Description: Addresses in this data set originated from the address records that were maintained by the Flathead County Plat Room. Since inception of the address improvement program by Flathead County GIS addresses are assigned through this office. The address is primarily determined by the access to a property and is assigned to a parcel. The spatial location of the address point does not represent the physical location of the building. Address assignments within city limits are issued by the City of Columbia Falls, City of Whitefish and City of Kalispell and are immediately added to the existing address data.
Description: The Flathead County Parcel Polygon data is comprised of taxable parcels (fee land) and public land (exempt property). It is broken down into individual lots.Each parcel contains an attribute called TRACT_ID that is the parcel identifier. It relates to the historical creation of the tract information assigned by the Flathead County Plat Room.Data is built upon the Flathead County Base Map (FCBM). The FCBM is a complex measurement management system that uses a least squares adjustment of existing survey data to come up with a digital representation of the Public Land Survey System (PLSS). Accuracy varies between townships and it is important to note that the accuracy of the parcel data can not be any more accurate than the FCBM.
Copyright Text: Credit given to Flathead County GIS would be appreciated when deriving products from this data.