are township and range system and rectangular survey the smae thing

Please refer to the metadata for contact The CADNSDI or the Cadastral Publication Data Standard is the cadastral data component of the NSDI (National Spatial Data Infrastructure). To ensure users have the most current data, please refer to the links provided in the PLSS CadNSDI Data Set Availability accessible here: or contact the BLM PLSS Data Set Manager.The service referred in this item is published by BLM. Updates to the PLSS data at the BLM State Offices may have occurred since this data was published. Please note that the data on this site, although published at regular intervals, may not be the most current PLSS data that is available from the BLM.

The Entity-Attribute section of this metadata describes these components in greater detail. This data set includes the following: PLSS Fully Intersected (all of the PLSS feature at the atomic or smallest polygon level), PLSS Townships, First Divisions and Second Divisions (the hierarchical break down of the PLSS Rectangular surveys), and the Bureau of Census 2015 Cartographic State Boundaries. This data is optimized for data publication and sharing rather than for specific 'production' or operation and maintenance.

The data has been converted from source documents to digital form and transferred into a GIS format that is compliant with FGDC Cadastral Data Content Standards and Guidelines for publication. 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. Online Linkage: Description: Abstract: This dataset represents the GIS Version of the Public Land Survey System including both rectangular and non-rectangular surveys. Source data were received from all or some of the BLM state offices of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Eastern States, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon/Washington, Utah, and Wyoming. Other Citation Details: This is an aggregate national dataset. Publication Information: Publisher: Bureau of Land Management Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data Title: Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - Public Land Survey System Township (Map Service) Identification Information: Citation: Citation Information: Publication Date: 20180821 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - Public Land Survey System Township (Map Service) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - Public Land Survey System Township (Map Service)

Are township and range system and rectangular survey the smae thing