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• by hyderAli

  Coordinates (T.2N; R.2E; N.E.) should be included on location, correct?

  Posted June 6, 2013 1:09 AM

• by SandersClan

  That's where I put them. ")

  Posted June 6, 2013 3:20 AM

• by nosenabook

  Me, too. Do collectors use special maps when collecting, or is this the usual designation in some places?

  Posted June 6, 2013 1:54 PM

• by riskingraisin

  This notation is often used in states that fall under the Public Land Survey System (township & range).

  Posted June 6, 2013 5:12 PM

• by riskingraisin

  Colored states in this map: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Meridians-baselines.png

  Posted June 6, 2013 5:13 PM

• by nosenabook

  Thanks. The map explains why it seems so common and yet I'd never heard of it. I've lived in VA, KY, NC, and one miserable year in Ohio.

  Posted June 6, 2013 7:59 PM

• by riskingraisin

  Yeah, I've always lived in NC, which uses metes & bounds rather than township & range.

  Posted June 6, 2013 10:13 PM

• by riskingraisin

  Learned about PLSS while doing field work in Idaho. http://prezi.com/agggqcsfh8ac/township-range-and-metes-and-bounds/

  Posted June 6, 2013 10:14 PM

• by ecovrar

  before (hand held) GPS that was the accessible coordinate system. It meant going out into the field with a topo map - or better yet - cont

  Posted June 6, 2013 11:30 PM

• by ecovrar

  • a Soil Cons Serve (now NRCS) county soil survey map. it was the best source of aerial photos prior to Google/ Keyhole

  Posted June 6, 2013 11:36 PM