Montana Spatial Data Infrastructure
The Montana Spatial Data Infrastructure contains 14 Framework layers. The federal government, in cooperation with state, regional, local and private sector interests has identified eight geospatial "framework data layers" for the nation. In addition to these eight, the State of Montana added six more layers to make up 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.
MSDI Framework Contact Information
| Framework | Steward | Theme Lead | Web |
| Boundaries | BMSC | Erin Fashoway | Web Page |
| Cadastral | BMSC | Keith Blount | Web Page |
| Elevation | USGS | Lance Clampitt | Web Page |
| Geodetic Control | BMSC | Stu Kirkpatrick | Web Page |
| Geographic Names | NRIS | Gerry Daumiller | Web Page |
| Geology | Bureau of Mines & Geology | Paul Thale | Web Page |
| Hydrography | NRIS | Evan Hammer | Web Page |
| Hydrologic Units | NRCS | Tom Potter | Web Page |
| Land Use / Land Cover | MT NHP | Linda Vance | Web Page |
| Orthoimagery | BMSC / NRIS | Stu Kirkpatrick and Evan Hammer | Web Page |
| Soils | NRCS | Cathy Maynard | Web Page |
| Structures | BMSC | Michael Fashoway | Web Page |
| Transportation | BMSC | Joshua Dorris | Web Page |
| Wetlands | MT DEQ /MT NHP | Lynda Saul and Linda Vance | Web Page |
