For coordinates 14°49'N and 120°54'E, what is the cadastral number of the 1:500 sectional map at the top left for Sector 1-C?

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For coordinates 14°49'N and 120°54'E, what is the cadastral number of the 1:500 sectional map at the top left for Sector 1-C?

In this cadastral system, the map’s quarter-section is identified by a compass quadrant relative to the section. The top-left part of a section is the north-west quadrant, so the 1:500 sectional map at the top left of a given section is labeled with the NW quadrant. For the coordinates 14°49'N and 120°54'E, the sectional map at the top-left of Sector 1-C corresponds to the north-west quarter of that section. Hence the cadastral number ends with NW, giving the format shown: CM 14°49'N-120°54'E sec.1-C-NW. The other quadrants (NE, SE, SW) would apply to the other quarters of the same section, which is why they don’t match the top-left position.

In this cadastral system, the map’s quarter-section is identified by a compass quadrant relative to the section. The top-left part of a section is the north-west quadrant, so the 1:500 sectional map at the top left of a given section is labeled with the NW quadrant.

For the coordinates 14°49'N and 120°54'E, the sectional map at the top-left of Sector 1-C corresponds to the north-west quarter of that section. Hence the cadastral number ends with NW, giving the format shown: CM 14°49'N-120°54'E sec.1-C-NW.

The other quadrants (NE, SE, SW) would apply to the other quarters of the same section, which is why they don’t match the top-left position.

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