The surveys and plats feature layer includes information related to the following topics.

Control Point - The control point dataset represents corner points that have been observed by IDL staff or a licensed surveyor. Corners are points on the surface of the earth, determined by the surveying process, which defines an extremity on a boundary of the public lands. Points are represented by a type to determine the source of the corner. Control points have been gathered from various sources. These points are used to adjust the Parcel Fabric. This allows for a more accurate GIS representation of ground conditions.

Survey and Plat Line - A record of survey is a detailed map that documents and identifies the physical land boundaries or property lines for a specific parcel of land. This feature class represents the parcel lines documented in a record of survey.  These records of surveys can include subdivision plats and surveys performed by federal entities.  The metes and bounds information is stored as attribute values.

Subdivision - "Subdivision" means the division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two or more lots, plats, sites, or other divisions of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or of building development. It includes resubdivision and, when appropriate to the context, relates to the process of subdividing or to the land or territory subdivided.

Lots and Blocks - A lot is an individual piece of land which is intended to be conveyed in its entirety to a buyer.  A block is generally a group of contiguous lots bounded by streets, such as a city block.

Record of Surveys - A record of survey is a detailed map that documents and identifies the physical land boundaries or property lines for a specific parcel of land. This feature class represents the parcels documented in a record of survey.  These records of surveys do not include subdivision plats, lots, or blocks.

State Surface Ownership - This feature class contains the surface ownership for endowment lands managed by the Idaho Department of Lands. There is also data for other state agencies, but this data is not complete.

PLSS Township - Townships are normally a square approximately six miles on a side with cardinal boundaries conforming to meridians and parallels, containing 36 sections of one square mile each.

PLSS Section - The first set of divisions for a PLSS Township.  Typically 640 acres or 1 square mile.

PLSS Subsection - Is a quarter, quarter-quarter, sixteenth, or government lot division of the PLSS.