An Illustration of Surveying Data

Crosswalked To The Standard

Public Land Survey System Township First Division Attributes
which Correspond with Surveying Data


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.

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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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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