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

Public Land Survey System Township First Division - Public Land Survey System Townships first divisions are normally Public Land Survey System Tracts or Public Land Survey System Sections. This entity is the primary or first subdivisions of a Public Land Survey System Township.
First Division Type -
The
First Division Type of a Public Land Survey System Township is the primary
or first subdivision category. Domain: Unsectionalized Area, Section, Lot,
Tract, Protraction Block, PLSS Tract, Parcel, Donation Land Claim, Fractional
Section, free text.
Corresponds to the following data commonly used by surveyors:
section.
First Division Designator
- The First Division Designator is the letter, number, or letter number
combination that identifies the First Division. Domain: free text
Corresponds to the following data commonly used by surveyors:section
number.
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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Standard
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