Township Canada for CCS and Geothermal Developers
Pore space tenure boundaries, CCS project boundaries, injection wells, and geothermal tenure on the DLS grid - built for Alberta carbon capture and geothermal evaluation.
What CCS and geothermal developers do with Township Canada
Alberta's CCS market is fast-moving and underserved by mapping tools. The province publishes pore space tenure, project boundaries, and injection-well locations through the AER GeoView portal, but evaluating a candidate site means switching between that portal and an internal GIS. Township Canada puts all four CCS layers - plus the AER wells layer and treaty boundaries - on a single DLS-grid view.
The four CCS / geothermal layers
All shipped, all rendering on the same map as AER wells and pipelines:
- Pore Space Rights - indigo polygons showing licensed pore space tenure areas
- CCS Project Boundaries - outlined polygons for named CCS projects
- CCS Injection Wells - circle layer styled distinctly from production wells
- Geothermal Tenure - separate fill colour for geothermal-specific tenure class
Layers toggle independently in the data catalog. Data is sourced from Alberta Energy GeoView ESRI REST endpoints, refreshed daily, and served as PMTiles.
Why this matters before submission
The AER's CCS tenure evaluation window is competitive. Operators submitting CCS lease applications need to:
- Confirm the proposed project area doesn't overlap existing pore space tenure
- Identify existing or planned injection wells in the formation
- Cross-reference treaty / consultation overlay for duty-to-consult planning
- Bundle the DLS legal descriptions for the submission package
Township Canada lets you do steps 1-3 visually on one map, then export the DLS legal descriptions for the submission via the batch converter.
Treaty / consultation overlap surfaced inline
Energy Bundle subscribers get the treaty boundaries layer (Treaties 4, 6, 7, 8, 10). For a proposed CCS site, the parcel report in the app surfaces whether the location sits within a treaty area - useful as an early-stage flag before formal consultation planning.
What's NOT here yet
- Indigenous consultation overlay (beyond treaty boundaries) - spec'd, pending source selection + legal sign-off on disclaimer copy.
- Crown dispositions overlay - spec'd, planned via AB Energy GeoView free-data path.
Both are roadmapped follow-ups to the Energy Bundle.
Which plan fits
- Pro or Business base - $20 or $40 CAD/mo.
- Energy Bundle add-on - $50 CAD/mo (stacks on Pro or Business). Unlocks all four CCS / geothermal layers, treaty overlay, wells lifecycle filtering, operator snapshot API.
Most CCS developers and geothermal startups run Business + Energy Bundle = $90/mo per seat. See pricing.
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Other personas
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