We could stop here, but let's place the map onto Google Earth. Mouse-over the purple dots to find sections 16 and 17.If you zoom in close enough, the sections are also displayed. The BLM townships are displayed on Google Earth.Under "BLM Townships, Ranges, and Sections", click the "View On Google Earth" button.To position the plat map, we also need section lines.T10S R2E is displayed on the Google Earth screen.Click the "Fly To On Google Earth" button.In the drop-down boxes, select "California", "Mount Diablo", "10S", and "2E". In the Google Earth "My Places" section, right click on "Earth Point Townships. To keep the Google Earth screen from becoming too cluttered, let's delete the townships we already have.Therefore, we will use Earth Point's "Fly To" button to locate the township. Much of California's land survey is based on original land grants and is not laid out in a nice grid. Or, if you do not know the Township and Range numbers, just click on the 'Map' link, then click on any town on that map to see the corresponding detailed township map. Then, if you know the Section/Township number click on 'Matrix' to access its complete set of maps. At this point, you could look for T10S R2E, but this is harder than it seems. You do need to know the name of the county. Sections Layer Section: A one-square-mile block of land, containing 640 acres, or approximately one thirty-sixth of a township.Centered on T10S R2E, Santa Clara County. Sections can then be divided into quarters (NE, NW, SE, SW), or into 16 legal subdivisions (LSD), as indicated."National Atlas" townships. 2 - Township 2N 2 - Range 2 1 - East Meridian (2 - West Meridian) 16 - Section 16. Townships are divided into 36 sections, each section measuring one-by-one mile. Sections, quarters and legal subdivisions Township, range, and section are abbreviated as T, R, and S, respectively, and cardinal bearings from the initial point by N, S, E, and W each principal. Much of New Mexico is subdivided into a grid, the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) based on townships and ranges. The term township also describes the six-by-six mile square formed by the intersection of ranges and townships. Townships are six-mile-wide rows that intersect ranges and are numbered consecutively from Township 1 at the Montana border to Township 126 at the Northwest Territories border. Ranges are numbered consecutively from east to west starting at Range 1 west of each meridian. Rangesīetween meridians are six-mile-wide columns called ranges. Under the ATS, land is designated as being west of the 4th, 5th, or 6th Meridians (110°, 114°, 118° west longitude, respectively). The sections in a township are numbered according to the configuration in. The resulting network of land survey lines divided the state into townships, ranges, sections, quarter sections, quarter-quarter sections and government lots. The ATS is a grid network dividing the province into equal-sized parcels of land. T1N R1W is the first township north of the base line and the first range west. Note that Section 1 is always located in the. Legal land descriptions are based on the Alberta Township Survey (ATS) system. Subdividing a section: A township is divided up into 36 sections, each of which is 1 square mile (1 mile X 1 mile). Any parcel of land in Alberta can be located by its legal land description.