# PLSS

TypeFile Geodatabase Feature Class

TagsNASA RECOVER, GIS TReC at idaho State University, Wildfire, Western US, Public Land Survey System

### Summary

    This data has been prepared to help support post wildfire decision making and is a way of subdividing and describing land in the United States. All lands in the public domain are subject to subdivision by this rectangular system of surveys (PLSS), which is regulated by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

### Description

    This data has been prepared to help support post wildfire decision making and is a way of subdividing and describing land in the United States. All lands in the public domain are subject to subdivision by this rectangular system of surveys (PLSS), which is regulated by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

### Credits

    USGS, NASA RECOVER, GIS TReC at Idaho State University, http://nationalmap.gov/small_scale/a_plss.html

### Use limitations

    None, this data was prepared to help support post wildfire decision making.

### Extent

West | -127.744692 | East | -101.361145
North | 51.161809 | South | 29.265149

### Scale Range

Maximum (zoomed in) | 1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed out) | 1:150,000,000

### Topics and Keywords ▼►

Themes or categories of the resourcefarming, boundaries, environment, geoscientificInformation, location, planningCadastre, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Content type ⇔Downloadable Data

Export to FGDC CSDGM XML format as Resource DescriptionNo

### Citation ▼►

Title ⇔PLSS
Alternate titlesPublic Land Survey System
Revision date2016-09-27 00:00:00
Presentation formats ⇔digital map

### Citation Contacts ▼►

Responsible party - principal investigator

Individual's nameKeith Weber
Organization's nameGIS Training and Research Center at Idaho State University
Contact's positionGIS Director
Contact information
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Address

Type
Delivery pointGIS Training and Research Center at Idaho State University

### Resource Details ▼►

Dataset languages ⇔English (UNITED STATES)
Dataset character setutf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format
Spatial representation type ⇔vector
Processing environment ⇔Microsoft Windows 8 Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 11.3.0.5861
Credits

      USGS, NASA RECOVER, GIS TReC at Idaho State University, http://nationalmap.gov/small_scale/a_plss.html

ArcGIS item properties

Name ⇔PLSS
Location ⇔file://\\PAHSEMEROI\C\Data\RECOVER_metadata\WesternUS.gdb

Access protocol ⇔Local Area Network

### Extents ▼►

Extent

Geographic extent

Bounding rectangle

Extent type
Extent used for searching
West longitude ⇔-127.744692
East longitude ⇔-101.361145
North latitude ⇔51.161809
South latitude ⇔29.265149
Extent contains the resource ⇔Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system

West longitude ⇔-2354934.780900
East longitude ⇔-504642.419400
South latitude ⇔992991.564900
North latitude ⇔3143218.388200
Extent contains the resource ⇔Yes

### Resource Points of Contact ▼►

Point of contact - principal investigator

Individual's namekeith Weber
Organization's nameGIS TReC at Idaho State University
Contact's positionDirector

### Resource Maintenance ▼►

Resource maintenance

Update frequencyannually

### Resource Constraints ▼►

Constraints

Limitations of use

      None, this data was prepared to help support post wildfire decision making.

### Spatial Reference ▼►

ArcGIS coordinate system

Type ⇔Projected
Geographic coordinate reference ⇔GCS_North_American_1983
Projection ⇔USA_Contiguous_Albers_Equal_Area_Conic_USGS_version
Coordinate reference details ⇔

Projected coordinate system

Well-known identifier102039
X origin-16901100
Y origin-6972200
XY scale10000
Z origin-100000
Z scale10000
M origin-100000
M scale10000
XY tolerance0.001
Z tolerance0.001
M tolerance0.001
High precisiontrue
Latest well-known identifier102039
Well-known textPROJCS["USA_Contiguous_Albers_Equal_Area_Conic_USGS_version",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",DATUM["D_North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Albers"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-96.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",29.5],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",45.5],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",23.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0],AUTHORITY["Esri",102039]]

Reference system identifier

Dimensionhorizontal
Value ⇔102039
Codespace ⇔Esri
Version ⇔8.1.2

### Spatial Data Properties ▼►

Vector
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Level of topology for this dataset ⇔geometry only
Geometric objects

Feature class namePLSS
Object type ⇔composite
Object count ⇔1099703

ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
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Feature class namePLSS

Feature type ⇔Simple
Geometry type ⇔Polygon
Has topology ⇔FALSE
Feature count ⇔1099703
Spatial index ⇔TRUE
Linear referencing ⇔FALSE

### Distribution ▼►

Distribution format

Name ⇔File Geodatabase Feature Class
Version1.0

### Fields ▼►

Details for object PLSS
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Type ⇔Feature Class
Row count ⇔1099703
Definition

      Public Land Survey System

Definition source

      http://nationalmap.gov/small_scale/a_plss.html

Field OBJECTID
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Alias ⇔OBJECTID
Data type ⇔OID
Width ⇔4
Precision ⇔0
Scale ⇔0
Field description ⇔

      Internal feature number.

Description source ⇔

      Esri

Description of values ⇔

      Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Field Shape
▼►

Alias ⇔Shape
Data type ⇔Geometry
Width ⇔0
Precision ⇔0
Scale ⇔0
Field description ⇔

      Feature geometry.

Description source ⇔

      Esri

Description of values ⇔

      Coordinates defining the features.

Field FRSTDIVID
▼►

Alias ⇔Identifer
Data type ⇔String
Width ⇔22
Precision ⇔0
Scale ⇔0
Field description

      This is a unique identifier for the first division that is built by appending the first division elements on the Township identifier.

Description source

      http://www.geocommunicator.gov/GeoComm/metadata/lsis/cadnsdi/IdahoGCDBPLSSIntersected.xml

Field Source
▼►

Alias ⇔Source
Data typeShort Integer
Width ⇔2
Precision ⇔0
Scale ⇔0
Field description

      ESRI

Description source

      http://www.geocommunicator.gov/Geocomm/metadata/lsis/cadnsdi/az_cadnsdi_plssintersected_20110411.htm

Field DivNumber
▼►

Alias ⇔Section
Data typeShort Integer
Width ⇔2
Precision ⇔0
Scale ⇔0
Field description

      Feature attribute part of the CADNSDI format. Section number from 1 to  36

Description source

      varies

Field DivType
▼►

Alias ⇔Division Type
Data typeShort Integer
Width ⇔2
Precision ⇔0
Scale ⇔0
Field description

      Section or other type of division

Description source

      varies

Field STATE
▼►

Alias ⇔STATE
Data type ⇔String
Width ⇔2
Precision ⇔0
Scale ⇔0
Field description

      Two letter state code

Description source

      n/a

Field TOWNSHIP
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Alias ⇔TOWNSHIP
Data type ⇔String
Width ⇔9
Precision ⇔0
Scale ⇔0
Field description

      Feature attribute part of the CADNSDI format, used as part of a coordinate system

Description source

      n/a

Field RANGE
▼►

Alias ⇔RANGE
Data type ⇔String
Width ⇔9
Precision ⇔0
Scale ⇔0
Field description

      Feature attribute part of the CADNSDI format, used as part of a coordinate system

Description source

      varies

Field Shape_Length
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Alias ⇔Shape_Length
Data type ⇔Double
Width ⇔8
Precision ⇔0
Scale ⇔0
Field description ⇔

      Length of feature in internal units.

Description source ⇔

      Esri

Description of values ⇔

      Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Field Shape_Area
▼►

Alias ⇔Shape_Area
Data type ⇔Double
Width ⇔8
Precision ⇔0
Scale ⇔0
Field description ⇔

      Area of feature in internal units squared.

Description source ⇔

      Esri

Description of values ⇔

      Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

### Metadata Details ▼►

Metadata language ⇔English (UNITED STATES)
Metadata character setutf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format
Metadata identifierFD986D61-2A50-43D5-82AA-26B4564611F5
Scope of the data described by the metadata ⇔dataset
Scope name ⇔dataset
Last update ⇔2018-02-12
ArcGIS metadata properties

Metadata formatArcGIS 1.0
Metadata styleISO 19139 Metadata Implementation Specification GML3.2
Standard or profile used to edit metadataNAP
Created in ArcGIS for the item2015-11-10 11:54:26
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item2016-10-21 13:52:17
Automatic updates

Have been performedYes
Last update2018-02-12 9:17:17

### Metadata Contacts ▼►

Metadata contact - resource provider

Individual's nameKeith Weber
Organization's nameGIS Training and Research Center at Idaho State University
Contact's positionGIS Director

### Metadata Maintenance ▼►

Maintenance

Update frequencyannually

### Metadata Constraints ▼►

Constraints

Limitations of use

      None, this data was prepared to help support post wildfire decision making.

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