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PLSS Quarter Sections (Landnet) WI, 1996
- Identification Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Data Quality Information
- Distribution Information
- Spatial Representation Information
- Metadata Reference Information
Identification Information
- Citation
- Title
- PLSS Quarter Sections (Landnet) WI, 1996
- Originator
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Publication Date
- 2017-01-10
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- mapDigital
- Collection Title
- Statewide
- Other Citation Details
- A reference document, '24K Landnet Spatial Database Technical Documentation', 1996, WiDNR, includes details about the sources and characteristics of the 24K Landnet database: ;http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/maps/gis/documents/landnet_doc.pdf;
- Abstract
- This data set is a polygon shapefile representing Public Land Survey System (PLSS) quarter-sections. The data are a subset of the Wisconsin DNR's 'Landnet' database, automated from 1:24,000-scale sources.
- Purpose
- The features in the 24K Landnet database are presented for cartographic reference only and are not intended to be official or authoritative. Survey by a registered land surveyor is the only legal basis for determining actual land boundaries or locating PLSS corners.
- Supplemental Information
- For complete metadata documentation, please visit: https://data-wi-dnr.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/plss-quarter-sections Augmented original metadata with UW-Madison specific elements.
- Temporal Extent
- Time Instant
- 1996-03-01T00:00:00
- Bounding Box
- West
- -92.978136
- East
- -86.68877
- North
- 47.094004
- South
- 42.457505
- Bounding Box
- West
- -92.978136
- East
- -86.68877
- North
- 47.094004
- South
- 42.457505
- ISO Topic Category
- planningCadastre
- boundaries
- Place Keyword
-
Wisconsin
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- GNIS
- Theme Keyword
-
Polygon
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- FGDC
- Theme Keyword
- Surveying
-
Public lands
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- LCSH
- Legal Constraints
- Use Limitation
- Although this data is being distributed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the University as to the accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the University in the use of this data, or related materials.
- Status
- completed
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- notPlanned
- Language
- eng
- Credit
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Point of Contact
- Contact
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- DNRGEOData@wisconsin.gov
- Point of Contact
- Contact
- Wisconsin DNR, Enterprise Data Management Section
- Position Name
- GIS Data Specialist
- Delivery Point
- P.O. Box 7921
- City
- Madison
- Administrative Area
- WI
- Postal Code
- 53707-7921
- DNRGEOData@wisconsin.gov
- Phone
- (608) 264-8916
Spatial Reference Information
- Reference System Identifier
- Code
- 3071
- Code Space
- EPSG
- Version
- 6.13(9.2.0)
Data Quality Information
- Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Report
- Lineage
- Process Step
- Description
- Changed file name from 'plss_q_section_ar.shp to WI_PLSSQSections_1996.shp
- Process Date
- 2017-02-16T00:00:00
- Source
- Title
- USGS 24K Topo maps
- Originator
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Description
- U.S. Geological Survey 7.5-minute map series (topographic)
Distribution Information
- Format Name
- Shapefile
- Format Version
- 1.0
- Distributor
- UW-Madison
- Distributor
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Online Access
- https://gisdata.wisc.edu/public/WI_PLSSQSections_1996.zip
- Protocol
- WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-ftp—download
- Name
- GeoData@Wisconsin
- Function
- download
Spatial Representation Information
- Vector
- Topology Level
- geometryOnly
- Vector Object Type
- composite
- Vector Object Count
- 234077
Metadata Reference Information
- Hierarchy Level
- dataset
- Metadata File Identifier
- 39848C83-CB3C-44AA-87A5-BD8022A1ACBE
- Metadata Point of Contact
- Name
- Arthur H. Robinson Map Library
- Position Name
- metadata technician
- Delivery Point
- 550 N. Park St.
- City
- Madison
- Administrative Area
- WI
- Postal Code
- 53706
- Country
- US
- askmap@library.wisc.edu
- Phone
- 608-262-1471
- Metadata Date Stamp
- 2018-05-15
- Metadata Standard Name
- ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
- Metadata Standard Version
- 2007
- Character Set
- utf8