The two examples shown below are ways of describing land in different offices of the Bureau of Land Management. These varying ways of describing land resulted from the way databases were developed in separate offices over the years. Now that data integration and standardization is upon us, we begin to see the benefits of being able to store data in standardized ways, or being able to translate disparate data sets to a standard.

CASE - This is one way within the organization to describe land.

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01L                   1,2;
01A                   S2NE, SE;
03L                   1-4;
03A                   S2S2;
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069
079
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09A                   N2, 2S2;
10A                   N2N2, S2SE;
119
129
13A                   N2, NESW, N2SE, SESE;
149
17A                   NE, SENW, SW, N2SE, SESE;
18L                   1, 2;
18A                   NENW, SE;

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LEGAL LAND DESCRIPTION - This is another way used in the same organization to describe land.

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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]