A square meter (symbol: m²) is a unit of area in the International System of Units (SI), which is the metric system commonly used in many countries worldwide. It is defined as the area of a square with sides that each measure one meter in length.
To give you a visual sense of the size of a square meter, imagine a square that is one meter long on each side. It is equal to 10,000 square centimeters (cm²) or 0.0001 hectares (ha). In square feet, one square meter is approximately 10.7639 square feet (sq ft).
The square meter is the primary unit for measuring area in the metric system and is widely used in various scientific, engineering, and everyday applications for describing land area, room dimensions, and many other surface measurements.
In the context of land surveying and property descriptions in the United States, a "section" refers to a specific unit of land division. It is part of the Public Land Survey System (PLSS), which was established to survey and divide land in the United States, particularly in the western and central parts of the country.