The map below illustrates a closeup view of two selected Dubuque County, Iowa townships along the Mississippi River. (Map derived from Iowa DNR GIS Library data, and designed using ArcView.) This represents a presentational use of cadastral related data. The advantages of a standardized way of presenting cadastral data are:

• reduced duplication of effort between agencies using the same data
• improved communication and understanding between agencies using the same type of data

Return to Section 3 which led to this example, or use the links below to go to any of the other course Sections or Modules.

Links to the Course Sections and Modules: [Quick Reference] [Introduction] [Section 1: Purpose and Benefits of the Cadastral Data Content Standard] [Section 2: How the Standard Was Developed] [Section 3: Other Standards and Related Activities] [Section 4: Data Modeling Techniques, Rules and Diagram Conventions] [Section 5: Crosswalks, Translations, and Examples] [Section 6: Understanding Compliance with the Standard] [Section 7: Maintenance of the Standard] [Section 8: User and Technical Support] [County Recorder Module] [GIS Specialist Module] [Surveyor Module] [Glossary]