What is the cadastral number for the sectional map in the 1:250 scale in the bottom-left quadrant for coordinates 14°49'N, 120°54'E?

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What is the cadastral number for the sectional map in the 1:250 scale in the bottom-left quadrant for coordinates 14°49'N, 120°54'E?

Cadastral numbers encode location by stacking map sheet information with the exact panel within that sheet. The coordinates 14°49'N, 120°54'E pin the point to a specific 1:250 sectional map sheet, identified here as section 1 with tile A. Within that sheet, the area is split into quadrants, and the bottom-left quadrant is further divided into panels. The panel that actually contains the coordinates on this map series is labeled NW-2. So the full cadastral number becomes CM 14°49'N-120°54'E sec. 1-A-NW-2. The other panel numbers would point to adjacent panels that do not contain the given location on the 1:250 sectional.

Cadastral numbers encode location by stacking map sheet information with the exact panel within that sheet. The coordinates 14°49'N, 120°54'E pin the point to a specific 1:250 sectional map sheet, identified here as section 1 with tile A. Within that sheet, the area is split into quadrants, and the bottom-left quadrant is further divided into panels. The panel that actually contains the coordinates on this map series is labeled NW-2. So the full cadastral number becomes CM 14°49'N-120°54'E sec. 1-A-NW-2. The other panel numbers would point to adjacent panels that do not contain the given location on the 1:250 sectional.

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