Control Point Generated PLS

Table Name Field Name Begin Column Definition Valid Values Description
pls40ne2.pat ARC/INFO Polygon Attribute Table (PAT)
COUN 25 2, 2, I Two digit County Code
1-87 Presented as part of the Hybrid County Boundaries layer description
TOWN 27 3, 3, I Three digit township number, townships extend east to west.
26-71, 101-168
RDIR 30 1, 1, I Range direction, ranges extend north to south.
0 West
1 East (Cook County only)
2 Township 58 1/2 (St. Louis Co.) and Range 42 1/2 (Roseau Co.)
RANG 31 2, 2, I Two digit range number
1-51 Numbers 3 to 27 are used for both the 4th and 5th principle meridians, (a Public Land Survey System baseline) while numbers 1 to 7 exist both east and west of the 4th principle meridian.
SECT 33 2, 2, I PLS section number
1-36
FORT 35 2, 2, I A combination of a code for the quarter section and a code for the quarter of the quarter section. The FORT_DESC field contains the corresponding text for the numeric values in the FORT field, as seen in the description column below.
0 Meandered water body (used in combination with GLOT = 99 to identify meandered water bodies)
11 NENE
12 NWNE
13 SWNE
14 SENE
21 NENW
22 NWNW
23 SWNW
24 SENW
31 NESW
32 NWSW
33 SWSW
34 SESW
41 NESE
42 NWSE
43 SWSE
44 SESE
15 First government lot E. of NENE
16 First government lot E. of SENE
45 First government lot E. of NESE
46 First government lot E. of SESE
1 First government lot S. of SESE
2 First government lot S. of SWSE
5 First government lot S. of SESW
6 First government lot S. of SWSW
71 First government lot W. of NWNW
74 First government lot W. of SWNW
81 First government lot W. of NWSW
84 First government lot W. of SWSW
72 Second government lot W. of NWNW
73 Second government lot W. of SWNW
82 Second government lot W. of NWSW
83 Second government lot W. of SWSW
75 Third government lot W. of NWNW
78 Third government lot W. of SWNW
85 Third government lot W. of NWSW
88 Third government lot W. of SWSW
54 First government lot N. of NENE
53 First government lot N. of NWNE
64 First government lot N. of NENW
63 First government lot N. of NWNW
51 Second government lot N. of NENE
52 Second government lot N. of NWNE
61 Second government lot N. of NENW
62 Second government lot N. of NWNW
58 Third government lot N. of NENE
57 Third government lot N. of NWNE
68 Third government lot N. of NENW
67 Third government lot N. of NWNW
94 First government lot NW of NWNW
GLOT 37 2, 2, I Two-digit government lot ID (unique only within a section)
1-98 Government lot ID
99 Meandered water body (used in combination with FORT = 0 to identify meandered water bodies)
PARC 39 2, 2, I Two-digit parcel code used to uniquely identify multiple parcels within forties and government lots. (not currently used)
FORT_DESC 41 40, 40, C See above, under FORT description This field contains the corresponding text for the numeric values in the FORT field. This IS NOT necessarily the legal description for the parcel, especially in the case of government lots, where the FORT and FORT_DESC are for locational reference only. See the 'Description' column of the FORT field.
GEOPARC 25 16, 16, I REDEFINEd, beginning at column 25. A composite identifier uniquely identifying each ownership parcel. (not currently used)
GEOGLOT 25 14, 14, I REDEFINEd, beginning at column 25. A composite identifier that uniquely defines a portion of land to the government lot level.
GEOFORT 25 12, 12, I REDEFINEd, beginning at column 25. A composite identifier that uniquely defines a portion of land to the forty acre level (1/4-1/4 section)..
GEOSECT 25 10, 10, I REDEFINEd, beginning at column 25. A composite identifier that uniquely defines a portion of land to the section level.
GEORANG 25 8, 8, I REDEFINEd, beginning at column 25. A composite identifier that uniquely defines a portion of land to the township-range.
RANG.DIR 30 3, 3, I REDEFINEd, beginning at column 30. A combination of range number and range direction.
pls40ne2.aat ARC/INFO Arc Attribute Table (AAT). The layout of this table is largely dictated by the ARC/INFO COGO software package, which requires a standard suite of fields on which to perform operations.
ANGLE 33 10, 10, C The direction of the line in degrees from true north. This field is not consistently populated, since in some instances it has been necessary to restructure the data during processing in such a manner that this information is eliminated. The field itself is retained since it is mandatory for use within the ARC/INFO COGO package.
DISTANCE 43 8, 8, C The length of a line in map units. This field is not consistently populated, since in some instances it has been necessary to restructure the data during processing in such a manner that this information is eliminated. The field itself is retained since it is mandatory for use within the ARC/INFO COGO package.
FLAG 51 1, 1, C A flagging field used in edgematching township to township and county to county.
PLSLINE 52 3, 3, I The type of boundary that the line feature represents. The PLSLINETYP field contains the corresponding text for the numeric values in the PLSLINE field, as seen in the description column below.
01 State line that is also a township or range line (all PLS state lines are county and forty/government lot lines)
02 State line that is not a township line but is a section line
03 State line that is a PLS line but is neither a township line nor a section line (e.g. east side of state along Pine and Carlton County border)
11 County line that is also a township or range line (all county lines are forty/government lot lines)
12 County line that is not a township or range line but is a section line
13 County line that is a PLS line, but is neither a township line nor a section line (e.g., south side of Marshall County)
14 County statutory boundary that is not a PLS line (e.g., center lines of rivers)
21 Township or range line (all township and range lines are also section lines and forty/government lot lines)
22 Pseudo township or range line (line extending across meandered water body to complete the polygons). Both points defining the line are show on the GLO plat as having been surveyed.
23 Type 2 pseudo township line. Same as above except that at least one point defining the line was not surveyed (no distance to it is shown on the GLO plat).
31 Section line (all section lines are also forty/government lot lines)
32 Pseudo section line (line extending across meandered water body to complete the polygons). Both points defining the line are show on the GLO plat as having been surveyed.
33 Type 2 pseudo section line. Same as above except that at least one point defining the line was not surveyed (no distance to it is shown on the GLO plat).
41 Quarter section line
42 Sixteenth section line
43 Meander line (Note: Meander lines are rough approximations of water body outlines at the time of the public land survey. They are not current water boundaries, but they may be coincident.)
44 Pseudo government lot lines (e.g., lines extending from meander line to current water boundary)
45 Reservation line dividing forties and forming government lot boundaries. (e.g., Red Lake Reservation)
46 Miscellaneous government lot line. (e.g., previous meander line (originally a meander line, but now a government lot boundary due to a resurvey) or other government lot lines that do not fit any of the above categories.)
PLSLINETYP 55 50, 50, C See above, under PLSLINE description This field contains the corresponding text for the numeric values in the PLSLINE field. See the 'Description' column of the PLSLINE field.