![]() ![]() ![]() It is sometimes referred to as the rectangular survey system, although non rectangular methods such as meandering can also be used. ![]() Its basic units of area are the township and section. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Place(s): Colorado and United States Subject(s): Cadastral maps and Townships Date Issued: Use and reproduction: The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States.The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is a method used in the United States to survey and identify land parcels, particularly for titles and deeds of rural, wild or undeveloped land. This data is optimized for data publication and sharing rather than for specific "production" or operation and maintenance. The data has been converted from source documents to digital form and transferred into a GIS format that is compliant with FGDC Cadastral Data Content Standards and Guidelines for publication. The primary source for the data is cadastral survey records housed by the BLM supplemented with local records and geographic control coordinates from states, counties as well as other federal agencies such as the USGS and USFS. This dataset represents the GIS Version of the Public Land Survey System including both rectangular and non-rectangular surveys. Shapefile Format –In the Public Land Survey System (PLSS), a Township refers to a unit of land, that is nominally six miles on a side, usually containing 36 sections. ![]()
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