The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) was developed by Thomas Jefferson shortly after the American Revolution, and first put into action with the Land Ordinance of 1785. Now, this method is used by the United States to survey and identify parcels of land. This is done primarily to establish titles and deeds for rural, wild, and/or undeveloped land. While it was first enacted using the British system of metes-and-bounds, PLSS maps now measure using townships and sections. Baselines (which run east-west) and meridians (which run north-south), are further utilized to be as exact as possible.
The PLSS map shown above features the Principal Meridians and Baselines for the United States, and is provided by the Bureau of Land Management.
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