BLM Cadastral Survey - MT
20110411
Cadastral PLSS Standardized Data - PLSSFirstDivision - Version 1.1
vector digital data
http://www.geocommunicator.gov/shapefilesall/CadNSDI/MTND_CadNSDI.zip
PLSSFirstDivision
This feature class is part of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) CADNSDI publication data set for rectangular and non-rectangular Public Land Survey System (PLSS) data set. The metadata description in the Cadastral Reference System Feature Data Set more fully describes the entire data set. The PLSS First Division is commonly the section but can also be lots or tracts. This ifeature class s the first set of divisions for a PLSS Township. If the first division is a section the nominal size is one mile on a side and 640 acres, but actual sections will vary.
to provide the polygons for the first divisions of the PLSS Township
en
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publication date
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IOS 19115 Topic Category
planningCadastre
FGDC Data Content Standard
Cadastral
PLSS
Public Land Survey System
Cadastral Reference
Township
Section
Geographic Names Information System
United States
USA
Montana
North Dakota
none
This data is for GIS and mapping purposes and is not intended to support or replace land survey data or the information provided by land survey.
Bill Grayson
BLM Cadastral Survey - MT
GCDB Manager
mailing address
5001Southgate Drive
Billings
MT
59101
(406) 896-5135
william_grayson@blm.gov
Version 6.1 (Build 7600) ; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500
File Geodatabase Feature Class
The BLM GCDB personnel using software tools such as dataprep and native GS tools in ArcGIS checked the data for attribute accuracy by verifying it against land records databases such as legal land description (LLD) and Case Status databases. There may be instances where information in survey records and LLD and Case do not agree or places where records are missing. If there are questions about the attribution of a polygon contact the identified data steward.
This feature class represents all available geographic coordinate database (GCDB) at the time of publication. Every attempt was made to complete the rectangular Public Land Survey System(PLSS) to at least the First Division (section) level and to capture the outside boundary of non-rectangular PLSS features. Gaps or holes in the data that are know areas of conflict are presented in the ConflictedAreas feature class. If there are other gaps it is where data has not been automated, was not available from the data steward or was not of sufficient quality to be included.
The polygon lines are built from the PLSS Points. The PLSS points should be at the nodes of the lines. The horizontal accuracy of the polygon lines is derived from the accuracy of the points at the nodes
This feature class is built from the PLSSIntersected feature through a series of SQL selects, dissolves and geoprocessing. The selection uses only the current PLS data so any polygon labeled with a survey note of R (replaced) will not be used in building derived feature classes. Polygons are combined based on the attributes and rules of combination.
Dataset copied.
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20110316
09384800
Metadata imported.
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20110426
12030800
Public Land Survey System (PLSS) locations
Vector
Simple
FALSE
0
TRUE
FALSE
0.000009
0.000009
Decimal degrees
North American Datum of 1983
Geodetic Reference System 80
6378137.000000
298.257222
GCS_North_American_1983
0.000003
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
PLSSFirstDivision
The PLSS First Division is commonly the section but can also be lots or tracts. This ifeature class s the first set of divisions for a PLSS Township. If the first division is a section the nominal size is one mile on a side and 640 acres, but actual sections will vary.
Feature Class
0
OBJECTID
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
OBJECTID
OID
4
10
0
SHAPE
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Coordinates defining the features.
Shape
Geometry
8
0
0
FRSTDIVDUP
This is a code to indicate whether the first division is a duplicated area or identifier
U
Ute Meridian Colorado
First Division Duplicate
String
1
0
0
FRSTDIVID
This is a unique identifier for the first division that is built by appending the first division elements on the Township identifier.
First Division Identifer
String
22
0
0
FRSTDIVLAB
This is the label for the first division that is used for cartographic of web display purposes.
First Division Label
String
15
0
0
FRSTDIVNO
This is the number, letter or designator for the first division of the PLSS Township
First Division Number
String
3
0
0
FRSTDIVTXT
This is the first division type as a text field
First Division Type Description
String
50
0
0
FRSTDIVTYP
This is the type of first division and is commonly the section but may be a lot, parcel, tract or other division. The table LU_PLSSFirstDiv has a list for the first division types and codes
First Division Type Code
String
2
0
0
PLSSID
Concatenation of the state, principal meridian, township, range, and duplicate code that forms a unique id for the PLSS Township
PLSS Identifier
String
16
0
0
SURVTYP
This is the survey type code that is used to identify whether the first division is unsurveyed or protracted. If this is blank the first division is defined from survey records. The table LU_SurveyType has a list for special survey codes and type descriptions
SURVTYP
String
2
0
0
SURVTYPTXT
the survey type code as a text description
SURVTYPTXT
String
50
0
0
GlobalID
GlobalID
GlobalID
38
0
0
Shape.STArea()
Shape.STArea()
Double
0
0
0
Shape.STLength()
Shape.STLength()
Double
0
0
0
Downloadable Data
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Joe Manke
BLM National Operations Center
GeoCommunicator Project Manager
(303) 236-6251
jmanke@blm.gov
http://www.geocommunicator.gov/shapefilesall/CadNSDI/MTND_CadNSDI.zip
Download zipped file geodatabase by pointing your web browser to the Network Resource Name.
20110211
BLM Cadastral Survey - MT
Bill Grayson
GCDB Manager
mailing address
5001 Southgate Drive
Billings
MT
59101
(406) 896-5135
william_grayson@blm.gov
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
local time
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FGDC CSDGM Metadata
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PUB.PLSS_Section
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Geographic
GCS_WGS_1984
Angular Unit: Degree (0.017453)
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ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata
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dataset
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File Geodatabase Feature Class
Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Class
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