A while back someone gave me directions to some locations. Unfortunately, when I tried to use them I realized I had no idea how!
The format is something like this: S8 T27N R7W
Does anyone know what format this is called and how I can map these numbers so I can get something I can plug into my gps?
Thanks!
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Posted 08 May 2010 - 08:41 AM
That isn't a coordinate system, datum, or projection. It looks more like a grid system to a map, which usually have a page, quad, or plate number, along with an X, Y grid. A little more information, like location, part of the country, state, might REALLY help too.
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Posted 08 May 2010 - 11:22 AM
A while back someone gave me directions to some locations. Unfortunately, when I tried to use them I realized I had no idea how!
The format is something like this: S8 T27N R7W
Does anyone know what format this is called and how I can map these numbers so I can get something I can plug into my gps?
Thanks!
do you live in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalkaska_County,_Michigan
?
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Posted 08 May 2010 - 09:04 PM
The format is something like this: S8 T27N R7W
This is how the government cut up states.
There is a vertical line, and a horizontal baseline that run through the middle of each state.
Then squares are made, township size?
Each square is numbered.
This one is
Section 8 of
square 27 to the north
and 7 to the right.
I bet I have at least half of this correct.
Look up surveying.
This is how the government cut up states.
There is a vertical line, and a horizontal baseline that run through the middle of each state.
Then squares are made, township size?
Each square is numbered.
This one is
Section 8 of
square 27 to the north
and 7 to the right.
I bet I have at least half of this correct.
Look up surveying.
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Posted 10 May 2010 - 02:11 PM
i found a little info on a usgs topo map webpage.The format is something like this: S8 T27N R7W
This is how the government cut up states.
There is a vertical line, and a horizontal baseline that run through the middle of each state.
Then squares are made, township size?
Each square is numbered.
This one is
Section 8 of
square 27 to the north
and 7 to the right.
I bet I have at least half of this correct.
Look up surveying.
the format you are looking for is called Township & Range system.
here is were i found it.copy and paste from page.
http://geology.utah.gov/surveynotes/gladasked/gladtopo.htm
Township, Range, and Section
In 1812, the U.S. Government formed the General Land Office (renamed the Bureau of Land Management in 1946) to create a standardized system to more accurately define a given U.S. location. This system was initiated in response to the aquisition of large tracts of land, like the Lousiana Purchase, during the early 1800s.
The system developed by the General Land Office is called the Government Land Office Grid System and is used in states west of Ohio. This system divides land into 36 square mile units called townships. Each township has a township and range designation to define its 36 square mile area. Township is numbered north or south from a selected parallel of latitude called a base line and range, is numbered west or east of a selected meridian of longitude called a principle meridian.
Townships are sub-divided into 36 1 by 1 mile parcels called sections. Sections are numbered from 1 to 36 for identification. Sections are broken into quarters, which are further quartered to describe a property location.
The office grid system is used for legal land descriptions. As an example, the legal description for the Utah Geological Survey's former office on Foothill Drive is written: SE1/4NW1/4, section 23, T.1 S., R.1 E., of the Salt Lake Base Line.
http://www.ghosttown.../topotmaps.html
Edited by CATfishTONY, 10 May 2010 - 02:16 PM.
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