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PLSS Sauk County, WI 2025

Identification Information

Citation
Title
PLSS Sauk County, WI 2025
Originator
Sauk County
Publication Date
2025-04-21
Edition
2025
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Abstract
This data represents public land survey system (PLSS) data for Sauk County, Wisconsin in 2025 including the layers. [PLSS: The current control point on the surface of the earth and its associated current coordinate value, generally determined by a surveying process and used to define an extremity of a boundary. QUARTER SECTION: The second division of the PLSS and commonly called a quarter section. SECTION: The first division of the PLSS and commonly called a section. TOWNSHIP: In the Public Land Survey System a Township refers to a unit of land, that is nominally six miles on a side, usually containing 36 sections.]
Purpose
This data is intended for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data. [PLSS: Sauk County Section Corners. QUARTER SECTION: PLSS Quarter Sections. Broken down to Quarter Sections, Sixteenths, and Government Lots. SECTION: PLSS Section. TOWNSHIP: PLSS Township.]
Supplemental Information
This is an archived copy of the data held at UW-Madison.
Temporal Extent
Time Instant
2025-01-01T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-90.31266
East
-89.599264
North
43.642567
South
43.149421
ISO Topic Category
planningCadastre
Place Keyword
Sauk County
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GNS
Theme Keyword
Surveying – Public Lands
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Theme Keyword
Public Land Survey System
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
unknown
Language
eng
Credit
Sauk County [Sauk County Land Information\GIS Department]
Point of Contact
Contact
Sauk County

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
8124
Code Space
EPSG
Version
9.1(10.7.0)

Data Quality Information

Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Report
Lineage
Process Step
Description
Provided access to archived data at UW-Madison.
Process Date
2025-04-21T00:00:00

Distribution Information

Format Name
File Geodatabase Feature Class
Format Version
3.2.0
Distributor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Distributor
Sauk County
Online Access
https://gisdata.wisc.edu/public/SAUK_PLSS_2025.zip
Protocol
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
Name
GeoData@Wisconsin
Function
download

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
point
Vector Object Count
3255

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
4AF80F39-0E79-41C1-94E8-89631D171DB3
Metadata Point of Contact
Name
Arthur H. Robinson Map Library
Position Name
Metadata Technician
Delivery Point
550 N. Park Street
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53706
Country
US
Email
askmap@library.wisc.edu
Phone
(608) 262-1471
Metadata Date Stamp
2025-04-21
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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