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PLSSTownship_GCDB is the first level of a hierarchical break down of the Public Land Survey System Rectangular surveys. This data is Version 2.3 2020 of the Utah GCDB. This data set represents the GIS Version of the Public Land Survey System. Updates are expected annually as horizontal control positions from published sources and global positioning system (GPS) observations are added. The primary source for the data is cadastral survey records housed by the BLM supplemented with local records and geographic control coordinates from states, counties as well as other federal agencies such as the USGS and USFS. This data was orginally published on 1/3/2017. Updated 12/15/2020
In the Public Land Survey System a Township refers to the largest unit of PLSS, that is normally six miles on a side.