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Montana Spatial Data Infrastructure

What is MSDI?
The Montana Spatial Data Infrastructure (MSDI) contains 13 Framework layers, or spatial data themes, representing land information that is widely recognized as necessary to meet the spatial information needs of the state of Montana and its citizens. Additionally, for many users of GIS the MSDI provides some of the base GIS data used for their work. One of the goals of the MSDI is to advance the Framework layers so they are "data you can trust" and the best available data for Montana.
 
The MSDI is modeled after the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). The federal government in cooperation with state, regional, local and private sector interests identified seven geospatial framework data layers for the nation, which make up the NSDI. In addition to these seven, the State of Montana added six more layers to the MSDI. These data layers are in various states of development and the completion, dissemination and ongoing maintenance of the MSDI had been identified as a top priority by the entire GIS community. Additional information can be found within the Base Map Service Center web pages.
 
The goals of the MSDI are focused on eliminating the duplication of effort among data producers, improving the quality of spatial data, reducing the costs of using spatial data, and increasing the availability of spatial data for Montana. MAGIP recognizes the benefits of a consistently collected and maintained, standardized, and discoverable MSDI to the Montana GIS community and the state of Montana as a whole. As such, MAGIP has sponsored MSDI workshops, spearheaded the development of standards and best practices, and provided input and feedback from the perspective of end users on MSDI-related issues, such as the recent MSDI Theme Review.


MSDI Frameworks and Contact Information:
Framework
    Theme Lead
 Cadastral    Stu Kirkpatrick
 Elevation    Lance Clampitt
 Geographic Names
    Gerry Daumiller
 Geodedic Control    Stu Kirkpatrick/RJ Zimmer
 Geology    Paul Thale
 Administrative Boundaries
    Erin Geraghty
 Hydrography    Evan Hammer
 Hydrologic Units    Tom Potter
 Orthoimagery    Stu Kirkpatrick/Evan Hammer
 Land Use/Land Cover    Linda Vance
 Transportation    Joshua Dorris
 Soils    Cathy Maynard
 Structures    Michael Fashoway
 Wetlands    Lynda Saul/Meghan Burns


MSDI Discussion Forum:
Use this forum for questions and/or collaboration related to MSDI

Recent MSDI Forum Updates

12/19/2011 4:27 PM • Erin Fashoway
10/28/2011 3:46 PM • Erin Fashoway
04/15/2011 12:13 PM • Meghan Burns

 
 
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