eng utf8 dataset dataset U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Montana/Dakotas Region Branch Chief, Branch of Cadastral Survey (406) 896-5123 1-800-877-8339 (406) 896-5298

5001 Southgate Drive Billings MT 59101 US BLM_MT_SO_Information@blm.gov

8:00 am - 4:00 pm M-F pointOfContact 2024-11-18 ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification 2007 fullPlanarGraph composite 2261149 102399 Esri 10.5.0 2024-10-21 publication U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) originator Bureau of Land Management publisher mapDigital Surface Management Agency: The Surface Management Agency (SMA) Geographic Information System (GIS) dataset depicts Federal land for the State of Montana, and classifies this land by its active Federal surface managing agency. A Federal SMA agency refers to a Federal agency with administrative jurisdiction over the surface of Federal lands. Jurisdiction over the land is defined when the land is either: Withdrawn by some administrative or legislative action, or Acquired or Exchanged by a Federal Agency. This layer is a dynamic assembly of spatial data layers maintained at various federal and local government offices. The GIS data contained in this dataset represents the polygon features that show the boundaries for Surface Management Agency and the surface extent of each Federal agency's surface administrative jurisdiction. SMA data depicts current withdrawn areas for a particular agency and (when appropriate) includes land that was acquired or exchanged and is located outside of a withdrawal area for that agency. The SMA data does not illustrate non-federal land status ownership pattern boundaries or contain land ownership attribute details. Current information for other Federal and State agencies can be found on their respective entities. The purpose of this dataset is to fulfill the public and Government's need to know what agency is managing Federal land in a given area, and for use by BLM Staff for use in analysis and reports. This dataset is useful as a tool to determine and illustrate the boundaries of a particular Federal agency's managing area and to quantify these areas in terms of geographic acreage. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Montana/Dakotas Region onGoing U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Montana/Dakotas Region Branch Chief, Branch of Cadastral Survey (406)-896-5123 1-800-877-8339 (406) 896-5298

5001 Southgate Drive Billings MT 59101 US BLM_MT_SO_Information@blm.gov

8:00 am - 4:00 pm M-F pointOfContact asNeeded Montana place Anthropology Authorization Disturbance Endangered Energy Facility Fire Forest Geology Geospatial Hydrology Management Paleontology Range Recreation Vegetation Wilderness Wildlife Withdrawal theme These data are provided by Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 'as is' and might contain errors or omissions. The User assumes the entire risk associated with its use of these data and bears all responsibility in determining whether these data are fit for the User's intended use. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the sources from which they were derived, and both scale and accuracy may vary across the data set. These data might not have the accuracy, resolution, completeness, timeliness, or other characteristics appropriate for applications that potential users of the data may contemplate. The User is encouraged to carefully consider the content of the metadata file associated with these data. These data are neither legal documents nor land surveys, and must not be used as such. Official records may be referenced at most BLM offices. Please report any errors in the data to the BLM office from which it was obtained. The BLM should be cited as the data source in any products derived from these data. Any Users wishing to modify the data should describe the types of modifications they have performed. The User should not misrepresent the data, nor imply that changes made were approved or endorsed by BLM. This data may be updated by the BLM without notification. The BLM assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. No warranty is made by the BLM as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data for individual use or aggregate use with other data; nor shall the act of distribution to contractors, partners, or beyond, constitute any such warranty for individual or aggregate data use with other data. Although these data have been processed successfully on computers of BLM, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by BLM regarding the use of these data on any other system, or for general or scientific purposes, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty. In no event shall the BLM have any liability whatsoever for payment of any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, any loss of profits arising out of the use or reliance on the geographic data or arising out of the delivery, installation, operation, or support by BLM. otherRestrictions None, these data are considered public domain. vector eng utf8 boundaries environment planningCadastre geoscientificInformation Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.7.1.11595 Data Parameters true -116.16943359371795 -103.90869140622141 44.27667127376526 49.10983779051397 2023-10-21 2024-10-21 true -116.1 -104 44.3 49.05 A published revision of the Department Manual Part 305: Departmental Science Effects, Chapter 3: Integrity of Scientific and Scholarly Activities (305 DM 3), effective December 16, 2014, is available in .pdf online at https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/elips/documents/SCIENTIFIC/20INTEGRITY/20P ROCEDURES/20HANDBOOK.pdf. Scholarly information considered in Departmental decision making must be robust, of the highest quality, and the result of as rigorous scientific and scholarly processes as can be achieved. Most importantly, it must be trustworthy. This policy helps us to achieve that standard. Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Class U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Montana/Dakotas Region Branch Chief, Branch of Cadastral Survey (406) 896-5234 1-800-877-8339 (406) 896-5298

5001 Southgate Drive Billings MT 59101 US BLM_MT_SO_Information@blm.gov

8:00 am - 4:00 pm M-F distributor https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/pages/montana dataset SMA is topologically aligned with PLSSDS cadNSDI which has been through a series of quality checks to catch as many potential coding errors as possible. The logical consistency of this dataset reflects that of the source datasets. ERRORS AND INCONSISTENCIES MAY STILL BE PRESENT IN THE DATA. Please contact the Point of Contact for information on this Quantitative Attribute Accuracy. The logical consistency of this dataset reflects that of the source datasets. ERRORS AND INCONSISTENCIES MAY STILL BE PRESENT IN THE DATA. true Foundational to the SMA data is the expectation that it topologically aligns where possible and appropriate with the official published version of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Public Land Survey System Data Set (PLSSDS) Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (cadNSDI) GIS Data. Topology rules: SurfaceManagementAgency polys must not overlap. The logical consistency of this dataset reflects that of the source datasets. ERRORS AND INCONSISTENCIES MAY STILL BE PRESENT IN THE DATA. Please contact the Point of Contact for information on the Conceptual Consistency. The logical consistency of this dataset reflects that of the source datasets. ERRORS AND INCONSISTENCIES MAY STILL BE PRESENT IN THE DATA. true Data set is considered complete for the information presented. No Subsurface with this rendition. The completeness of the data can be determined by looking at the number of polygons that have been surveyed. If a polygon is identified as being either unsurveyed protracted or unsurveyed unprotracted, it has not been surveyed and will not have survey measurements. In other cases, the BLM was not able to completely abstract all the information from survey plats and notes due to the complexity of the data. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details. The logical consistency of this dataset reflects that of the source datasets. ERRORS AND INCONSISTENCIES MAY STILL BE PRESENT IN THE DATA. Please contact the Point of Contact for information on the Completeness. The logical consistency of this dataset reflects that of the source datasets. ERRORS AND INCONSISTENCIES MAY STILL BE PRESENT IN THE DATA. true The spatial accuracy of the data can be found from the reliability and/or the error in X, Y coordinates contained in the PLSSPoints feature class. This represents the best estimate of spatial accuracy on a point-by-point basis. The logical consistency of this dataset reflects that of the source datasets. ERRORS AND INCONSISTENCIES MAY STILL BE PRESENT IN THE DATA. Please contact the Point of Contact for information on the Positional Accuracy. The logical consistency of this dataset reflects that of the source datasets. ERRORS AND INCONSISTENCIES MAY STILL BE PRESENT IN THE DATA. true Changes that are made to the Surface Management Agency data internally are reviewed for correctness before being applied externally. Correctness would include location and point attributes. 2024-10-22T00:00:00 U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Montana/Dakotas Region Branch Chief, Branch of Cadastral Survey (406)-896-5123 1-800-877-8339 (406) 896-5298

5001 Southgate Drive Billings MT 59101 US BLM_MT_SO_Information@blm.gov

8:00 am - 4:00 pm M-F processor These data are provided by Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 'as is' and might contain errors or omissions. The User assumes the entire risk associated with its use of these data and bears all responsibility in determining whether these data are fit for the User's intended use. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the sources from which they were derived, and both scale and accuracy may vary across the data set. These data might not have the accuracy, resolution, completeness, timeliness, or other characteristics appropriate for applications that potential users of the data may contemplate. The User is encouraged to carefully consider the content of the metadata file associated with these data. These data are neither legal documents nor land surveys, and must not be used as such. Official records may be referenced at most BLM offices. Please report any errors in the data to the BLM office from which it was obtained. The BLM should be cited as the data source in any products derived from these data. Any Users wishing to modify the data should describe the types of modifications they have performed. The User should not misrepresent the data, nor imply that changes made were approved or endorsed by BLM. This data may be updated by the BLM without notification. None, these data are considered public domain. asNeeded Last metadata review date: 20241021