The box below illustrates in red attributes from the Public Land Survey System Township entity of the Cadastral Data Content Standard which correspond with data commonly used by surveyors.

Public Land Survey System Township - In the Public Land Survey System a Township refers to a unit of land, nominally six miles on a side, usually containing 36 sections.
Township Number - The
Township Number indicates the number of rows of townships, north or south
from a Public Land Survey System Origin. Domain: numeric.
Corresponds to data commonly used by surveyors: township.
Range Number - The
Range Number indicates the number of columns of townships, east or west
from a Public Land Survey System Origin. Domain: numeric.
Corresponds to data commonly used by surveyors: range.
Township Direction -
The direction of a row of Townships from a Public Land Survey System Origin.
Domain: North, South.
Corresponds to data commonly used by surveyors: direction.
Range Direction -
The direction of a row of Townships from a Public Land Survey System Origin.
Domain: East, West.
Corresponds to data commonly used by surveyors: direction.
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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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