| Originator | Minnesota DNR - Minerals Division/Section of Wildlife |
| Abstract | Public Land Survey line delineations to the section level. Data are derived primarily from Section corner locations captured from paper USGS seven and one-half minute quadrangle maps. |
| Use Tips | This data source can generally be considered accurate to approximately 50 feet. Some areas of less accurate data (as much as 200 feet off) are known to exist in the vicintity of the Mesabi and Vermilion Iron Ranges. These data do not include county lines. Many sections cross county lines. This is generally a robust and proven data set. |
| Browse Graphic | View a sample of the data. |
| Time Period of Content Date | Unknown |
| Currentness Reference | USGS source maps varied widely in publication date. GISMO development/maintenance was during the late 1970s and early 80s. Coverage generation: Spring 1993. Attribute restructuring to ensure conformance with the DNR PLS Coding Standard in April, 1996. |
| Access Constraints | None |
| Use Constraints | Use of the data are constrained only by the DNR GIS Data License Agreement |
| Distributor Organization | DNR-MIS |
| Ordering Instructions | See Online Linkage or Distribution Contact |
| Online Linkage | http://deli.dnr.state.mn.us |
| Section 1 | Identification Information | Top of page | ||
| Originator | Minnesota DNR - Minerals Division/Section of Wildlife | |||
| Title | Section Level Public Land Survey - polygons | |||
| Abstract | Public Land Survey line delineations to the section level. Data are derived primarily from Section corner locations captured from paper USGS seven and one-half minute quadrangle maps. | |||
| Use Tips | This data source can generally be considered accurate to approximately 50 feet. Some areas of less accurate data (as much as 200 feet off) are known to exist in the vicintity of the Mesabi and Vermilion Iron Ranges. These data do not include county lines. Many sections cross county lines. This is generally a robust and proven data set. | |||
| Purpose | Section level mapping of land ownership. Basemap information for cartographic products. | |||
| Time Period of Content Date | Unknown | |||
| Currentness Reference | USGS source maps varied widely in publication date. GISMO development/maintenance was during the late 1970s and early 80s. Coverage generation: Spring 1993. Attribute restructuring to ensure conformance with the DNR PLS Coding Standard in April, 1996. | |||
| Progress | Complete | |||
| Maintenance and Update Frequency | As Needed | |||
| Spatial Extent of Data | Statewide | |||
| Bounding Coordinates | -97.5 -89 49.5 43 |
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| Place Keywords | Minnesota | |||
| Theme Keywords | Public Land Survey, PLS, Sections, Townships, planningCadastre | |||
| Theme Keyword Thesaurus | None | |||
| Access Constraints | None | |||
| Use Constraints | Use of the data are constrained only by the DNR GIS Data License Agreement | |||
| Contact Person Information | Renee Johnson,
ITS 3 DNR-Lands and Minerals 500 Lafayette Road - Box 45 St. Paul, MN 55155 Phone: (651) 259-5396 FAX: (651) 296-5939 E-mail: | |||
| Browse Graphic | View a sample of the data. | |||
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| Section 2 | Data Quality Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Attribute Accuracy | Source table PLS_SECTPY3.DBF: Attribute accuracy of the data are technically unknown, although the data source has been used extensively for the past three years without any known problems. | |||
| Logical Consistency | Data are topolocially correct using ARC/INFO 7.0.3. All polygons are closed and lines intersect where intended. | |||
| Completeness | All PLS sections existing within the state of Minnesota are presented in the database. | |||
| Horizontal Positional Accuracy | Source layer plsctne3: Source accuracies vary greatly. PLS lines and coincident county boundaries range in expected offsets from 50 to 200 feet, with the smaller value being more common. The most significant offsets within this category are in the northeastern portion of the state where the USGS quad sources are most tentative with regards to section corner locations. County boundaries not coincident with PLS lines are typically from 1990 vintage TIGER data with many off-sets in the 100 foot range. The international boundary should be highly accurate as it was taken directly from legislative notes. The Lake Superior North Shore was from National Wetland Inventory and will typically exhibit off-sets of about 60 feet, with generally good depictions of the shore line character. | |||
| Vertical Positional Accuracy | Source layer plsctne3: Not Applicable | |||
| Lineage | Attribute Lineage for source table PLS_SECTPY3.DBF: Some attribute table restructuring was performed during the GIS Core Library development effort in March 1996. This entailed bringing the data into compliance with the DNR Public Land Survey Coding Standard (Division of Minerals-1995) | |||
| Source Scale Denominator | Source layer plsctne3: 24000 | |||
| Section 3 | Spatial Data Organization Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Native Data Set Environment | ARC/INFO 7.0.3 | |||
| Geographic Reference for Tabular Data | ||||
| Spatial Object Type | vector | |||
| Vendor Specific Object Types | polygon | |||
| Tiling Scheme | state | |||
| Section 4 | Spatial Reference Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Horizontal Coordinate Scheme | UTM | |||
| Ellipsoid | GRS1980 | |||
| Horizontal Datum | NAD83 | |||
| Horizontal Units | meters | |||
| Distance Resolution | ||||
| Altitude Datum | Not Applicable | |||
| Altitude Units | Not Applicable | |||
| Depth Datum | Not Applicable | |||
| Depth Units | Not Applicable | |||
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| UTM Zone Number | 15 | |||
| SPCS Zone Identifier | ||||
| County Coordinate Zone Identifier | ||||
| Coordinate Offsets or Adjustments | Not Applicable | |||
| Map Projection Name | Transverse Mercator | |||
| Map Projection Parameters | Not Applicable | |||
| Other Coordinate System's Definition | Not Applicable | |||
| Section 5 | Entity and Attribute Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Entity and Attribute Overview | Data Elements for Attribute Table PLS_SECTPY3.DBF: TOWN: Three digit township (tier) number RDIR: Range direction RANG: Two digit range number SECT: PLS section number MISMATCH: Flag indicating that a record does not have a corresponding match in the RAD file of the RECFAC database. Essentially, this item exists to document differences between the existence of features in this coverage and those in the EPPL-MILMIS40 database TWPRNGSEC: REDEFINEd. A composite of township, range direction, range, and section number |
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| Entity and Attribute Detailed Citation | Value Domain for Data Element TOWN: 26-71, 101-168 = discreet values Value Domain for Data Element RDIR: 0 = West 1 = East 2 = Township 58 1/2 (St. Louis Co.) and Range 42 1/2 (Roseau Co.) Value Domain for Data Element RANG: 1-51 = Continuous values. All values are unique with the exception of 1 through 7, which are shared. Value Domain for Data Element SECT: 1-36 = Section number values. Value Domain for Data Element MISMATCH: N = No match in RAD file. There are 113 records in this table with a value of "N." Y = Has match in RAD file Value Domain for Data Element TWPRNGSEC: |
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| Section 6 | Distribution Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Publisher | Minnesota DNR - Division of Lands & Minerals | |||
| Publication Date | 1995-06-01 00:00:00.0 | |||
| Contact Person Information | Hal Watson GIS Database Coordinator DNR-MIS 500 Lafayette Road, Box 11 St. Paul, MN 55155-4011 Phone: (651) 259-5508 FAX: (651) 297-4946 E-mail: |
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| Distributor's Data Set Identifier | pls_sectpy3 | |||
| Distribution Liability | The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources makes no representation or warranties, express or implied, with respect to the reuse of data provided herewith, regardless of its format or the means of its transmission. There is no guarantee or representation to the user as to the accuracy, currency, suitability, or reliability of this data for any purpose. The user accepts the data 'as is', and assumes all risks associated with its use. By accepting this data, the user agrees not to transmit this data or provide access to it or any part of it to another party unless the user shall include with the data a copy of this disclaimer. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources assumes no responsibility for actual or consequential damage incurred as a result of any user's reliance on this data. | |||
| Transfer Format Name | Shapefile | |||
| Transfer Format Version Number | Not Applicable | |||
| Transfer Size | 21 | |||
| Ordering Instructions | See Online Linkage or Distribution Contact | |||
| Online Linkage | http://deli.dnr.state.mn.us | |||
| Section 7 | Metadata Reference Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Metadata Date | 2006-08-09 08:50:20.0 | |||
| Contact Person Information | Renee Johnson,
ITS 3 DNR-Lands and Minerals 500 Lafayette Road - Box 45 St. Paul, MN 55155 Phone: (651) 259-5396 FAX: (651) 296-5939 E-mail: |
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| Metadata Standard Name | Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines | |||
| Metadata Standard Version | 1.2 | |||
| Metadata Standard Online Linkage | http://www.gis.state.mn.us/stds/metadata.htm | |||