ALP PLSS coverage of the Bitterroot National Forest, Montana

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Northern Region (R1), USDA Forest Service

Publication_Date: 20020503

Title: ALP PLSS coverage of the Bitterroot National Forest, Montana

Edition: 1.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: atlas

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Missoula, MT

Publisher: Northern Region (R1), USDA Forest Service

Description:

Abstract:

This coverage contains Public Land Survey System information for the Bitterroot National Forest, in Soutwestern Montana. The data is arranged into 2 region subclasses (themes): TOWNSHIPS SECTIONS. The land net portrayed is based upon the BLM Geographic Coordinate Data Base (GCDB).

Purpose:

The purpose of this coverage is to provide a standardized base layer of Townships and Sections for U.S. Forest Service GIS applications. It is a by-product the Forest Service Automated Lands Project. This project is the conversion of the Forest Service's hard-copy Land Status base maps and associated LOS database to Arc coverages with an associated Oracle database. The resulting ALP product will provide tools to display and update land survey and land ownership information for Forest Service lands specialists, planners and land managers.

Supplemental_Information:

***** Spatial Reference Information (Beg) *****

Projection Parameters Projection: Geographic Datum: NAD27 Units: Decimal Degrees Spheroid: CLARKE 1866

Spatial Information Vector: Scale of original/hardcopy map: 1:24000 Feature Type: region Attributes: TOWNSHIPS subclass: 3 user attributes: town_code - a ten digit character string, in which fields 1-3 are the township number (integer), field 4 is the township fraction, field 5 is township direction, North or South of the Baseline, fields 6-8 are the range number (interger), field 9 is the range fraction, field 10 is the range direction, East or West of the Principal Meridian. mer - a two digit number identifying the Principal Meridian. townships_id - a random number used to link to the Oracle records. SECTIONS subclass: 2 user attributes: section - the section number, usually 1-36, but 3 digits are provided. sections_ID - a random number used to link to the Oracle records.

***** Spatial Reference Information (End) *****

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19990801

Ending_Date: 20020503

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -115.04

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -113.399

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.748

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.37

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: dictionary

Theme_Keyword: plss

Theme_Keyword: township

Theme_Keyword: section

Theme_Keyword: land tenure

Theme_Keyword: tenencia de la tierra

Theme_Keyword: National Forest

Theme_Keyword: floresta nacional

Theme_Keyword: surveys

Theme_Keyword: estudios

Theme_Keyword: pesquisas

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Geographic Name Database

Place_Keyword: Bitterroot National Forest

Place_Keyword: Montana

Place_Keyword: Idaho

Place_Keyword: Idaho County

Place_Keyword: Missoula County

Place_Keyword: Ravalli County

Place_Keyword: Bitterroot Mountains

Place_Keyword: Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area

Access_Constraints: no limits to access. public information.

Use_Constraints:

This data is supplied with no warranties, expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability. The Government shall be under no liability whatsoever resulting from the recipients use of this data. The entire risk as to the quality of the data is with the end user. This coverage is preliminary; many of the features captured may be meaningless prior to linking with associated Oracle tables.

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Carol Maier

Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Northern Region

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: 200 East Broadway

City: Missoula

State_or_Province: Montana

Postal_Code: 59807-7669

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 406-329-3197

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 406-329-3199

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: camaier@fs.fed.us

Distribution_Liability:

This data is supplied with no warranties, expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability. The Government shall be under no liability whatsoever resulting from the recipients use of this data. The entire risk as to the quality of the data is with the end user.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20020503

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Carol Maier

Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Northern Region

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: 200 East Broadway

City: Missoula

State_or_Province: Montana

Postal_Code: 59807-7669

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 406-329-3197

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 406-329-3199

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: camaier@fs.fed.us

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998