The box below illustrates in red the attributes from the Straight Line entity of the Cadastral Data Content Standard which correspond with data commonly used by county recorders.
Straight Line - A Straight Line is a line connecting two points with no curves or changes in bearing or direction.
Direction Value
- The Direction Value is the quantity of a direction of a boundary.
Direction is the angle between a line and an arbitrary chosen reference
line. When the reference line is north or south and the angle is designated
east or west, the direction is called the bearing. When the reference line
is north or south and the angle is measured clockwise, the direction is
called azimuth. Domain: numeric.
Corresponds to the following data commonly used by county
recorders: boundary azimuth or bearing
Distance Value -
Distance
Value is the quantity for the distance of a boundary. Distance is the linear
measure along a line. Domain: numeric.
Corresponds to the following data commonly used by county
recorders: boundary length.
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Table Of Contents - County Recorders and the Cadastral Data Content Standard
Links to the other Cadastral Courses:
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The Cadastral Data Content Standard
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Information For GIS Specialists
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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