Yuma, Arizona Translation Exercise

This exercise consists of two Yuma, Arizona land descriptions from the Arizona Department of Revenue. The objective is to translate information from the land descriptions to entities in the Cadastral Data Content Standard. (Note: This exercise assumes you have sufficient experience to understand and interpret the land descriptions below.)

The purpose of this exercise is to give you practice translating cadastral data to the Cadastral Data Content Standard. This practice will prepare you for translating your own cadastral data to the standard.

These examples are provided courtesy of Theresa Ely of the Bureau of Land Management, and Jennifer Albers of the City of Yuma Arizona Department of Community Development Planning and Neighborhood Services office.

Yuma, Arizona Land Description #1

SW4 SW4 SE4 SEC 6 10 23

Assumptions: 10 is Township 10S, 23 is Range 23W, Principal Meridian is Gila and Salt River Meridian.

Use the information in the land description and assumptions above to assign values to entities and attributes in the Cadastral Data Content Standard. Refer to the entity relationship diagram to get a view of the entities in the Standard, and look at the Directory of Entities and Attributes for definitions of entities and attributes.

Note that Land Description #1 contains information applicable to only six of the entities in the Standard.

Answer for Land Description #1.

Yuma, Arizona Land Description #2 (View image of the area described below, designated as parcel 108-34-047.)

BEG 63' E OF SW COR OF N2 SW4 SW4 SEC 36 T8S R22W THE TRUE POB THE E 240' TH N 113.86' TH W 16.43' TH SW 30' TH NW 108.17' TH N 40' TH W 10' TH S 180' TH W 100' TH S 15 TO POB EXC E 16.43' & N 77' OF W 270' OF S2 SW4 SW4 EXC W 63' & EXC THAT PT LYING WITHIN 22ND LN R/W PER 837/614

Assumptions: Principal Meridian is Gila and Salt River Meridian

Use the information in the land description and assumptions above to assign values to entities and attributes in the Cadastral Data Content Standard. Refer to the entity relationship diagram to get a view of the entities in the Standard, and look at the Directory of Entities and Attributes for definitions of entities and attributes.

Note that Land Description #2 and the assumptions contain information applicable to thirty-one of the entities in the Standard.

Answer for Land Description #2.

For additional practice, go to the Columbia County, Wisconsin Translation Exercise, or the Special Warranty Deed Translation Exercise.

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]