Metadata for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks - Fisheries Administrative Regions
Identification Information:
Citation:
Originator: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Publication date: March 12, 2008
Title:
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks - Fisheries Administrative Regions

Abstract:
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) administrative regions for the Fisheries Division.
Purpose:
Display and/or analysis of FWP's fisheries administrative regions.

Time period of content:
Calendar date: March 12, 2008
Currentness reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and update frequency: Annually
Access constraints: None
Use constraints:
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 & 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.
Point of contact:
Lydia Bailey
GIS & Natural Resource Data Manager
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1420 East 6th Ave
PO Box 200701
Helena, Montana 59620-0701


Telephone: 406-444-5365
Fax: 406-444-4952
E-Mail: lbailey@mt.gov


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Data Quality Information:
Attribute accuracy report: Varies on the data source.

Lineage:
Source information:
Source scale denominator: 100000

Process step:
Polygons digitized based on input from FWP fisheries biologists and managers. Data are updated on an annual basis.
Process date: March 2008
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Spatial Data Organization Information:
Point and vector object information:
ESRI feature type: Polygon
ESRI feature count: 7
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Spatial Reference Information:
Horizontal coordinate system definition:
Projected coordinate system name: NAD_1983_Lambert_Conformal_Conic
Map projection:
Map projection name: Lambert Conformal Conic
Lambert conformal conic:
Lambert Conformal Conic
Standard parallel: 45.000000
Standard parallel: 49.000000
Longitude of central meridian: -109.500000
Latitude of projection origin: 44.250000
False easting: 600000.000000
False northing: 0.000000
Planar distance units: meters
Geodetic model:
Horizontal datum name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257222
Altitude system definition:
Altitude resolution: 0.000010
Altitude encoding method:
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
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Entity and Attribute Information:
Entity type label:
FishRegions
Entity count: 7

Attribute label: Shape_Area
Attribute definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute label: Shape
Attribute definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute label: REGION_
Attribute definition: Region.

Attribute label: ACRES
Attribute definition: Area in acres.

Attribute label: SQMILES
Attribute definition: Area in square miles.

Attribute label: Shape_Leng
Attribute definition: Length of feature in internal units.
Attribute domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute label: FID
Attribute definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
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Distribution Information:
Resource description: Downloadable Data



Standard order process:
Digital form:
Format name: ESRI Shapefile
Transfer size: 1.724
megabytes
Online option:
http://fwp.mt.gov/insidefwp/gis/shapefiles/FishRegions.zip
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Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata date: March 12, 2008
Metadata contact:
Dawn Anderson
Fisheries Data Manager
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1420 East 6th Ave
Helena, Montana 59620-0701


Telephone: 406-444-3373
E-Mail: dawanderson@mt.gov


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