A CONTROL SURVEY IS PERFORMED
The cadastral survey is connected to the National Geodeic Survey Network allowing a direct relationship to other surveys and mapping programs.
The Bureau of Land Management is in the process of building a Land Information System consisting of:
Land and Resource Information System (LRIS) Automated Resource Data System (ARDS) Geographic Coordinate Data Base (GCDB) The GCDB, when completed, will contain: Coordinates of every Public Land Survey System (PLSS) corner that has been established Physical description of the monument Historical information Other data elements pertinent to the corner - Through the PLSS and GCDB, an automated parcel-based Land Information System with multiple layers (made up of PLSS, LRIS, and ARDS data) is achieved.