U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Description:
Shapefile Format –Special Surveys are non-PLSS survey areas from BLM survey
records which represent federal parcelsThese are the graphic representations of non-rectangular components of the
Pubic Land Survey System (PLSS) such as Tracts and Mineral Surveys.A published revision of the Department Manuals Part 305: Departmental Science
Effects, Chapter 3: Integrity of Scientific and Scholarly Activities (305 DM 3),
effective December 16, 2014, is available online at
http://elips.doi.gov/ELIPS/DocView.aspx?id=4056. Scholarly information considered in
Departmental decision making must be robust, of the highest quality, and the result
of as rigorous scientific and scholarly processes as can be achieved. Most
importantly, it must be trustworthy. This policy helps us to achieve that standard
(http://www.doi.gov/scientificintegrity/index.cfm)Special Surveys are non-PLSS survey areas from BLM survey records which
represent federal parcels
Publisher:
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM)