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Service Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;"><SPAN>Abstract:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>Survey township, sometimes called Congressional township, as used by the United States Public Land Survey System, refers to a square unit of land that is nominally six (U.S. Survey) miles on a side. Each 36 square mile township is divided into 36 one-square mile sections, and each section covers exactly 640 acres. The townships are referenced by a numbering system that locates the township in relation to a meridian (north-south) and a base line (east-west). Townships were originally surveyed and platted by the US General Land Office using contracted private survey crews and are marked on the U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps of the United States of America.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;"><SPAN>Update Cycle:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> As Needed</SPAN></SPAN></P><P /><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;"><SPAN>Accuracy:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> Varies (+-60’ Average.) Errors can be as great as 300’ in certain areas.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P /><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;"><SPAN>Layer Compatibility:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> This layer is a parcel based layer and is intended to overlay other parcel based layers. It is not intended to overlay aerial imagery.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P /><P STYLE="font-weight:bold;margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Contact Information:</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>For more information about this data, please contact the Skagit County GIS Department:</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>1800 Continental Place</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Mount Vernon, WA 98273</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>(360) 416-1168</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>email: </SPAN></SPAN><A href="mailto:gis@co.skagit.wa.us" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>gis@co.skagit.wa.us</SPAN></SPAN></A></P><P /><P STYLE="font-weight:bold;margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Problems?</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Please report any data issues to Skagit County Geographic Information Services:</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>1800 Continental Place</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Mount Vernon, WA 98273</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>(360) 416-1168</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>email: </SPAN></SPAN><A href="mailto:gis@co.skagit.wa.us" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>gis@co.skagit.wa.us</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN></P><P /><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN> </SPAN></P><P /><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><A href="https://www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/Home" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Skagit County</SPAN></SPAN></A></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><A href="https://www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/Home/draftTermsandConditions.htm" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Skagit County Terms and Use</SPAN></SPAN></A></P><DIV><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV>

Map Name: PLSS Townships

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Layers: Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;"><SPAN>Abstract:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>Survey township, sometimes called Congressional township, as used by the United States Public Land Survey System, refers to a square unit of land that is nominally six (U.S. Survey) miles on a side. Each 36 square mile township is divided into 36 one-square mile sections, and each section covers exactly 640 acres. The townships are referenced by a numbering system that locates the township in relation to a meridian (north-south) and a base line (east-west). Townships were originally surveyed and platted by the US General Land Office using contracted private survey crews and are marked on the U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps of the United States of America.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;"><SPAN>Update Cycle:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> As Needed</SPAN></SPAN></P><P /><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;"><SPAN>Accuracy:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> Varies (+-60’ Average.) Errors can be as great as 300’ in certain areas.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P /><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;"><SPAN>Layer Compatibility:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> This layer is a parcel based layer and is intended to overlay other parcel based layers. It is not intended to overlay aerial imagery.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P /><P STYLE="font-weight:bold;margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Contact Information:</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>For more information about this data, please contact the Skagit County GIS Department:</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>1800 Continental Place</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Mount Vernon, WA 98273</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>(360) 416-1168</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>email: </SPAN></SPAN><A href="mailto:gis@co.skagit.wa.us" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>gis@co.skagit.wa.us</SPAN></SPAN></A></P><P /><P STYLE="font-weight:bold;margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Problems?</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Please report any data issues to Skagit County Geographic Information Services:</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>1800 Continental Place</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Mount Vernon, WA 98273</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>(360) 416-1168</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>email: </SPAN></SPAN><A href="mailto:gis@co.skagit.wa.us" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>gis@co.skagit.wa.us</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN></P><P /><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN> </SPAN></P><P /><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><A href="https://www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/Home" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Skagit County</SPAN></SPAN></A></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><A href="https://www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/Home/draftTermsandConditions.htm" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Skagit County Terms and Use</SPAN></SPAN></A></P><DIV><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV>

Service Item Id: 2ea37f4b186f44eaa4d389fee7fc407b

Copyright Text: Skagit County Geographic Information Services

Spatial Reference: 102748  (2285)  LatestVCSWkid(0)


Single Fused Map Cache: false

Initial Extent: Full Extent: Units: esriFeet

Supported Image Format Types: PNG32,PNG24,PNG,JPG,DIB,TIFF,EMF,PS,PDF,GIF,SVG,SVGZ,BMP

Document Info: Supports Dynamic Layers: true

MaxRecordCount: 2000

MaxImageHeight: 4096

MaxImageWidth: 4096

Supported Query Formats: JSON, geoJSON, PBF

Supports Query Data Elements: true

Min Scale: 577791

Max Scale: 0

Supports Datum Transformation: true



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