<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">rods</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>size/dimension units for distance</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>rod</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>perch</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pole</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Measurements of length equal to 5.5 yards, 16.5 feet, or about 5.03 meters. Also used as area measurements where square rods are equal to 30.25 square yards or about 25.3 square meters. Rods are also called poles or perches.  ]]></note></mads>