Montana State Library 19960324 map Helena, Montana Montana State Library http://nris.mt.gov/nsdi/nris/ab106/shape/ab106.zip Townships, Ranges, and Sections in Montana, including section lines "protracted" through unsurveyed areas by the BLM or Forest Service. For display of Public Land Survey and for location of features whose legal descriptions are known. 1975 1993 Publication Date Complete Unknown -116.508202 -103.562698 49.088402 43.782902 -116.0748825073,49.02441787719,-116.0513381958,47.93949127197,-115.7472457885,47.45859146118,-114.6641998291,46.60823059082,-114.424659729,46.61886978149,-114.5483016967,45.60388565063,-114.3186950683,45.43321228027,-113.9458312988,45.58434677124,-113.5072631835,44.86284637451,-112.8395233154,44.31266784668,-110.9373550415,44.44471740722,-110.950553894,44.95633697509,-108.1549987793,44.98777389526,-103.8922653198,44.98892211914,-103.7473602294,49.05199050903,-109.5802764892,49.08559036254,-116.0748825073,49.02441787719 ISO 19115 Topic Category planningCadastre None Township Range Section PLSS Public Land Survey System None Montana None Not for use at scales greater than 1:100000. Not for accurate determination of section corner or property line locations. Montana State Library mailing address

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Helena Montana 59620-1800 USA (406) 444-5355 (406) 444-0581 nris@mt.gov Monday-Friday, 8-5, Mountain Time Township and Range numbers were checked and corrected at the State Library until they were accurate. No errors in section numbers were found when they were spot-checked at the Library, but not every section was checked. Polygon and arc-node topology exist. Data set is complete Approximate horizontal accuracy is 51 meters, assuming source data meets National Map Accuracy Standards. National Mapping Division U.S. Geological Survey 1975 map Reston, VA U.S. Geological Survey 100000 mylar 1975 1993 Publication Date plss All of the coordinates were collected from these maps. U.S. Bureau of Land Management Montana Office Unpublished material map 222 North 32nd Street, Billings, MT 59109 (406) 255-2953 100000 Arc/Info E00 files on 8mm tape 19960321 Publication Date blmd The data is an edited copy of this source. Digitize the lines from the USGS mylar maps and code the arcs and polygons. This was performed by the BLM office in Billings using ADS software on their PRIME minicomputer. plss 19940601 blmd Correct the projection definition of all BLM data and convert any single-precision coverages to double precision. Project coverages from UTM zone 12 coordinates to Albers. blmd 19960321 s2 Parse the LABEL item in the BLM PCODE file into separate Town, Range, and Section items in the PAT. s2 19960321 s3 Add polygon attributes to BLM coverages that had no polygon attributes or no PCODE files. blmd 19960321 s4 View township, range, and section attributes of every coverage and correct errors. s3 s4 19960321 fin Vector Complete Chain 347488 GT-polygon composed of chains 159335 Area Point 160867 State Plane Coordinate System 1983 2500 45 49 -109.5 44.25 600000.00000 0.00000 coordinate pair .1 .1 meters North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137.0 298.257 PLSS.AAT Arc Attribute Table TYPE Code for Land Survey Line Type 1 Section Line 2 State Line 3 Township Line 4 Principal Meridian 5 Base Line PLSS.PAT Polygon Attribute Table TOWN Township Number 1 38 N/S Township North or South Designation N Township North of the Base Line S Township South of the Base Line RANGE Range Number 1 65 E/W Range East or West Designation E Range East of the Principal Meridian W Range West of the Principal Meridian SECTION Section Number 1 36 TRS Combined Township, Range, Section This is a redefined item to create a unique ID for each section. Examples: "37.0N 31.0W 3" is Township 37 North, Range 31 West, section 3. "27.0N 21.5W23" is Township 27 North, Range 21 1/2 West, Section 23. Montana State Library mailing address

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HELENA MT 59620-1800 USA 1-406-444-5354 1-406-444-4799 1-406-444-0266 geoinfo@mt.gov DISCLAIMER: The Montana State Library provides this product/service for informational purposes only. The Library did not produce it for, nor is it suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Consumers of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the viability of the information for their purposes. The Library provides these data in good faith but does not represent or warrant its accuracy, adequacy, or completeness. In no event shall the Library be liable for any incorrect results or analysis; any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages to any party; or any lost profits arising out of or in connection with the use or the inability to use the data or the services provided. The Library makes these data and services available as a convenience to the public, and for no other purpose. The Library reserves the right to change or revise published data and/or services at any time. Downloadable Data Arc/Info Export http://nris.mt.gov/nsdi/nris/ab106/plsse.html ESRI Shapefile http://nris.mt.gov/nsdi/nris/ab106/plsss.html http://nris.mt.gov/nsdi/nris/ab106/shape/ab106.zip 20130417 20040929 20020321 19960518 Montana State Library Gerry Daumiller mailing address

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