An Illustration of Surveying Data

Crosswalked To The Standard

Corner Point Attributes
which Correspond with Surveying Data


The box below illustrates in red attributes from the Corner Point entity of the Cadastral Data Content Standard which correspond with data commonly used by surveyors.

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Corner Point - A Corner Point is a point, which marks the ends of Record Boundaries or the extremities of a Legal Area. A Corner Point may or may not be monumented and is any representation of a Corner.

Monument Type - The Monument Type describes the material, composition, and other characteristics of the physical corner marker, if present. The monument type may also be an indication of the cartographic symbol the Corner Point is representing, if the Corner Point is derived from a digitized representation. Domain: Aluminum Cap, Aluminum Marker, Axle, Bolt, Brass Cap, Cap-And-Bolt, Concrete Post, Disk, Fence Post, Iron Pipe, Iron Post, Marked Stone, Metal Rod, Nail, Pk Nail, Rebar, Rock, Rock Cairn, Steel Pin, Tree, Water Cap, Wooden Hub, Wooden Stake, free text.
Monument Type corresponds to the following data commonly used by surveyors:  monument description.

Monument Date Set - The Monument Date Set is the date the monument was set by the Agent.
Domain: date, free text
Monument Date Set corresponds to the following data commonly used by surveyors: date monument set.

CP-Source Agent - The Source Agent is the individual or organization, which established the Corner Point.
Domain: Text
CP-Source Agent corresponds to the following data commonly used by surveyors: name of surveyor, individual who established the corner point monument.

Note: this example and the others in the crosswalk illustrate correlations between commonly used surveying information and attributes in the Cadastral Data Content Standard.  However, this example is not meant to cover every possible surveying situation.  Thus you may find, upon reviewing the crosswalk, that you can think of instances when additional correlations can be found between the Standard and information surveyors collect.


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Table Of Contents - Surveryors and the Cadastral Data Content Standard

Links to the other Cadastral Courses:
Learning The Cadastral Data Content Standard
County Recorders And The Cadastral Data Content Standard
Cadastral Information for GIS Specialists


Presented by the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, and

the Federal Geographic Data Committee Cadastral Subcommittee