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Legal Land Description Glossary
Complete glossary of Canadian legal land description terms: DLS, LSD, NTS, meridian, range, township, section, quarter section.
Read guideArcGIS Pro Legal Land Description Locator — DLS and NTS Search in Esri
Add a DLS and NTS legal land description locator to ArcGIS Pro. Search, batch convert, and map Canadian land descriptions without leaving Esri.
Read guideLegal Land Descriptions for Agriculture
How farmers, agrologists, and agricultural lenders use DLS and LSD legal land descriptions for crop insurance, land leases, and field mapping across the prairies.
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