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Saskatchewan, BC, and Manitoba energy layers are now live on the map, the unified layer panel consolidates four provinces into one view, FPS grid search is in the search panel, and a new cross-province soil survey layer covers the three western provinces.
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What Township Canada covers in Alberta, its deepest province: wells, pipelines, facilities, production, Crown and mineral tenure, CCS and geothermal tenure, the LSRS Productivity Score, soil, and crop history on the DLS grid.
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What Township Canada covers in British Columbia: northeast BC wells, pipelines, facilities, Crown tenure, the BC Agricultural Land Reserve, BC ag capability, soil survey, and parcel boundaries, on the NTS and Peace River DLS grids.
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What Township Canada covers in Manitoba: southwest Manitoba wells, Crown petroleum, natural gas, and mineral tenure, oil and gas pools, and soil and crop data, on the DLS grid and the historic Red River lot system.
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What Township Canada covers in Saskatchewan, on the DLS grid you already use: wells, pipelines, facilities, Crown petroleum and mineral tenure, production, soil survey, crop history, and agricultural Crown land.
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Property identification for claims, hail and flood damage assessment by LSD, batch processing policy portfolios, and regulatory compliance - how insurers use Township Canada.
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All 19 layers in the Energy Bundle (12) and Agriculture Bundle (7) now have a dedicated source page: publisher, attributes, refresh cadence, attribution, and where the layer lands on the map and the parcel report.
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Independent Locations and Federal Permit System search source toggles for frontier oil and gas work. Run FPS-only mode and skip DLS noise in NWT, Nunavut, and offshore files.
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Township Canada's multi-province energy map now uses one Wells layer covering AB, SK, BC, and MB instead of twenty per-province entries. Filter by Province, Substance, Type, and Status.
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Federal Permit System grid lookup for Canada: NWT, Nunavut, and offshore frontier permits now sit in the same search panel as DLS and NTS, each result tagged by survey system.
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Township Canada now shows a unified soil survey map for western Canada agriculture: AB AGRASID, SK soils, and BC soil survey in one toggle, with drainage, slope, and salinity filter chips.
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Township Canada's Energy and Agriculture Bundles now cover SK, BC, and MB: wells, pipelines, facilities, soils, BC ALR, and ag crown land on the DLS and NTS grids you already use.
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Pre-survey planning, coordinate verification, batch conversion for survey plans, and export to Shapefile and DXF - how land surveyors use Township Canada.
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Every Township Canada parcel report has three tabs and one PDF button. With the Agriculture Bundle you get a full agronomic report, with the Energy Bundle a full subsurface report, and with both a Combined Parcel Report that puts what's growing and what's underground in one document.
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May 2026: the Agriculture and Energy Bundles, one-click Parcel Reports, the new Ask Township AI assistant, AER layers live on the map, a measure-and-draw toolbar with saved boundaries, and the field app on iOS and Android.
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Two new add-ons put farmland productivity, soil, crop history, wells, pipelines, and Crown tenure on every quarter section across the western provinces - in one report and on one map, with a defensible PDF you can hand to a client.
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Crop insurance claims, field mapping, soil data lookup, and lease agreements - how farmers, agronomists, and crop insurance adjusters use Township Canada.
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When evaluating an Alberta oil and gas acquisition, the orphan flag is the single most consequential field on the wells dataset. Here's how to use the BA licensee snapshot API + per-well orphan flag to scope closure exposure.
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Treaty 4, 6, 7, 8, and 10 boundaries are public data published by CIRNAC. Putting them on the same map as wells, parcels, and CCS tenure isn't a substitute for consultation - it's the first map a project siting team should consult.
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AAFC publishes a national satellite-derived crop inventory every year. Township Canada aggregates 5 years to a per-parcel summary with dominant crop, rotation, and Shannon diversity. Here's how to read it.
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The Land Suitability Rating System (LSRS) is a national soil and climate suitability index used by AAFC. Here's what the 1-7 class means, what it doesn't, and how to read it in context.
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A single add-on for Canadian agriculture - unlimited parcel reports, full LSRS and AAFC overlays, and PDF export. Stacks on Pro or Business.
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A new add-on (stacks on Pro or Business) that covers wells, Crown PNG, and mineral tenure across AB, SK, BC, and MB - plus pipelines, facilities, and 12-month production across AB, SK, and BC.
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Township Canada's new parcel report bundles LSRS soil productivity, 5-year crop history, area, and Indigenous consultation flags into a single shareable URL - indexable for SEO and built for sharing.
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How to read, verify, and convert Saskatchewan quarter section descriptions for SCIC filings and seeding-season fieldwork. Covers DLS basics, correction sections, and batch verification.
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Title search verification, rural property identification, MLS listing accuracy, and acreage descriptions - how real estate agents and land brokers use Township Canada.
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AER CCS tenure land descriptions require mapping DLS quarter sections within pore space zone boundaries. Here's how to verify and export them for the June 30, 2026 deadline.
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How to convert UWI to GPS coordinates at scale - parse the DLS location component, handle edge cases like horizontal wells and NTS-format identifiers, and run batch workflows via CSV, Snowflake SQL, or the Search API.
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How to read Manitoba titles that carry both a river lot and a DLS description. A practical guide for real estate agents and conveyancers using a river lot converter for Manitoba properties.
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April 2026: AER wells on the DLS map, Alberta CCS pore space tenure boundaries, and NTS parcel lookup by grid reference.
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Use the legal land description API in Canada to add DLS, LSD, and NTS conversion to your app. Code examples, SDKs, and pricing.
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Well site identification, pipeline routing, AER filings, and field crew navigation - how the energy industry relies on legal land descriptions and how Township Canada helps.
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Township Canada now ships a native ArcGIS Pro toolbox, Experience Builder widget, and Survey123 pipeline for DLS and NTS legal land descriptions.
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How Ontario's lot and concession system works, how it differs from the western DLS grid, and how to convert lot-concession-township descriptions to GPS.
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ArcMap retired March 2026. Here's how to restore DLS and NTS legal land description search and batch geocoding in ArcGIS Pro.
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Rural property legal land description Alberta guide. Convert a quarter section from a title to GPS coordinates and a map pin in under a minute.
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AER surface lease filings require precise legal land descriptions. Learn what gets applications rejected and how to verify your LSD references before submitting.
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Batch convert legal land descriptions to GPS coordinates in Google Sheets using =TOWNSHIP_CANADA(). Step-by-step tutorial for land managers working with DLS, LSD, and NTS data.
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Convert Canadian DLS, LSD, and NTS legal land descriptions to GPS coordinates in Snowflake SQL - validate bad data first, enrich tables inline, and keep your pipeline clean.
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Alberta's AER CCS tenure evaluation window closes June 30, 2026. How energy consultants map carbon sequestration lease blocks using DLS legal land descriptions for regulatory submissions.
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Learn how to read a legal land description on a rural property title in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Break down quarter sections, LSDs, and DLS notation.
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Add DLS township, section, and LSD grid layers to a Mapbox GL JS map. Search legal land descriptions, display boundaries, and identify grid cells on click.
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ArcGIS Pro has no native DLS or NTS geocoder. Learn three ways to search Canadian legal land descriptions inside ArcGIS using Township Canada.
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Use the Township Canada API with Google Maps to search legal land descriptions, display boundaries, and build location tools for oil and gas, agriculture, and land management.
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AFSC declared acres legal land descriptions must match your actual fields. Here's how to verify every Alberta quarter section before the April 30 deadline.
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Step-by-step guide to converting Snowflake DLS legal land description columns to GPS coordinates using Township Canada's External Function.
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Q1 2026: platform rebuilt on Nuxt 4, ParcelMap BC boundaries, TypeScript and Python SDKs, Google Sheets and Excel add-ins, ArcGIS and Snowflake integrations, 11 data layers, and native iOS and Android apps.
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Alberta renewable energy developers use DLS quarter sections for site selection, agricultural impact assessments, and AUC submissions. Here's how to convert project footprints to GPS.
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Ontario lot concession to GPS explained. Why Ontario uses lots and concessions instead of the Dominion Land Survey, and how to convert them to coordinates.
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Township Canada now shows ParcelMap BC parcel boundaries alongside the NTS grid. BC real estate agents and surveyors can confirm property lines and grid references in one view.
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How to prepare Directive 013 and Directive 079 submissions faster with batch DLS-to-GPS conversion. Export closure site coordinates as CSV, KML, and Shapefile in one step.
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The Township Canada API converts legal land descriptions to GPS coordinates in real time. See how developers in O&G, proptech, agriculture, and surveying build with it.
Read articleAlberta's Orphan Well Association manages thousands of well sites for cleanup. Every one is identified by an LSD. Here's how DLS conversion tools fit into the orphan well workflow.
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Create multiple API keys for different environments and applications. Name them, monitor usage, and revoke them individually.
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Learn how to read BC NTS grid references and convert them to GPS coordinates. A practical guide for surveyors, mining crews, and forestry teams in British Columbia.
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Save any location with one click. Group saved locations into projects with categories and notes. Share projects with your team.
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The townshipcanada npm package gives developers a typed TypeScript client for converting Canadian legal land descriptions to GPS coordinates.
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Convert DLS, NTS, and LSD legal land descriptions to GPS coordinates directly in Google Sheets with Township Canada's new add-on.
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Add stops using legal land descriptions, optimize driving order, and get turn-by-turn directions across rural Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
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Convert DLS legal land descriptions to GPS coordinates directly inside Snowflake SQL. No exports, no Python scripts - just one function call.
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Upload a CSV with thousands of legal land descriptions and get GPS coordinates back for every row. Catch errors and export to Enhanced CSV, KML, Shapefile, DXF, GeoJSON, or PDF.
Read articleHow well closure companies use DLS conversion tools to locate closure sites, batch-process AER filings, and dispatch field crews across Alberta's well inventory.
Read articleOne search box that handles legal land descriptions, GPS coordinates, addresses, and place names. Autocomplete, reverse geocoding, and support for every Canadian survey system.
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Crop insurance legal land descriptions must match your actual fields. Here's how to verify every quarter section on your SCIC or AFSC policy before the deadline.
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Alberta well licence legal land descriptions are embedded in every UWI. Learn how to read the location component and convert it to GPS coordinates.
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Saskatchewan's satellite forage insurance replaces rainfall gauges with satellite data. Coverage is set at the township level - here's what that means for producers.
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After nine years and hundreds of thousands of conversions, we've rebuilt Township Canada from the ground up. New search, batch CSV upload, route planner, projects, API keys, and more.
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Find legal land descriptions, addresses, and GPS coordinates, and get real-time traffic updates and turn-by-turn navigation on your mobile device.
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Explore enhanced team functionalities with our new structured roles - perfect for every level of your organization.
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Discover Township Canada's updated Batch Conversion Tool with data processing report and 'N/A' placeholders for unmatched records.
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Township Canada app now includes a polygon drawing tool for area measurement on maps, enhancing user experience with precision and ease.
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Township Canada's API now includes a proximity parameter, enhancing search accuracy for legal land descriptions by prioritizing nearby locations.
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Township America expands the success of Township Canada to the US, offering advanced mapping and land description services for 30 states.
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Township Canada's website now offers faster loading, better SEO, and new Guides and Blog sections for enhanced user education and engagement.
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Township Canada's Data Catalog offers soil landscape of Canada, administrative boundaries, oil and gas fields, and Aboriginal land data.
Read articleTownship Canada integrates FPS survey grids, simplifying land data exploration for oil and gas activities on Canadian federal lands.
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