Survey of alternative geographic data bases covering Montana and Wyoming for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service geographic information system

the long version

This report documents the results of an extensive survey of over 400 existing data bases covering the states of Montana and Wyoming. The data bases surveyed included automated and non-automlated data relating to twelve physical, biological and economic factors which are of potential value to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region Six, as well as other state and federal natural resource planners. Data bases that fell into the following twelve subject areas were inventoried: soils; geology; climate; vegetation; land use; ownership; topography; socio-economics; wildlife resources; water resources; mineral industry plans; and land management plans.