The proposed land purchase and industrial development, shown below in the blue shaded areas, straddles Sections 3 and 10 in Township 7 North, Range 8 East.

The corporate representative can look at the map above and learn some information that will help him as he begins to gather information. That information includes Range number, Township number and Section number.
The map above contains information which directly crosswalks
to the entities and attributes in the Cadastral Data Content Standard shown
below:
| SECTION MAP | CADASTRAL DATA CONTENT STANDARD ENTITY/ATTRIBUTE |
| T7N | PLSS Township/Township Number
PLSS Township/Township Direction |
| R8E | PLSS Township/Range Number
PLSS Township/Range Direction |
| Section 3 | PLSS Township 1st Division/1st Division Type
PLSS Township 1st Division/1st Division Designator |
| Section 10 | PLSS Township 1st Division/1st Division Type
PLSS Township 1st Division/1st Division Designator |
With the above map in hand, the representative starts
by looking for information about soils on the parcel of interest, so his
company can begin to determine the degree of site preparation needed to
begin the development and construction they have in mind.
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]
Learning 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