United States Geological Survey unknown vector digital data United States Geological Survey State of Florida http://mapping.usgs.gov/esic/esic_index.html This dataset contains the boundaries of the Public Land Surveys of the State of Florida to the Township and Range level, including areas of private survey, Donation Land Claims, and Land Grants and Civil Colonies. These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the national level, and for large regional areas. The data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:2,000,000-scale data. No responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data. 20020101 publication date Complete As needed -87.641764 -79.868987 31.045589 24.477643 None township USGS land grants civil colonies survey donation land claims public land range private survey None planningCadastre ISO 19115 Topic Categories planningCadastre None THE DATA INCLUDED IN FGDL ARE 'AS IS' AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LEGALLY BINDING. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING, CONTRIBUTING OR DISTRIBUTING THE MATERIALS A note about data scale: Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale datasets are not suitable for some project, analysis, or modeling purposes. Please be sure you are using the best available data. 1:24000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the county level. 1:24000 data should NOT be used for high accuracy base mapping such as property parcel boundaries. 1:100000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the multi-county or regional level. 1:125000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the regional or state level or larger. Vector datasets with no defined scale or accuracy should be considered suspect. Make sure you are familiar with your data before using it for projects or analysis. Every effort has been made to supply the user with data documentation. For additional information, see the References section and the Data Source Contact section of this documentation. For more information regarding scale and accuracy, see our webpage at: http://geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL) mailing

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Gainesville Florida 32611-5706 FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html Web site: http://www.fgdl.org For FGDL Software: http://www.fgdl.org/software.html FGDL Mailing Lists: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html Technical Support: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.7.1.11595 GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data. All lands in the public domain are subject to subdivision by a rectangular system of surveys called the Public Land Survey System (PLSS), established and regulated by the Bureau of Land Management. The original public domain includes the land ceded to the Federal Government by the Thirteen Original States, supplemented with acquisitions from native Indians and foreign powers. It encompasses major portions of the land area of 30 western States. Relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data layer. Relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data layer. This data is provided 'as is' and its horizontal positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan United States Geological Survey 20020101 0 None 20020101 publication date USGS Spatial and Attribute Information Data was compiled, created, and released by U.S. Geological Survey: Public Land Survey System data were collected from 1:500,000 and 1:1,000,000 State base maps for the western United States. The eastern States were collected from existing 1:100,000-scale base maps. Data from both sources were integrated into 1:2,000,000 State-level DLG files, then generalized and vertically integrated with 2MILBD (1:2,000,000-scale Digital Line Graph Data - Boundaries), ATLAS-CNTY (County Boundaries of the U.S.), and ATLAS-HY (Hydrography features of the U.S.). The resulting Public Land Survey System DLG files were published on CD-ROM in 1995.The DLG optional-format files were then converted to Arc/INFO coverages, and the individual State files were paneled together into a national coverage. Numeric DLG codes were translated into English, non-polygon features were deleted, and the data set was converted to shapefile format. 20020101 GeoPlan, during the QA/QC process included the following aspects: 1.) Reprojected data to FGDL Albers HPGN (See "Map Projection Parameters" below) 2.) Extent set to the State of Florida 3.) Changed dataset name from plss00p020 to FPLSS 4.) DESCRIPT item added based on Feature1 5.) Upcased all character records. 6.) Dropped AREA and PERIMETER items because values were incorrect. 20020101 In 2001, this data was downloaded in shapefile format by the GeoPlan Center from the National Atlas Website: http://nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp.html. The original geographic extent was the continental U.S., hence the dataset was clipped to the State of Florida, and projected to FGDL Albers HPGN. When received, data was in the following projection: Geographic, Datum: NAD83, Spheroid: GRS1980, Units: Decimal degrees. 20020101 Vector GT-polygon composed of chains 2942 NAD 1983 HARN Florida GDL Albers 24.0 31.5 -84.0 24.0 400000.0 0.0 coordinate pair 0.0001 0.0001 meter D North American 1983 HARN GRS 1980 6378137.0 298.257222101 FILE .DBF file FGDL DESCRIPT FGDL added item based on Feature1 FGDL Shape Data attribute inherent to the ESRI shapefile format, which defines the data as a point, polyline, or polygon. FGDL Coordinates defining the features. PLSS00P020 Internal feature number USGS FEATURE1 The primary survey area type Land Grants, Civil Colonies An area of land to which title was conferred by a predecessor government and confirmed by the U.S. Government after the territory in which it is situated was acquired by the United States. Not Part of Public Land Surveys System An area that is outside of the Public Land Survey System. Overlapping Land Grants = An area of land to which more than one title was conferred by a predecessor government and confirmed by the U.S. Government after the territory in which it is situated was acquired by the United States. These areas are the result of survey error or disputed claims. Public Survey An area of land subdivided by the Public Land Survey System (PLSS), which was originally created on public domain lands and the rules for its use were defined by the authority of the U.S. Government. The PLSS has since been extended, following similar rules, into non- public domain areas. Unsurveyed Area An area that is part of the public domain but which has not been subdivided. Water Areas of navigable streams and meanderable lakes which are excluded from the Public Land Survey System USGS FEATURE2 The township and range designation for the area Format "Township xx aaaaa Range yy bbbb", where xx and yy are numbers, aaaaa is either North or South, and bbbb is either East or West. If there is no value for this item, then there is no township and range designation for the area because it is not a Public Survey or Private Survey area. USGS FEATURE3 The secondary survey area type Land Grants, Civil Colonies An area of land to which title was conferred by a predecessor government and confirmed by the U.S. Government after the territory in which it is situated was acquired by the United States. USGS NAME1 The primary name of the survey area USGS NAME2 The secondary name of the survey area. This is an additional land grant name. USGS STATE The 2-character code of the State where the survey area is located. USGS Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. OBJECTID Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. AUTOID Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. SHAPE Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. SHAPE.AREA STATE_FIPS The 2-digit code of the State where the survey area is located. USGS SHAPE.LEN Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL) mailing

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