
<DT CLASS="label">Attribute definition: <SPAN CLASS="main">Area in acres (calculated by the GIS).</SPAN></DT>
</DL></DD><BR><DT CLASS="label">Attribute label: <SPAN CLASS="main">WEB_PAGE</SPAN></DT>
<DD><DL>
<DT CLASS="label">Attribute definition: <SPAN CLASS="main">URL for the site on FWP's public website.</SPAN></DT>
</DL></DD><BR><DT CLASS="label">Attribute label: <SPAN CLASS="main">SHAPE_AREA</SPAN></DT>
<DD><DL>
<DT CLASS="label">Attribute definition: <SPAN CLASS="main">Area of feature in internal units squared.</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">Attribute domain: <SPAN CLASS="main">Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.</SPAN></DT>
</DL></DD><BR><DT CLASS="label">Attribute label: <SPAN CLASS="main">SHAPE_LEN</SPAN></DT>
<DD><DL>
</DL></DD>
</DL></DD>
</DL><A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A><BR><BR><A NAME="IDAOES0C"></A><HR><SPAN CLASS="section">Distribution Information:</SPAN><DL>
<DT CLASS="subsec">Distributor:</DT>
<DD><DL>
<DT>Lydia Bailey</DT>
<DT>GIS Manager</DT>
<DT>Montana Fish, Wildlife &amp; Parks</DT>
<DT>1420 East 6th Ave</DT>
<DT>Helena,
      MT 59620-0701</DT><BR><BR><DT CLASS="label">Telephone: <SPAN CLASS="main">406-444-5365</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">E-Mail: <SPAN CLASS="main">lbailey@mt.gov</SPAN></DT><BR><BR></DL></DD>
<DT CLASS="label">Resource description: <SPAN CLASS="main">Downloadable Data</SPAN></DT><BR><BR><BR><DT CLASS="subsec">Standard order process:</DT>
<DD><DL>
<DT CLASS="subsec">Digital form:</DT>
<DD><DL>
<DT CLASS="label">Format name: <SPAN CLASS="main">ESRI Shapefile</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">Transfer size: <SPAN CLASS="main">0.744</SPAN></DT><SPAN class="main"> megabytes</SPAN><DT CLASS="label">Online option: </DT><A TARGET="viewer" HREF="http://fwp.mt.gov/gisData/shapefiles/stateParksPolys.zip">http://fwp.mt.gov/gisData/shapefiles/stateParksPolys.zip</A></DL></DD>
</DL></DD>
</DL><A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A><BR><BR><A NAME="Metadata_Reference_Information"><HR></A><SPAN CLASS="section">Metadata Reference Information:</SPAN><DL>
<DT CLASS="label">Metadata date: <SPAN CLASS="main">03/04/2013</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="subsec">Metadata contact:</DT>
<DD><DL>
<DT>Lydia Bailey</DT>
<DT>GIS  Manager</DT>
<DT>Montana Fish, Wildlife &amp; Parks</DT>
<DT>1420 East 6th Ave</DT>
<DT>Helena,
      MT 59620-0701</DT><BR><BR><DT CLASS="label">Telephone: <SPAN CLASS="main">406-444-5365</SPAN></DT>
<DT CLASS="label">E-Mail: <SPAN CLASS="main">lbailey@mt.gov</SPAN></DT><BR><BR></DL></DD>
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