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PLSS Survey Grid

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Public Land Survey System (PLSS) grid showing townships, sections, and intersected areas used for locating mining claims and land descriptions.

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PLSS Survey Grid in the Detector Maps app, Arizona

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About this layer

The Public Land Survey System divides land into townships, sections and smaller surveyed units. Use the grid to locate land descriptions and relate them to records. Grid lines are reference boundaries, not mining claim boundaries or public access routes.

What it is for

Turn on the relevant layers together and read their legends and notes. Check current conditions with the land manager before planning a visit.

Limits

An unshaded area is not automatically available for detecting. Different permissions and restrictions can overlap.

Plans

Where it works in USA gold.

Alaska Arizona California Colorado Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico Oregon Utah Washington

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Pictures

Drawn in each state.

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Source

Where the data comes from.

For Alaska

Data provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS), the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), and ReportAll USA (Licensed), licensed under USGS Public Domain and other applicable licenses USGS Public Domain

For Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and 2 more

Data provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), and ReportAll USA (Licensed), licensed under USGS Public Domain and other applicable licenses USGS Public Domain

Plans

What the pills mean.

Every layer shows the plan that opens it. The free plan never runs out. Prices are shown once, here.

Free

Open on every plan, forever. Includes gold records.

Explorer

Opens every base layer, and offline maps for the areas you choose. $59.99 a year or $7.99 a month.

Pro

Dynamic LiDAR and Terrain+ 3D models. Property boundaries with landowner names. Claim alerts. $99.99 a year or $11.99 a month.

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Prices are in US dollars.

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