PLSS Section

Retrieve the GeoJSON polygon boundary for a specific PLSS section identified by section number, township, and range.

Endpoint

GEThttps://api.landmapmagic.com/api/plss/section

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
section*	string	Section number, 1 through 36.
township*	string	Township designation without the "T" prefix (e.g. "84N").
range*	string	Range designation without the "R" prefix (e.g. "23W").

Code Examples

cURL

curl -G "https://api.landmapmagic.com/api/plss/section" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "section=4" \
  --data-urlencode "township=84N" \
  --data-urlencode "range=24W"

JavaScript

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  section: "4",
  township: "84N",
  range: "24W",
});

const response = await fetch(
  `https://api.landmapmagic.com/api/plss/section?${params}`,
  {
    headers: {
      Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    },
  }
);

const geojson = await response.json();
console.log("Geometry type:", geojson.features[0].geometry.type);

Python

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.landmapmagic.com/api/plss/section",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    params={
        "section": "4",
        "township": "84N",
        "range": "24W",
    },
)

geojson = response.json()
feature = geojson["features"][0]
print(f"Geometry type: {feature['geometry']['type']}")

Response

The response is a GeoJSON FeatureCollection containing a single Feature with the polygon boundary of the requested PLSS section.

Example Response

{
  "type": "FeatureCollection",
  "features": [
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {
        "section": 4,
        "township": "T84N",
        "range": "R24W"
      },
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Polygon",
        "coordinates": [
          [
            [
              -93.6319,
              42.0308
            ],
            [
              -93.6319,
              42.0452
            ],
            [
              -93.6145,
              42.0452
            ],
            [
              -93.6145,
              42.0308
            ],
            [
              -93.6319,
              42.0308
            ]
          ]
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

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Name

Type

Description

section*

string

Section number, 1 through 36.

township*

string

Township designation without the "T" prefix (e.g. "84N").

range*

string

Range designation without the "R" prefix (e.g. "23W").

Code Examples

cURL

curl -G "https://api.landmapmagic.com/api/plss/section" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "section=4" \
  --data-urlencode "township=84N" \
  --data-urlencode "range=24W"

JavaScript

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  section: "4",
  township: "84N",
  range: "24W",
});

const response = await fetch(
  `https://api.landmapmagic.com/api/plss/section?${params}`,
  {
    headers: {
      Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    },
  }
);

const geojson = await response.json();
console.log("Geometry type:", geojson.features[0].geometry.type);

Python

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.landmapmagic.com/api/plss/section",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    params={
        "section": "4",
        "township": "84N",
        "range": "24W",
    },
)

geojson = response.json()
feature = geojson["features"][0]
print(f"Geometry type: {feature['geometry']['type']}")

Response

The response is a GeoJSON FeatureCollection containing a single Feature with the polygon boundary of the requested PLSS section.

Example Response

{
  "type": "FeatureCollection",
  "features": [
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {
        "section": 4,
        "township": "T84N",
        "range": "R24W"
      },
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Polygon",
        "coordinates": [
          [
            [
              -93.6319,
              42.0308
            ],
            [
              -93.6319,
              42.0452
            ],
            [
              -93.6145,
              42.0452
            ],
            [
              -93.6145,
              42.0308
            ],
            [
              -93.6319,
              42.0308
            ]
          ]
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}