The box below illustrates in red the attributes from the Public Land Survey System Township entity of the Cadastral Data Content Standard which correspond with data commonly used by county recorders.
Public Land Survey System Township - In the Public Land Survey System a Township refers to a unit of land, nominally six miles on a side, usually containing 36 sections.
Township Number - The
Township Number indicates the number of rows of townships, north or south
from a Public Land Survey System Origin. Domain: numeric.
Corresponds to data commonly used by county recorders:
township.
Range Number - The
Range Number indicates the number of columns of townships, east or west
from a Public Land Survey System Origin. Domain: numeric.
Corresponds to data commonly used by county recorders:range.
Township Direction -
The direction of a row of Townships from a Public Land Survey System Origin.
Domain: North, South.
Corresponds to data commonly used by county recorders:direction.
Range Direction -
The direction of a row of Townships from a Public Land Survey System Origin.
Domain: East, West.
Corresponds to data commonly used by county recorders:direction.
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Table Of Contents - County Recorders and the Cadastral Data Content Standard
Links to the other Cadastral Courses:
Learning
The Cadastral Data Content Standard
Cadastral
Information For GIS Specialists
Surveyors
And The Cadastral Data Content Standard
Presented by the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, and
the Federal Geographic Data Committee Cadastral Subcommittee