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Metadata for Landtype Associations of the Northern Region

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Identification_Information:

  Citation
    Citation_Information
      Originator:        Montana State Library
      Publication_Date:  19970723
      Title:             Landtype Associations of the Northern Region
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:  map
      Publication_Information
        Publication_Place:  Helena, Montana
        Publisher:          Montana State Library
  Description
    Abstract:
        Landtype association mapping was done at a scale of
        1:100,000 by Forest Soil Scientists using a Regionally
        consistent legend for dominant groups of landforms 
        and geologic materials occurring in repeatable patterns
        on National Forest Land. 
    Purpose:
        This mapping is intended to support broad-scale watershed
        and landscape level assessments. It should be used as a
        stratification tool for defining locations with similar
        geomorphic environments. Useful for evaluating and comparing
        biophysical conditions across large landscapes. Directly
        linked to distinct stream and riparian types (as controlled)
        by geomorphic properties. Also useful for comparisions of
        erodability, sediment production and delivery. 
  Time_Period_of_Content
    Time_Period_Information
      Range_of_Dates/Times
        Beginning_Date:  1992
        Ending_Date:     19970723
    Currentness_Reference:  Publication Date
  Status
    Progress:  Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:  Annually
  Spatial_Domain
    Bounding_Coordinates
      West_Bounding_Coordinate:   -116.755768
      East_Bounding_Coordinate:   -96.3393326
      North_Bounding_Coordinate:  48.5051537
      South_Bounding_Coordinate:  44.1687202
    Data_Set_G-Polygon
      Data_Set_G-Polygon_Outer_G-Ring
        G-Ring_Latitude:   49.1131
        G-Ring_Longitude:  -117.6045
        G-Ring_Latitude:   47.2561
        G-Ring_Longitude:  -96.3976
        G-Ring_Latitude:   43.6431
        G-Ring_Longitude:  -97.2687
        G-Ring_Latitude:   44.0574
        G-Ring_Longitude:  -116.9444
        G-Ring_Latitude:   49.1131
        G-Ring_Longitude:  -117.6045
  Keywords
    Theme
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:  None
      Theme_Keyword:  subsection
      Theme_Keyword:  ecological unit
      Theme_Keyword:  soils
      Theme_Keyword:  land type
      Theme_Keyword:  landtype
      Theme_Keyword:  association
      Theme_Keyword:  landform
      Theme_Keyword:  geologic material
      Theme_Keyword:  section
    Place
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:  None
      Place_Keyword:  Montana
      Place_Keyword:  Idaho
      Place_Keyword:  North Dakota
  Access_Constraints:
        It is strongly recommended that persons wishing to use
        this coverage obtain a copy of the original CD which
        includes the documentation of all associated descriptive
        data for each map unit. 
  Use_Constraints:
        Persons using this data to create various interpretive maps
        (ie. PNV maps) based on associating other coverages with the
        LTA's MUST include the following statement on any such map
        products: "This map is an interpretive map based on the R-1
        Landtype Association Mapping. It does not represent any of
        the levels in the National Hierarical Framework of
        Ecological Units, and the R-1 ECOMAP Group does not
        warrant its validity or accuracy.
        Appropriate use limited to 1:100000 scale. For larger scales
        the coverage should be used as a stratification tool for 
        defining locations with biophysical similarities. 
  Point_of_Contact
    Contact_Information
      Contact_Organization_Primary
        Contact_Organization:  Northern Region, USFS
        Contact_Person:        John Nesser
      Contact_Position:        Regional Soil Scientist
      Contact_Address
        Address_Type:  mailing and physical address
        Address:            200 East Broadway
        City:               Missoula
        State_or_Province:  Montana
        Postal_Code:        59807
        Country:            USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone:          (406) 329-3412
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:      (406) 
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:  jnesser/r1@fs.fed.us
      Hours_of_Service:  Monday-Friday, 8-5, Mountain Time
  Native_Data_Set_Environment:
    Arc/Info version 7.1.1, SunOS version 5.4
    Pathname = .../ltas

Data_Quality_Information:

  Attribute_Accuracy
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
        Accuracy of area and length are system dependent. 
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
        Polygon and arc-node topology exists. 
  Completeness_Report:
        Data set is complete for Region 1 of USDA NFS.
        Excludes large areas east of the Continental Divide. 
  Positional_Accuracy
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        Approximate horizontal accuracy is 51 meters, assuming
        source data meets National Map Accuracy Standards. 
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        NONE 
  Lineage
    Source_Information
      Source_Citation
        Citation_Information
          Originator:  USDA Forest Service Region 1
          Publication_Date:  19971119
          Title:  Landtype Associations of the Northern Region
          Edition:  First
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:  Map
          Publication_Information
            Publication_Place:  Montana State Library
            Publisher:  GIS-NRIS
          Other_Citation_Details:
            CDROM reproduced by Intermountain Research Station, Ogden Utah.
      Source_Scale_Denominator:  100,000
      Type_of_Source_Media:  CDROM
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content
        Time_Period_Information
          Range_of_Dates/Times
            Beginning_Date:  1992
            Ending_Date:     19970723
        Source_Currentness_Reference:  Ground Condition
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation:  lta1
      Source_Contribution:
          Coordination and correlation of mapping done by Forest Soil Scientists.
    Process_Step
      Process_Description:
        Imported 1:24,000 landtype (Soil Survey) coverages from
        individual Forests.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:  lta1
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:  lta1
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:  lta1
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:  lta1
      Process_Date:  
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:  
    Process_Step
      Process_Description:
        Scanned 1:100,000 delineations of quads not covered by
        Landtype Surveys. Scanning done at 400 dpi, coverages
        created using Arc/Cad.
      Process_Date:  
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:  
    Process_Step
      Process_Description:
        Coverages edge-matched in Arcedit. Plots sent to Forests
        for corrections.
      Process_Date:  
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:  
    Process_Step
      Process_Description:
        Numerous iterations of corrections submitted and entered.
      Process_Date:  
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:  
    Process_Step
      Process_Description:
        Correlation of final legend and mapping.
      Process_Date:  
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:  
    Process_Step
      Process_Description:
        Mapjoin of coverages into northhalf and southhalf for Idaho
        and Western Montana; mapjoined with remainder of coverages
        into final draft coverage for Region 1.
      Process_Date:  
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:  
    Process_Step
      Process_Description:
        Dissolved on alta and forest attributes to create unique
        LTA polygons.
      Process_Date:  
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:  
    Process_Step
      Process_Description:
        Added attributes for geologic material and landform based on
        lookup tables with a_lta values and legend categories.
      Process_Date:  
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:  
    Process_Step
      Process_Description:
        Performed identity with subsection coverage for Region 1.
        This added ecological Section and Subsection attributes for
        each LTA polygon.
      Process_Date:  
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:  
    Process_Step
      Process_Description:
        Created regions with regionquery based on subsections.
      Process_Date:  
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:  

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:  Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information
    SDTS_Terms_Description
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:  Complete Chain
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:   91540
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:  GT-polygon composed of chains
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:   33415
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:  Area Point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:   33414

Spatial_Reference_Information:

  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition
    Planar
      Map_Projection
        Map_Projection_Name:  Albers Conical Equal Area
        Albers_Conical_Equal_Area
          Standard_Parallel:  46
          Standard_Parallel:  48
          Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:  -109.5
          Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:  44.25
          False_Easting:   600000.00000
          False_Northing:  0.00000
      Planar_Coordinate_Information
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method:  coordinate pair
        Coordinate_Representation
          Abscissa_Resolution:  .1
          Ordinate_Resolution:  .1
        Planar_Distance_Units:  meters
    Geodetic_Model
      Horizontal_Datum_Name:  North American Datum of 1927
      Ellipsoid_Name:   Clarke 1866
      Semi-major_Axis:  6378206.4
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio:  294.98

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

  Detailed_Description
    Entity_Type
      Entity_Type_Label:  LTAS.PAT
      Entity_Type_Definition:  Polygon Attribute Table
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source:  None
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  AREA
      Attribute_Definition:
        Area of polygon
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Range_Domain
          Range_Domain_Minimum:  11
          Range_Domain_Maximum:  1547700352
      Attribute_Units_of_Measure:  Square METERS 
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  19970723
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  PERIMETER
      Attribute_Definition:
        Perimeter of polygon
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Range_Domain
          Range_Domain_Minimum:  22
          Range_Domain_Maximum:  2953630.25
      Attribute_Units_of_Measure:  METERS 
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  19970723
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  A_LTA
      Attribute_Definition:
        Landtype Association
          Landtype Association coding, refer to documentation
          and Region 1 LTA legend. Seventy one coded categories used
          to describe major geomorphic categories mapped within R1
          boundaries.
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Enumerated_Domain
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  0
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  not mapped
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  0
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  not mapped
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  1
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Rolling Plains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  10
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Recent Deposits, coarse
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  11
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Lacustrine
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  12
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Glacial Terraces, Fans, Outwash, Coarse
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  13
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Glacial Terraces, Fans, Outwash, Fine
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  14
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Recent Deposits, fine
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  17
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Loess Deposits
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  2
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Rolling Plains, glaciated
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  20
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Breaklands, Belt Series
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  21
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Breaklands, highly weathered
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  22
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Breaklands, weakly weathered
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  23
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Breaklands, Gneiss and Schists
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  24
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Breaklands, Volcanics
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  25
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Breaklands, Sandstones and Shales
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  26
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Breaklands, Gneiss and Schists, mod. weathered
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  27
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Breaklands, Carbonates
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  28
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Dissected Breaklands, Belt Series
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  29
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Breaklands, Quartzites and Calc-Silicates
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  3
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Dissected Plains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  31
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  not used
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  34
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Steep Mountain Slopes, Volcanics
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  35
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Mtn Slopes & Ridges, Quartzites-Calc-Silicate,wkwx
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  36
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Steep Mountain Slopes, Sandstones and Shales
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  37
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Steep Mountain Slopes, Carbonates
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  38
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  not used
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  39
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  4
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Dissected Plains, glaciated
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  40
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  41
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  42
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Steep Mtn Slopes, Volcanics, glaciated
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  43
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  44
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  45
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Mtn Slopes, Granitics, weakly glaciated
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  46
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Glaciated Trough Walls, Granitics
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  47
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  5
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Badlands
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  50
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  51
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Mtn Slopes and Ridges, Granitics, glaciated
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  53
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  54
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Mtn Slopes and Ridges, Volcanics, glaciated
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  57
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  58
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Glacial Till, Belt Series, highly weathered
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  59
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Mountain Slopes and Ridges, Gneiss and Schists
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  6
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Eroded Uplands (Volcanic Tuffs)
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  60
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  61
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  62
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  63
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  64
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  65
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  66
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  67
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  68
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  69
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  7
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  70
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  80
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  82
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  85
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  9
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  90
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Mass Wasted
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  91
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  not used
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  92
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  99
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Lakes and Reservoirs
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  99
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:   
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
      Attribute_Units_of_Measure:  none 
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  19970723
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  FOREST
      Attribute_Definition:
        National forest
          National Forest of origin or which part of 100k quads that
          were edgematched prior to mapjoin.
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  LEWI
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  BOB
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  SOUT
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  HELE
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  helena
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  BLA
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  blackfoot area from Helena forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  BITT
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  bitterroot
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  DEER
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  GALL
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  BEAV
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  beaverhead
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  BEAR
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  beartooth district of custer
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  19970723
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  SUBSECTION
      Attribute_Definition:
        Subsection
          Subsection identifier from National Hierarchy of
          Ecological Units (Nesser, et.al. 1997).
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Red River Valley
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  251Ab
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Red River Valley
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  251Ba
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  North Central Glaciated Plains 
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  251Bb
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  North Central Glaciated Plains 
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331Aa
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Camas/Weippe Basalt Plateaus
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331Ab
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Palouse Hills
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331Ac
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Clearwater Canyon Breaks
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331Da
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Rocky Mountain Front Foothills
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331Db
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Montana Isolated Mountain Ranges
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331Dc
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Belt Mountain Foothills
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331De
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Little Belt Foothills
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331Df
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Missouri River Breaks
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331Dh
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Montana Glaciated Plains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331Ea
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Missouri Coteau
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331Fb
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Shale Scablands
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331Fc
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Pierre Shale Plains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331Fd
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Missouri Plateau
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331Fe
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Missouri Breaks
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331Fg
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Little Missouri Badlands
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331Ga
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Montana High Plains and Foothills
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331Gb
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Montana Shale Plains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331Gc
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Powder River Basin/Breaks/Scoria Hills
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331Gd
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Wolf Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331Ge
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Montana Sedimentary Plains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  332Aa
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Glaciated Drift Plains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  332Ab
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Souris Basin
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  332Ac
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Glaciated Outwash Plains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  332Ad
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Souris Sand Deltas
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  332Ae
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Turtle Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  332Ba
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Central Black Glaciated Plains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  342Ad
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Bighorn Intermontane Basin
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M331Aa
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Absaroka/Gallatin Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M331Af
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Yellowstone Volcanic Plateau
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M331Ag
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Northern Absaroka Volcanic Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M331Ah
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Beartooth Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M331Ai
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Absaroka Sedimentary Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M331Ak
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  West Yellowstone valley
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M331Al
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Upper Yellowstone Valley
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M331Am
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Gallatin Foothills/Spanish Peaks
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M331Ap
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Madison Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M331Ar
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Beartooth Front
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M331Ba
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Bighorn Sedimentary Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Aa
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Lochsa/Salmon Breaklands
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Ab
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Central Idaho Glaciated Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Ac
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Central Idaho Mountains and Basins
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Ba
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Bitterroot Glaciated Canyons
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Bb
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Bitterroot/Frenchtown Valleys
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Bc
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  South Anaconda/Bitterroot Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Bd
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Anaconda/Flint Creek Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Be
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Flint Creek/Upper Willow Creek Basins
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Bg
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Garnet/Sapphire Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Bk
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Rattlesnake/Blackfoot/South Swan Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Bp
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Avon/Nevada Valleys
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Ca
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  North Rocky Mountain Front
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Cb
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Middle Rocky Mountain Front
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Cc
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  South Rocky Mountain Front
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Da
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Snowy Foothills
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Db
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Little Belt/Snowy/Judith Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Dc
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Crazy Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332De
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Continental Divide Foothills
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Dg
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Big Belt Foothills
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Dh
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Big Belt Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Dj
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Boulder/Elkhorn Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Dk
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Central Montana Broad Valleys
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Dm
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  South Elkhorn Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Dn
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  North Tobacco Root Mountains and Foothills
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Dp
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Bridger Mountains and Foothills
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Ea
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Continental Divide Uplands
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Eb
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  East Pioneer Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Ec
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Deerlodge Valley
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Ee
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  West Pioneer Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Eg
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Anaconda Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Eh
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Beaverhead Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Ej
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Southwest Montana Intermontane Basins and Valleys
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Ek
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Ruby/Tobacco Root Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332En
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Gravelly/Snowcrest Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Ep
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Blacktail Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Er
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Southern Beaverhead Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332Gd
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Snake River Mountains and Canyonlands
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M333Aa
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Pend Oreille/Selkirk Low Mountains and Valleys
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M333Ab
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Selkirk Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M333Ac
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Northern Idaho valleys
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M333Ba
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Purcell/North Cabinet Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M333Bb
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Salish Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M333Bc
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Flathead River Valley
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M333Be
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Cabinet Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M333Ca
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Livingston Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M333Cb
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Whitefish/Swan Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M333Cc
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Mission/Swan Valley and Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M333Ce
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Flathead Thrust Faulted Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M333Da
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Cour d Alene Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M333Db
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  St. Joe/Bitterroot Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M333Dc
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Clark Fork Valley and Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M333Dd
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  North Idaho Hills and Valleys
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M333De
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Clearwater Mountains and Breaks
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  SECTION
      Attribute_Definition:
        Section
          Section identifier from National Hierarchy of Ecological
          Units.
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Enumerated_Domain
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Red River Valley 
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331A
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Palouse Prairie
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331D
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Northwestern Glaciated Plains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331E
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Northern Glaciated Plains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331F
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Norhtwestern Great Plains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331G
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Powder River Basin
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  332A
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Northeastern Glaciated Plains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  332B
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Western Glaciated Plains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  342A
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Bighorn basin
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M331A
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Yellowstone Highlands
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M331B
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Bighorn Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332A
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Idaho Batholith
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332B
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Bitterroot Valley
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332C
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Rocky Mountain Front
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332D
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Belt Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332E
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Beaverhead Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332G
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Blue Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M333A
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Okanagan Highlands
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M333B
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Flathead Valley
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M333C
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Northern Rockies
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M333D
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Bitterroot Mountains
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  PROVINCE
      Attribute_Definition:
        Province
          Province identifier from National Hierarchy of Ecological
          Units.
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Enumerated_Domain
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M333
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Northern Rocky Mountain Forest-Steppe-Coniferous
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M332
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Middle Rocky Mountain Forest-Steppe-Coniferous
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  331
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Great Plains-Palouse Dry Steppe
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  M331
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Southern Rocky Mountain Steppe-Open Woodland-Coniferous Forest-Alpine Meadow
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  342
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Intermountain Semi-Desert
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  251
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Red River Valley
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  PARMAT
      Attribute_Definition:
        Geologic material
          Abbreviated coding for major geologic material groups
          as they appear on the LTA legend.
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Enumerated_Domain
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  AL
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  alluvium
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  DS
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  alluvium, deltaic sediments
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  GNST
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  gneiss, schist
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  GR
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  granitics
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  GRHW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  granitics, highly weathered
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  GRWW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  granitics, weakly weathered
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  LC
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  alluvium, deltaic sediments
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  LO
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  loess
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  MIX
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  mixed geology
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  MS
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  metasediments
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  MSGT
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  metasediments glacial till
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  QUCS
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  quartzite, calc-silicates
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  SC
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  carbonates
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  SHSS
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  shale, siltstone, sandstone
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  SSED
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  soft sedimentary
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  SSSH
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  sandstone, shale
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  TSED
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  tertiary sediments
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  VOL
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  volcanics
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  WAT
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  water
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  WSD
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  wind deposited sediments
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  LANDFORM
      Attribute_Definition:
        Landform
          Abbreviations of landform categories as described in the
          legend.
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Enumerated_Domain
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  badlands
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  BK
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  breaks
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  BKMW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  breaks, moderately weathered
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  CODP
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  colluvial deposits
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  DIBK
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  dissected breaks
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  DIPL
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  dissected plains
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Distribution_Information:

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        Contact_Organization:  Region 1 USFS
        Contact_Person:        John Nesser
      Contact_Position:        Regional Soil Scientist
      Contact_Address
        Address_Type:  mailing and physical address
        Address:            200 East Broadway
        City:               Missoula
        State_or_Province:  Montana
        Postal_Code:        59807
        Country:            USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone:          (406) 329-3412
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:      (406) 
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:  jnesser/r1@fs.fed.us
      Hours_of_Service:  Monday-Friday, 8-5, Mountain Time
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        Format_Version_Date:    19940915
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Metadata_Reference_Information:

  Metadata_Date:  19971028
  Metadata_Review_Date:  19971118
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        Contact_Organization:  Montana State Library
        Contact_Person:        Duane F. Lund / Catherine C. Maynard
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        Address:            1515 East 6th Avenue
        City:               Helena
        State_or_Province:  Montana
        Postal_Code:        59620-1800
        Country:            USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone:          (406) 444-4546
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