[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"learn-\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Fdls-map-alberta":3,"learn-related-how-to\u002Fdls-map-alberta":250},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":227,"createdAt":228,"cta":229,"description":231,"extension":232,"icon":228,"industry":228,"keywords":233,"meta":240,"navigation":241,"path":242,"province":243,"relatedPages":244,"section":227,"seo":245,"stem":246,"systems":247,"updatedAt":228,"__hash__":249},"learn\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Fdls-map-alberta.md","DLS Map Alberta — View the Dominion Land Survey Grid",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":217},"minimark",[9,13,17,20,25,28,39,42,51,55,58,79,82,86,89,135,138,142,152,158,164,170,174,182,189,196,200,210],[10,11,5],"h1",{"id":12},"dls-map-alberta-view-the-dominion-land-survey-grid",[14,15,16],"p",{},"Alberta's land is organized by the Dominion Land Survey, a grid established in 1871 that divides the province into townships, ranges, sections, and quarter sections. Reading a legal land description tells you where a parcel is in the hierarchy. Seeing it on a map tells you where it sits on the ground — the roads, terrain, and surrounding parcels that matter for field work, due diligence, or regulatory filings.",[14,18,19],{},"This page explains what a DLS map of Alberta shows and how to view the grid with your specific locations overlaid.",[21,22,24],"h2",{"id":23},"what-a-dls-map-shows","What a DLS Map Shows",[14,26,27],{},"A DLS map displays the Dominion Land Survey grid as a visual overlay on the landscape. The key elements on any Alberta DLS map:",[14,29,30,34,35,38],{},[31,32,33],"strong",{},"Township lines"," run east-west and ",[31,36,37],{},"range lines"," run north-south, forming a network of roughly 6-mile by 6-mile township blocks across the province. Each township contains 36 numbered sections. Quarter section boundaries (NE, NW, SE, SW) subdivide each section into four 160-acre parcels — the level most commonly used in land titles, surface leases, and agricultural records.",[14,40,41],{},"As you zoom in, Legal Subdivision (LSD) lines appear, dividing each section into 16 forty-acre parcels. These are the addresses used in well licences, pipeline permits, and AER regulatory filings.",[14,43,44,45,50],{},"For a deeper explanation of how the grid is structured, see ",[46,47,49],"a",{"href":48},"\u002Flearn\u002Fsystems\u002Fdls","The Dominion Land Survey System Explained",".",[21,52,54],{"id":53},"albertas-two-meridians","Alberta's Two Meridians",[14,56,57],{},"Alberta DLS descriptions reference one of two principal meridians:",[59,60,61,73],"ul",{},[62,63,64,67,68,72],"li",{},[31,65,66],{},"4th Meridian (W4M)",": The Alberta-Saskatchewan border. Ranges are numbered westward from here for locations in eastern Alberta. A description of ",[69,70,71],"code",{},"NE-14-32-21-W4"," is about 200 kilometres north of the US border in central Alberta.",[62,74,75,78],{},[31,76,77],{},"5th Meridian (W5M)",": Runs through central Alberta near Lacombe. Ranges are numbered west from here. Most conventional oil and gas production wells in the Deep Basin, Drayton Valley, and Edson areas use W5M addresses.",[14,80,81],{},"On an Alberta DLS map, you can see both meridians as reference lines and orient any location within the provincial grid. Township 1 sits at the US border; Township 126 is near the 60th parallel. This north-south span covers the full province, from the farming communities in the south to the Peace River country in the north.",[21,83,85],{"id":84},"how-to-view-the-alberta-dls-grid","How to View the Alberta DLS Grid",[14,87,88],{},"Township Canada displays the full DLS grid as an interactive map layer overlaid on street maps and satellite imagery. Here's how to use it:",[90,91,92,107,117,123,129],"ol",{},[62,93,94,97,98,102,103],{},[31,95,96],{},"Open the map"," at ",[46,99,101],{"href":100},"\u002F","Township Canada"," or go directly to the ",[46,104,106],{"href":105},"\u002Fguides\u002Fmap","interactive DLS map",[62,108,109,112,113,116],{},[31,110,111],{},"Search for any Alberta location"," — enter a quarter section like ",[69,114,115],{},"NW-22-48-7-W5",", a full LSD address, a street address, or a community name",[62,118,119,122],{},[31,120,121],{},"The DLS grid appears automatically"," — township and section lines draw over the map, labelled with their DLS coordinates",[62,124,125,128],{},[31,126,127],{},"Zoom in"," to see quarter section boundaries and, at closer range, individual LSD lines",[62,130,131,134],{},[31,132,133],{},"Zoom out"," to see the full regional grid and how your location relates to nearby meridians, correction lines, and township boundaries",[14,136,137],{},"The grid stays visible as you pan — you can scroll from Edmonton south to Lethbridge and watch the township numbers count down, or move east from W5M toward W4M and watch the range numbers shift.",[21,139,141],{"id":140},"when-alberta-professionals-use-a-dls-map","When Alberta Professionals Use a DLS Map",[14,143,144,147,148,151],{},[31,145,146],{},"Oil and gas field crews",": A well licence arrives with surface location LSD ",[69,149,150],{},"14-27-48-5-W5",". Before heading out, the crew opens it on the DLS map to check the access road, adjacent section roads, and any water crossings along the route. The satellite layer shows actual terrain; the DLS grid shows the legal parcel boundary.",[14,153,154,157],{},[31,155,156],{},"Land administration",": A land analyst reviewing a surface lease covering multiple sections uses the map to confirm whether a proposed wellsite footprint falls within the leased area. Seeing the parcel overlay on satellite imagery catches errors that coordinates alone don't reveal.",[14,159,160,163],{},[31,161,162],{},"Rural real estate",": A buyer considering a quarter section near Eckville opens the DLS map to see what surrounds it — adjacent quarter sections, range roads, pipeline rights-of-way visible from satellite, and the nearest section road for access.",[14,165,166,169],{},[31,167,168],{},"Crop insurance",": An adjuster filing a declared-acres claim confirms that the quarter section on the crop inventory form matches the actual field location before submitting. The DLS grid overlay resolves any ambiguity between adjacent parcels.",[21,171,173],{"id":172},"map-and-conversion-together","Map and Conversion Together",[14,175,176,177,181],{},"The DLS map works alongside the converter. Search any Alberta legal land description and the map centres on that parcel, showing its boundary alongside the surrounding grid. For the ",[46,178,180],{"href":179},"\u002Falberta-legal-land-converter","Alberta Legal Land Description Converter",", any description you enter displays on the grid map automatically.",[14,183,184,185,50],{},"Clicking anywhere on the map returns the legal land description for that point — useful when you have a GPS coordinate from a field observation and need the LSD or quarter section for a regulatory form. For the reverse — converting a list of DLS addresses to GPS coordinates — see the ",[46,186,188],{"href":187},"\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Fdls-to-gps-converter","DLS to GPS converter",[14,190,191,192,50],{},"For a full overview of Alberta's legal land description system, including how LSD addresses are structured and which meridians cover which parts of the province, see the ",[46,193,195],{"href":194},"\u002Flearn\u002Fprovinces\u002Falberta","Alberta Legal Land Description Guide",[21,197,199],{"id":198},"try-a-real-alberta-location","Try a Real Alberta Location",[14,201,202,203,205,206,209],{},"Enter ",[31,204,115],{}," into ",[46,207,101],{"href":208},"\u002F?example=NW-22-48-7-W5"," to open it on the DLS grid map. That's the northwest quarter of Section 22, Township 48, Range 7, West of the 5th Meridian — a parcel near Drayton Valley in west-central Alberta, in a region with significant conventional oil production.",[14,211,212,213,216],{},"The ",[46,214,215],{"href":105},"DLS map"," shows the parcel boundary on satellite imagery, with the surrounding township grid, neighbouring quarter sections, and range road network visible at a glance.",{"title":218,"searchDepth":219,"depth":219,"links":220},"",2,[221,222,223,224,225,226],{"id":23,"depth":219,"text":24},{"id":53,"depth":219,"text":54},{"id":84,"depth":219,"text":85},{"id":140,"depth":219,"text":141},{"id":172,"depth":219,"text":173},{"id":198,"depth":219,"text":199},"how-to",null,{"label":230,"href":208},"Open the Alberta DLS Map","View Alberta's DLS grid on an interactive map. See township, range, and section boundaries overlaid on satellite imagery. Find any location by legal land description.","md",[234,235,236,237,238,239],"dls map alberta","alberta dls grid map","dominion land survey map alberta","alberta survey grid map","township range map alberta","alberta land grid map",{},true,"\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Fdls-map-alberta","alberta",[105,179,48,187,194],{"title":5,"description":231},"learn\u002Fhow-to\u002Fdls-map-alberta",[248],"DLS","RisFIOv2IS50pa3c8mM257uWfsDvtWelv62aSjaxWIQ",[251,766,1138],{"id":252,"title":253,"body":254,"category":228,"createdAt":228,"cta":749,"description":752,"extension":232,"icon":228,"industry":228,"keywords":753,"meta":760,"navigation":241,"path":187,"province":228,"relatedPages":761,"section":227,"seo":762,"stem":763,"systems":764,"updatedAt":228,"__hash__":765},"learn\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Fdls-to-gps-converter.md","DLS to GPS Converter — Convert Dominion Land Survey to Coordinates",{"type":7,"value":255,"toc":732},[256,260,271,275,278,344,360,364,372,384,392,395,399,404,410,435,446,450,453,469,473,476,503,507,518,522,530,533,542,545,549,552,613,617,662,666,698,702,722,726],[10,257,259],{"id":258},"dls-to-gps-converter-turn-any-dominion-land-survey-description-into-coordinates","DLS to GPS Converter: Turn Any Dominion Land Survey Description into Coordinates",[14,261,212,262,265,266,270],{},[46,263,264],{"href":48},"Dominion Land Survey (DLS)"," is the grid system that divides most of western Canada into townships, sections, quarter sections, and Legal Subdivisions. This guide explains how to convert any DLS description — from a full section down to a specific ",[46,267,269],{"href":268},"\u002Flearn\u002Fsystems\u002Flsd","LSD"," — into GPS coordinates using Township Canada.",[21,272,274],{"id":273},"what-is-the-dls-system","What Is the DLS System?",[14,276,277],{},"The DLS divides land into a hierarchy:",[59,279,280,300,306,312,323,334],{},[62,281,282,285,286,289,290,294,295,299],{},[31,283,284],{},"Meridian",": The north-south reference lines (1st through 6th) that anchor the grid. Most of ",[46,287,288],{"href":194},"Alberta"," uses W4 (4th Meridian) and W5 (5th Meridian). ",[46,291,293],{"href":292},"\u002Flearn\u002Fprovinces\u002Fsaskatchewan","Saskatchewan"," uses W2 and W3. ",[46,296,298],{"href":297},"\u002Flearn\u002Fprovinces\u002Fmanitoba","Manitoba"," uses W1 and E1.",[62,301,302,305],{},[31,303,304],{},"Township",": A 6-mile × 6-mile block, numbered northward from the US border. Township 1 starts at the 49th parallel.",[62,307,308,311],{},[31,309,310],{},"Range",": Columns of townships numbered westward (or eastward) from each meridian.",[62,313,314,317,318,322],{},[31,315,316],{},"Section",": Each township contains 36 sections, each roughly 640 acres (1 square mile). The ",[46,319,321],{"href":320},"\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Fsection-township-range-lookup","section, township, range lookup guide"," covers section numbering in detail.",[62,324,325,328,329,333],{},[31,326,327],{},"Quarter section",": Four per section (NE, NW, SE, SW), each approximately 160 acres. Use the ",[46,330,332],{"href":331},"\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Fquarter-section-finder","quarter section finder"," for quarter-level lookups.",[62,335,336,338,339,343],{},[31,337,269],{},": 16 per section, each approximately 40 acres. Use the ",[46,340,342],{"href":341},"\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Flsd-finder","LSD finder"," for LSD-level lookups.",[14,345,346,347,350,351,354,355,359],{},"A DLS description can reference any level. A pipeline company might reference an entire section (",[69,348,349],{},"32-048-07W5","), while a well license specifies an exact LSD (",[69,352,353],{},"06-32-048-07W5","). The ",[46,356,358],{"href":357},"\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Ftownship-range-meridian-explained","township, range, and meridian guide"," explains how all these components fit together.",[21,361,363],{"id":362},"when-you-need-a-dls-to-gps-conversion","When You Need a DLS to GPS Conversion",[14,365,366,367,371],{},"A ",[46,368,370],{"href":369},"\u002Flearn\u002Findustries\u002Fsurveying","surveyor"," receives a project brief listing 30 section-level locations for a proposed transmission line route across central Alberta. To plan fieldwork, they need GPS waypoints for each section center.",[14,373,374,375,379,380,50],{},"An ",[46,376,378],{"href":377},"\u002Flearn\u002Findustries\u002Foil-and-gas","oil and gas"," company filing with the AER needs to confirm that the DLS locations on a well license application match the actual coordinates of their planned drill sites. Every AER well licence embeds a DLS location in the ",[46,381,383],{"href":382},"\u002Flearn\u002Fsystems\u002Fuwi","UWI (Unique Well Identifier)",[14,385,386,387,391],{},"A Saskatchewan farmer applying for ",[46,388,390],{"href":389},"\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Flegal-land-description-for-crop-insurance","crop insurance"," needs to verify the quarter section listed on their policy against their actual field boundaries.",[14,393,394],{},"In all these cases, converting DLS notation to GPS coordinates is a required first step.",[21,396,398],{"id":397},"how-to-convert-dls-to-gps-with-township-canada","How to Convert DLS to GPS with Township Canada",[400,401,403],"h3",{"id":402},"step-1-enter-the-dls-description","Step 1: Enter the DLS Description",[14,405,406,407,409],{},"Go to ",[46,408,101],{"href":100}," and type any DLS description into the search bar. The converter accepts multiple levels of detail:",[59,411,412,420,428],{},[62,413,414,416,417,419],{},[31,415,316],{},": ",[69,418,349],{}," (640 acres)",[62,421,422,416,424,427],{},[31,423,327],{},[69,425,426],{},"NE 32-048-07W5"," (160 acres)",[62,429,430,416,432,434],{},[31,431,269],{},[69,433,353],{}," (40 acres)",[14,436,437,438,441,442,445],{},"Formatting is flexible — ",[69,439,440],{},"32-48-7-W5",", ",[69,443,444],{},"Sec 32 Twp 48 Rge 7 W5M",", and other common notations all work.",[400,447,449],{"id":448},"step-2-review-the-gps-result","Step 2: Review the GPS Result",[14,451,452],{},"Township Canada returns the latitude and longitude of the center point for your specified area. You'll also see:",[59,454,455,458,461],{},[62,456,457],{},"The parcel boundary outlined on the survey grid map",[62,459,460],{},"The DLS hierarchy (which township, range, and meridian it falls within)",[62,462,463,464,468],{},"Satellite imagery for visual confirmation (on ",[46,465,467],{"href":466},"\u002Fpricing","Pro and Business plans",")",[400,470,472],{"id":471},"step-3-export-or-navigate","Step 3: Export or Navigate",[14,474,475],{},"From the result page, you can:",[59,477,478,481,489,496],{},[62,479,480],{},"Copy the GPS coordinates for use in other tools",[62,482,483,484,488],{},"Get ",[46,485,487],{"href":486},"\u002Fguides\u002Fdirections","driving directions"," to the location",[62,490,491,492],{},"Save it to your ",[46,493,495],{"href":494},"\u002Fguides\u002Fprojects","saved places",[62,497,498,499,468],{},"Export as PDF, CSV, KML, Shapefile, GeoJSON, or DXF (",[46,500,502],{"href":501},"\u002Fguides\u002Fdownload-results","export guide",[400,504,506],{"id":505},"step-4-convert-in-bulk-optional","Step 4: Convert in Bulk (Optional)",[14,508,509,510,514,515,50],{},"For large datasets — regulatory filings, pipeline route plans, well inventories — upload a CSV to the ",[46,511,513],{"href":512},"\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Fbatch-convert-legal-land-descriptions","batch converter",". It processes thousands of DLS descriptions in a single upload, returning GPS coordinates for every row. Available on the ",[46,516,517],{"href":466},"Business plan",[21,519,521],{"id":520},"example-conversion","Example Conversion",[14,523,524,416,527],{},[31,525,526],{},"Input",[69,528,529],{},"NE 14-032-21W4",[14,531,532],{},"This is the northeast quarter of Section 14, Township 32, Range 21, West of the 4th Meridian.",[14,534,535,538,539],{},[31,536,537],{},"Output",": approximately ",[31,540,541],{},"51.36°N, 112.81°W",[14,543,544],{},"That's about 160 acres of land near Drumheller, Alberta — a region known for its badlands geography and active oil and gas operations. The quarter section sits in Range 21 west of the 4th Meridian, placing it in east-central Alberta.",[21,546,548],{"id":547},"dls-conversions-by-province","DLS Conversions by Province",[14,550,551],{},"The DLS grid covers four provinces, each with different meridian references:",[59,553,554,565,582,594],{},[62,555,556,560,561,564],{},[31,557,558],{},[46,559,288],{"href":194},": The most active DLS province due to oil and gas activity. Alberta uses W4 (eastern half) and W5 (western half). The ",[46,562,563],{"href":179},"Alberta legal land converter"," handles Alberta-specific lookups.",[62,566,567,571,572,576,577,581],{},[31,568,569],{},[46,570,293],{"href":292},": Uses W2 (eastern SK) and W3 (western SK). Agriculture and mineral rights are the primary use cases. The ",[46,573,575],{"href":574},"\u002Fsaskatchewan-legal-land-converter","Saskatchewan converter"," is available for SK descriptions, and the ",[46,578,580],{"href":579},"\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Fsaskatchewan-quarter-section-guide","Saskatchewan quarter section guide"," covers province-specific details.",[62,583,584,588,589,593],{},[31,585,586],{},[46,587,298],{"href":297},": Uses W1 and E1. Manitoba also has ",[46,590,592],{"href":591},"\u002Flearn\u002Fsystems\u002Friver-lots","river lots"," in historical settlement areas — a separate system from DLS.",[62,595,596,602,603,607,608,612],{},[31,597,598],{},[46,599,601],{"href":600},"\u002Flearn\u002Fprovinces\u002Fbritish-columbia","British Columbia",": Only the Peace River region uses DLS. The rest of BC uses the ",[46,604,606],{"href":605},"\u002Flearn\u002Fsystems\u002Fnts","NTS (National Topographic System)",". See the ",[46,609,611],{"href":610},"\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Fbc-nts-grid-explained","BC NTS grid guide"," for BC conversions.",[21,614,616],{"id":615},"dls-conversions-by-industry","DLS Conversions by Industry",[59,618,619,627,636,645,653],{},[62,620,621,626],{},[31,622,623],{},[46,624,625],{"href":377},"Oil and gas",": Well licences, surface leases, pipeline routes, and AER filings all use DLS notation. The UWI on every Alberta well licence contains an LSD-level DLS reference.",[62,628,629,635],{},[31,630,631],{},[46,632,634],{"href":633},"\u002Flearn\u002Findustries\u002Fagriculture","Agriculture",": Crop insurance policies, declared-acres reporting, and grain delivery permits reference quarter sections in DLS format.",[62,637,638,644],{},[31,639,640],{},[46,641,643],{"href":642},"\u002Flearn\u002Findustries\u002Freal-estate","Real estate",": Rural property titles, MLS listings, and farmland appraisals use quarter section DLS descriptions as the property identifier.",[62,646,647,652],{},[31,648,649],{},[46,650,651],{"href":369},"Surveying",": Cadastral surveys, subdivision plans, and monument recovery all reference DLS grid coordinates.",[62,654,655,661],{},[31,656,657],{},[46,658,660],{"href":659},"\u002Flearn\u002Findustries\u002Finsurance","Insurance",": Rural property claims, hail damage assessments, and underwriting reports use DLS descriptions to identify insured parcels.",[21,663,665],{"id":664},"common-mistakes-to-avoid","Common Mistakes to Avoid",[59,667,668,677,683],{},[62,669,670,416,673,676],{},[31,671,672],{},"Omitting the meridian",[69,674,675],{},"32-048-07"," is ambiguous — W4 or W5? Always include the meridian to avoid landing in the wrong part of the province.",[62,678,679,682],{},[31,680,681],{},"Confusing range and township",": Township numbers increase going north; range numbers increase going west. Swapping them puts your location in the wrong row or column of the grid.",[62,684,685,688,689,692,693,697],{},[31,686,687],{},"Using the wrong system for BC",": Most of British Columbia uses the ",[46,690,691],{"href":605},"NTS",", not DLS. Only the Peace River region of BC uses DLS. For BC locations, use the ",[46,694,696],{"href":695},"\u002Fbc-nts-converter","BC NTS converter"," instead.",[21,699,701],{"id":700},"related-guides","Related Guides",[14,703,704,705,709,710,712,713,717,718,50],{},"For LSD-specific conversions, see the ",[46,706,708],{"href":707},"\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Flsd-to-lat-long","LSD to lat\u002Flong guide"," or the ",[46,711,342],{"href":341},". To look up land by other methods — address, place name, or coordinates — check the ",[46,714,716],{"href":715},"\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Flegal-land-description-lookup","legal land description lookup guide",". For the reverse direction (GPS coordinates to a legal description), see the ",[46,719,721],{"href":720},"\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Fgps-to-legal-land-description","GPS to legal land description guide",[21,723,725],{"id":724},"convert-a-dls-description-now","Convert a DLS Description Now",[14,727,728,729,731],{},"Try it yourself — enter ",[31,730,529],{}," into the [Township Canada converter](\u002F?example=NE 14-032-21W4) and see the GPS coordinates instantly. Or type in any DLS description from your own files.",{"title":218,"searchDepth":219,"depth":219,"links":733},[734,735,736,743,744,745,746,747,748],{"id":273,"depth":219,"text":274},{"id":362,"depth":219,"text":363},{"id":397,"depth":219,"text":398,"children":737},[738,740,741,742],{"id":402,"depth":739,"text":403},3,{"id":448,"depth":739,"text":449},{"id":471,"depth":739,"text":472},{"id":505,"depth":739,"text":506},{"id":520,"depth":219,"text":521},{"id":547,"depth":219,"text":548},{"id":615,"depth":219,"text":616},{"id":664,"depth":219,"text":665},{"id":700,"depth":219,"text":701},{"id":724,"depth":219,"text":725},{"label":750,"href":751},"Convert a DLS description now","\u002F?example=NE 14-032-21W4","Convert DLS (Dominion Land Survey) descriptions to GPS coordinates. Supports sections, quarter sections, and LSDs across Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and BC.",[754,755,756,757,758,759],"dls to gps converter","dls to gps","dominion land survey to gps","convert dls to coordinates","dls converter","dominion land survey converter",{},[48,194,292,377],{"title":253,"description":752},"learn\u002Fhow-to\u002Fdls-to-gps-converter",[248,269],"lLDsr6Gfq-0rYBNCEO6nTa7W18Zk1ZG7iKBUmkyErFc",{"id":767,"title":768,"body":769,"category":228,"createdAt":1121,"cta":1122,"description":1124,"extension":232,"icon":228,"industry":228,"keywords":1125,"meta":1131,"navigation":241,"path":194,"province":243,"relatedPages":1132,"section":1133,"seo":1134,"stem":1135,"systems":1136,"updatedAt":1121,"__hash__":1137},"learn\u002Flearn\u002Fprovinces\u002Falberta.md","Alberta Legal Land Description Guide — DLS, LSD & Quarter Sections",{"type":7,"value":770,"toc":1108},[771,774,777,781,784,804,807,813,819,823,826,829,834,837,869,876,881,885,888,972,976,979,985,988,992,996,1003,1006,1020,1024,1032,1036,1039,1063,1066,1077,1082,1086,1096],[10,772,768],{"id":773},"alberta-legal-land-description-guide-dls-lsd-quarter-sections",[14,775,776],{},"Alberta is the most active province in Canada for legal land description work. The oil and gas industry, agriculture sector, and growing renewable energy projects all depend on the Dominion Land Survey (DLS) system to locate, license, and transfer land. Whether you're a landman filing a well license, a farmer verifying crop insurance boundaries, or an engineer routing a pipeline, understanding Alberta's land description system is essential.",[21,778,780],{"id":779},"how-the-dls-grid-works-in-alberta","How the DLS Grid Works in Alberta",[14,782,783],{},"Alberta sits within the Dominion Land Survey, the grid system that covers most of western Canada. The province spans three meridians:",[59,785,786,792,798],{},[62,787,788,791],{},[31,789,790],{},"W4 (4th Meridian)",": Runs along the Alberta-Saskatchewan border at roughly 110°W longitude. Ranges in the eastern part of Alberta are measured westward from W4.",[62,793,794,797],{},[31,795,796],{},"W5 (5th Meridian)",": Runs through central Alberta at roughly 114°W longitude, approximately through Red Deer and Lacombe. Most of Alberta's major oil and gas activity occurs in ranges referenced to W5.",[62,799,800,803],{},[31,801,802],{},"W6 (6th Meridian)",": Runs near the BC border at roughly 118°W longitude. Far western Alberta and the foothills region use W6 references.",[14,805,806],{},"From each meridian, the grid divides the landscape into townships (6-mile × 6-mile blocks numbered northward from the 49th parallel), ranges (columns of townships numbered westward from the meridian), and sections (36 per township, each approximately 640 acres).",[14,808,809,810,50],{},"For a deeper explanation of the DLS hierarchy, see the ",[46,811,812],{"href":48},"DLS system guide",[814,815],"marketing-dls-grid-diagrams",{"highlighted-lsd":816,"highlighted-quarter":817,"highlighted-section":818},"6","NE","14",[21,820,822],{"id":821},"lsd-albertas-finest-subdivision","LSD: Alberta's Finest Subdivision",[14,824,825],{},"Alberta uses the Legal Subdivision (LSD) more heavily than any other province, primarily because the oil and gas industry requires precise well site identification down to 40-acre parcels.",[14,827,828],{},"Each section divides into four quarter sections (NE, NW, SE, SW), and each quarter section divides into four LSDs — giving 16 LSDs per section. LSDs are numbered 1 through 16 within each section following a specific snake pattern starting from the southwest corner.",[14,830,831,832],{},"A full LSD address looks like this: ",[69,833,353],{},[14,835,836],{},"Breaking that down:",[59,838,839,845,851,857,863],{},[62,840,841,844],{},[31,842,843],{},"06"," — LSD 6",[62,846,847,850],{},[31,848,849],{},"32"," — Section 32",[62,852,853,856],{},[31,854,855],{},"048"," — Township 48",[62,858,859,862],{},[31,860,861],{},"07"," — Range 7",[62,864,865,868],{},[31,866,867],{},"W5"," — West of the 5th Meridian",[14,870,871,872,875],{},"This describes a 40-acre parcel located approximately ",[31,873,874],{},"51.41°N, 114.92°W",", in the foothills west of Didsbury, Alberta.",[14,877,878,879,50],{},"For step-by-step instructions on converting LSD descriptions, see the ",[46,880,708],{"href":707},[21,882,884],{"id":883},"example-coordinates","Example Coordinates",[14,886,887],{},"Here are representative Alberta DLS locations with their approximate GPS coordinates:",[889,890,891,907],"table",{},[892,893,894],"thead",{},[895,896,897,901,904],"tr",{},[898,899,900],"th",{},"Description",[898,902,903],{},"Location",[898,905,906],{},"Approximate Coordinates",[908,909,910,922,935,946,959],"tbody",{},[895,911,912,917,920],{},[913,914,915],"td",{},[69,916,529],{},[913,918,919],{},"Near Drumheller",[913,921,541],{},[895,923,924,929,932],{},[913,925,926],{},[69,927,928],{},"SW 22-054-26W5",[913,930,931],{},"Near Rocky Mountain House",[913,933,934],{},"52.36°N, 115.05°W",[895,936,937,941,944],{},[913,938,939],{},[69,940,353],{},[913,942,943],{},"West of Didsbury",[913,945,874],{},[895,947,948,953,956],{},[913,949,950],{},[69,951,952],{},"NW 01-001-01W4",[913,954,955],{},"Near Milk River (SE corner of province)",[913,957,958],{},"49.01°N, 110.01°W",[895,960,961,966,969],{},[913,962,963],{},[69,964,965],{},"SE 36-126-02W6",[913,967,968],{},"Near High Level (NW Alberta)",[913,970,971],{},"58.50°N, 118.30°W",[21,973,975],{"id":974},"regulatory-context-the-aer-and-land-descriptions","Regulatory Context: The AER and Land Descriptions",[14,977,978],{},"The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) governs oil and gas activity in the province and requires DLS or LSD coordinates on all well license applications, pipeline approvals, and facility registrations. AER Directive 056 (Energy Development Applications and Schedules) specifies that well locations must be reported to the LSD level.",[14,980,981,982,984],{},"If a well license application lists ",[69,983,353],{}," and the actual drill site is in an adjacent LSD, the application will be rejected or require amendment. Getting the land description right before filing saves significant time and cost.",[14,986,987],{},"The AER's public well database (known as the Petrinex\u002FABACUS system) uses DLS as the primary location identifier, which means any operator integrating Alberta well data into their own systems needs reliable DLS-to-GPS conversion.",[21,989,991],{"id":990},"key-industries-in-alberta-that-use-legal-land-descriptions","Key Industries in Alberta That Use Legal Land Descriptions",[400,993,995],{"id":994},"oil-and-gas","Oil and Gas",[14,997,998,999,1002],{},"Alberta's conventional oil and gas sector is the most prolific user of DLS and LSD notation in Canada. Well licenses, production reports, pipeline right-of-way agreements, and mineral lease auctions all use DLS addresses. Landmen, engineers, and regulatory affairs teams work with these descriptions daily. The ",[46,1000,1001],{"href":377},"oil and gas industry guide"," covers how legal land descriptions flow through the full project lifecycle.",[400,1004,634],{"id":1005},"agriculture",[14,1007,1008,1009,441,1012,1015,1016,50],{},"Alberta has over 50 million acres of farmland. Farm leases, Crown land dispositions, and crop insurance policies all reference quarter sections. A typical Alberta grain farmer might hold several parcels described as ",[69,1010,1011],{},"NE 22-043-15W4",[69,1013,1014],{},"SW 22-043-15W4",", and so on. Understanding which quarter you hold — and confirming its boundaries against GPS data — matters for everything from seeding decisions to flood damage claims. For AFSC declared-acres submissions, see our guide on ",[46,1017,1019],{"href":1018},"\u002Fblog\u002Fafsc-declared-acres-verify-alberta-quarter-sections","verifying Alberta quarter sections before the April 30 deadline",[400,1021,1023],{"id":1022},"renewable-energy","Renewable Energy",[14,1025,1026,1027,1031],{},"Wind and solar development in Alberta has grown rapidly since the province opened the electricity market to independent power producers. Project developers secure land leases by quarter section, submit AUC (Alberta Utilities Commission) project applications referencing DLS coordinates, and need to confirm that planned turbine or panel locations fall within their leased parcels. The ",[46,1028,1030],{"href":1029},"\u002Flearn\u002Findustries\u002Frenewable-energy","renewable energy industry guide"," has more on this workflow.",[21,1033,1035],{"id":1034},"how-township-canada-handles-alberta-descriptions","How Township Canada Handles Alberta Descriptions",[14,1037,1038],{},"Township Canada's converter accepts any standard Alberta DLS format:",[59,1040,1041,1046,1051,1057],{},[62,1042,1043,1044],{},"Full LSD: ",[69,1045,353],{},[62,1047,1048,1049],{},"Quarter section: ",[69,1050,529],{},[62,1052,1053,1054],{},"Section only: ",[69,1055,1056],{},"14-032-21W4",[62,1058,1059,1060],{},"Verbose format: ",[69,1061,1062],{},"Section 14, Township 32, Range 21, West of the 4th Meridian",[14,1064,1065],{},"The converter returns the GPS centroid for your described parcel and renders the boundary on an interactive map. You can confirm visually whether the location makes sense before using it in a regulatory filing or field operation.",[14,1067,1068,1069,1072,1073,1076],{},"For large datasets — a well inventory, a pipeline route with dozens of intermediate points, or a land acquisition list — the ",[46,1070,513],{"href":1071},"\u002Fapp\u002Fbatch"," accepts CSV uploads and returns GPS coordinates for every row. Batch conversion is available on the Business plan; see ",[46,1074,1075],{"href":466},"pricing"," for details.",[14,1078,1079,1080,50],{},"To convert GPS coordinates back into a DLS description, use the ",[46,1081,721],{"href":720},[21,1083,1085],{"id":1084},"getting-started","Getting Started",[14,1087,1088,1089,1092,1093,1095],{},"The fastest way to verify an Alberta land description is to enter it directly into the ",[46,1090,1091],{"href":100},"Township Canada converter",". The Alberta-specific converter page at ",[46,1094,179],{"href":179}," pre-configures the tool for Alberta formats and includes common Alberta use-case examples.",[14,1097,1098,1099,1102,1103,1107],{},"For a broader introduction to how DLS notation works across all western provinces, see the ",[46,1100,1101],{"href":48},"DLS system overview",". If you're working in rural real estate, see ",[46,1104,1106],{"href":1105},"\u002Fblog\u002Frural-property-legal-land-description-map","Rural Properties Don't Have Street Addresses. Here's How to Find Them on a Map."," for a practical walkthrough of converting title descriptions to map locations.",{"title":218,"searchDepth":219,"depth":219,"links":1109},[1110,1111,1112,1113,1114,1119,1120],{"id":779,"depth":219,"text":780},{"id":821,"depth":219,"text":822},{"id":883,"depth":219,"text":884},{"id":974,"depth":219,"text":975},{"id":990,"depth":219,"text":991,"children":1115},[1116,1117,1118],{"id":994,"depth":739,"text":995},{"id":1005,"depth":739,"text":634},{"id":1022,"depth":739,"text":1023},{"id":1034,"depth":219,"text":1035},{"id":1084,"depth":219,"text":1085},"2026-03-08",{"label":1123,"href":179},"Try the Alberta Converter","How Alberta's Dominion Land Survey system works. Convert DLS, LSD, and quarter section descriptions to GPS coordinates for well sites, pipeline routes, and farmland.",[1126,1127,1128,1129,1130],"alberta legal land description","alberta DLS converter","alberta LSD lookup","AER well location","alberta quarter section",{},[48,268,377,187],"provinces",{"title":768,"description":1124},"learn\u002Fprovinces\u002Falberta",[248,269],"r7KiB4J3CWe-HhVW4cNicG3wOvgMC9LaBPwsWU13de8",{"id":1139,"title":1140,"body":1141,"category":228,"createdAt":228,"cta":1624,"description":1626,"extension":232,"icon":228,"industry":228,"keywords":1627,"meta":1633,"navigation":241,"path":48,"province":228,"relatedPages":1634,"section":1635,"seo":1636,"stem":1637,"systems":1638,"updatedAt":228,"__hash__":1639},"learn\u002Flearn\u002Fsystems\u002Fdls.md","The Dominion Land Survey (DLS) System Explained",{"type":7,"value":1142,"toc":1597},[1143,1146,1149,1152,1156,1159,1162,1165,1169,1172,1176,1179,1215,1218,1222,1225,1229,1232,1239,1243,1250,1254,1257,1261,1264,1273,1276,1280,1283,1308,1311,1313,1317,1320,1337,1341,1345,1368,1371,1375,1380,1399,1402,1406,1411,1435,1438,1442,1445,1450,1455,1460,1466,1470,1474,1477,1481,1491,1495,1505,1509,1512,1516,1519,1523,1526,1558,1561,1575,1579,1587],[10,1144,1140],{"id":1145},"the-dominion-land-survey-dls-system-explained",[14,1147,1148],{},"Western Canada was surveyed with a precision that still shapes how land is bought, sold, regulated, and drilled today. The Dominion Land Survey system created in 1871 divides Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and part of British Columbia into a nested grid of meridians, townships, ranges, sections, and quarter sections. If you work with land in these provinces — in oil and gas, agriculture, real estate, or any regulated industry — you will encounter DLS descriptions constantly.",[14,1150,1151],{},"This page explains how the system was designed, how each level of the hierarchy works, and how to read and convert DLS references accurately.",[21,1153,1155],{"id":1154},"origins-the-dominion-lands-act-of-1871","Origins: The Dominion Lands Act of 1871",[14,1157,1158],{},"After Confederation in 1867, the Canadian government faced an enormous challenge: opening the Northwest Territories to settlement while maintaining sovereignty against American expansion. The solution was systematic survey before settlement — establish a precise grid across the entire prairie, then grant numbered parcels to settlers, railways, and the Hudson's Bay Company.",[14,1160,1161],{},"Parliament passed the Dominion Lands Act in 1871, and the first survey crews began work near Winnipeg the same year. The system drew heavily on the American Public Land Survey System, adapting it for Canadian latitudes and incorporating corrections for the convergence of meridian lines toward the north pole. By the early 1900s, survey parties had covered most of the agricultural prairies. The result was one of the largest systematic land surveys ever completed — over 800 million acres gridded with enough precision to describe individual 40-acre parcels.",[14,1163,1164],{},"The Dominion Lands Branch of the federal government administered the survey. The name has largely disappeared from everyday use, but the grid it created remains the legal foundation for land ownership and resource tenure across four provinces.",[21,1166,1168],{"id":1167},"the-hierarchy-how-the-grid-is-built","The Hierarchy: How the Grid is Built",[14,1170,1171],{},"The DLS works outward from fixed reference lines. Understanding each level makes it possible to read any DLS description accurately.",[400,1173,1175],{"id":1174},"principal-meridians","Principal Meridians",[14,1177,1178],{},"Everything in the DLS is measured west of a principal meridian. Canada uses six meridians in the DLS:",[59,1180,1181,1187,1193,1199,1204,1209],{},[62,1182,1183,1186],{},[31,1184,1185],{},"1st Meridian (W1M)",": 97°27'28\" W — runs through Manitoba, just west of Winnipeg",[62,1188,1189,1192],{},[31,1190,1191],{},"2nd Meridian (W2M)",": 102°W — runs through central Saskatchewan",[62,1194,1195,1198],{},[31,1196,1197],{},"3rd Meridian (W3M)",": 106°W — runs through western Saskatchewan",[62,1200,1201,1203],{},[31,1202,66],{},": 110°W — the Alberta-Saskatchewan border",[62,1205,1206,1208],{},[31,1207,77],{},": 114°W — runs through central Alberta",[62,1210,1211,1214],{},[31,1212,1213],{},"6th Meridian (W6M)",": 118°W — runs through the BC Peace River region",[14,1216,1217],{},"Ranges are numbered eastward and westward from each meridian. A description \"West of the 4th Meridian\" (W4) places a parcel in eastern Alberta or western Saskatchewan.",[400,1219,1221],{"id":1220},"baselines","Baselines",[14,1223,1224],{},"Each meridian has a corresponding baseline running east-west at a specific latitude. Townships are numbered north from the baseline. Township 1 is the first row of townships north of the baseline; Township 100 is roughly the 60th parallel in Alberta.",[400,1226,1228],{"id":1227},"townships","Townships",[14,1230,1231],{},"A township is a roughly 6-mile by 6-mile square containing 36 sections. Townships are numbered from 1 northward from the baseline. Township 48 in Alberta, for example, sits about 290 kilometres north of the US border.",[14,1233,1234,1235,1238],{},"The word \"township\" refers both to this survey unit and to the coordinate within the DLS address. In the description ",[31,1236,1237],{},"NE-14-032-21W4",", the number 032 is the township number.",[400,1240,1242],{"id":1241},"ranges","Ranges",[14,1244,1245,1246,1249],{},"Ranges measure east-west distance from a meridian. Range 1 is the first column of townships east or west of the meridian; Range 30 is roughly 180 kilometres away. In DLS descriptions, the range number always appears with a meridian designation: ",[31,1247,1248],{},"21W4"," means Range 21, West of the 4th Meridian.",[400,1251,1253],{"id":1252},"correction-lines","Correction Lines",[14,1255,1256],{},"As survey crews moved north, the earth's curvature caused east-west survey lines to converge. The DLS accounts for this through correction lines — latitudes where township widths are reset to 6 miles. These occur roughly every 24 townships (about every 145 kilometres). Land near a correction line may have irregular parcels at the township boundary, a detail that matters in legal descriptions of affected parcels.",[400,1258,1260],{"id":1259},"sections","Sections",[14,1262,1263],{},"Each township is divided into 36 sections, each roughly one square mile (640 acres). Sections are numbered in a serpentine pattern starting from the southeast corner:",[1265,1266,1271],"pre",{"className":1267,"code":1269,"language":1270},[1268],"language-text","36  35  34  33  32  31\n25  26  27  28  29  30\n24  23  22  21  20  19\n13  14  15  16  17  18\n12  11  10   9   8   7\n 1   2   3   4   5   6\n","text",[69,1272,1269],{"__ignoreMap":218},[14,1274,1275],{},"Section 1 is the southeast corner; Section 36 is the northeast corner. This serpentine pattern means Section 7 is directly above Section 6, and Section 8 is to its right — a counterintuitive result for anyone expecting a simple left-to-right grid. Knowing this pattern is essential when checking whether two sections are adjacent.",[400,1277,1279],{"id":1278},"quarter-sections","Quarter Sections",[14,1281,1282],{},"Each section is divided into four quarter sections of 160 acres each:",[59,1284,1285,1290,1296,1302],{},[62,1286,1287,1289],{},[31,1288,817],{},": Northeast quarter",[62,1291,1292,1295],{},[31,1293,1294],{},"NW",": Northwest quarter",[62,1297,1298,1301],{},[31,1299,1300],{},"SE",": Southeast quarter",[62,1303,1304,1307],{},[31,1305,1306],{},"SW",": Southwest quarter",[14,1309,1310],{},"The quarter section is the level most commonly used in agricultural titles and many surface lease agreements.",[814,1312],{"highlighted-lsd":816,"highlighted-quarter":817,"highlighted-section":818},[21,1314,1316],{"id":1315},"format-and-examples","Format and Examples",[14,1318,1319],{},"A complete DLS description follows this structure:",[14,1321,1322],{},[31,1323,1324,1328,1329,1331,1332,1334,1335],{},[1325,1326,1327],"span",{},"Quarter"," ",[1325,1330,316],{},"-",[1325,1333,304],{},"-[Range]",[1325,1336,284],{},[400,1338,1340],{"id":1339},"example-1-quarter-section","Example 1: Quarter Section",[14,1342,1343],{},[31,1344,1237],{},[59,1346,1347,1352,1357,1363],{},[62,1348,1349,1351],{},[31,1350,817],{},": Northeast quarter section",[62,1353,1354,1356],{},[31,1355,818],{},": Section 14",[62,1358,1359,1362],{},[31,1360,1361],{},"032",": Township 32",[62,1364,1365,1367],{},[31,1366,1248],{},": Range 21, West of the 4th Meridian",[14,1369,1370],{},"This describes the northeast 160 acres of Section 14, in a township about 200 kilometres north of the US border in central Alberta.",[400,1372,1374],{"id":1373},"example-2-section-only","Example 2: Section Only",[14,1376,1377],{},[31,1378,1379],{},"SEC-22-048-07W5",[59,1381,1382,1388,1393],{},[62,1383,1384,1387],{},[31,1385,1386],{},"SEC-22",": All of Section 22 (640 acres)",[62,1389,1390,1392],{},[31,1391,855],{},": Township 48",[62,1394,1395,1398],{},[31,1396,1397],{},"07W5",": Range 7, West of the 5th Meridian",[14,1400,1401],{},"This is near Drayton Valley, Alberta, in a productive oil region of the Deep Basin.",[400,1403,1405],{"id":1404},"example-3-saskatchewan-location","Example 3: Saskatchewan Location",[14,1407,1408],{},[31,1409,1410],{},"SW-09-017-14W2",[59,1412,1413,1417,1423,1429],{},[62,1414,1415,1307],{},[31,1416,1306],{},[62,1418,1419,1422],{},[31,1420,1421],{},"09",": Section 9",[62,1424,1425,1428],{},[31,1426,1427],{},"017",": Township 17",[62,1430,1431,1434],{},[31,1432,1433],{},"14W2",": Range 14, West of the 2nd Meridian",[14,1436,1437],{},"This is in southern Saskatchewan near Moose Jaw.",[21,1439,1441],{"id":1440},"which-provinces-use-the-dls","Which Provinces Use the DLS",[14,1443,1444],{},"The DLS system covers:",[14,1446,1447,1449],{},[31,1448,288],{},": The entire province uses DLS, anchored on the 4th and 5th Meridians. The 4th Meridian forms the Alberta-Saskatchewan border. The 5th Meridian runs through central Alberta near Lacombe.",[14,1451,1452,1454],{},[31,1453,293],{},": The entire province uses DLS, anchored on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Meridians. Township numbers run from 1 at the US border to 100 near the 60th parallel.",[14,1456,1457,1459],{},[31,1458,298],{},": The southern and central agricultural zone uses DLS, anchored on the 1st Meridian. The Manitoba-Saskatchewan border corresponds roughly to Range 29W1. Northern Manitoba used a different grid; River Lots along the Red and Assiniboine rivers predate the DLS and follow an older French seigneurial pattern.",[14,1461,1462,1465],{},[31,1463,1464],{},"British Columbia (Peace River)",": The northeast corner of BC — the Peace River country — is covered by the DLS grid using the 6th Meridian. Communities like Fort St. John and Dawson Creek use DLS addressing. The rest of BC uses the National Topographic System (NTS).",[21,1467,1469],{"id":1468},"common-mistakes-and-gotchas","Common Mistakes and Gotchas",[400,1471,1473],{"id":1472},"meridian-confusion","Meridian Confusion",[14,1475,1476],{},"The most consequential error in a DLS description is a wrong meridian. The same township-range-section combination at W4 versus W5 produces two locations hundreds of kilometres apart. W4 is eastern Alberta and western Saskatchewan; W5 is central Alberta; W6 is the BC Peace River block. Always confirm the meridian from the source document before converting.",[400,1478,1480],{"id":1479},"range-vs-township-transposition","Range vs. Township Transposition",[14,1482,1483,1484,1486,1487,1490],{},"In a description like ",[31,1485,1056],{},", it is easy to read 032 as the range and 21 as the township — the reverse of the correct interpretation. The convention is consistent: ",[31,1488,1489],{},"Section-Township-Range-Meridian",". Township always precedes Range.",[400,1492,1494],{"id":1493},"leading-zeros","Leading Zeros",[14,1496,1497,1498,1500,1501,1504],{},"Township and Range numbers are often written with leading zeros in regulatory databases — ",[31,1499,855],{}," instead of ",[31,1502,1503],{},"48",". Township Canada handles both formats, but legacy data entry errors sometimes arise from inconsistent zero-padding.",[400,1506,1508],{"id":1507},"section-numbering-direction","Section Numbering Direction",[14,1510,1511],{},"The serpentine section numbering means Section 7 is above Section 6, not to its right. When working out which sections border a given section, draw or consult the standard section diagram rather than assuming a simple grid.",[400,1513,1515],{"id":1514},"township-vs-survey-unit-vs-municipality","Township vs. Survey Unit vs. Municipality",[14,1517,1518],{},"In Alberta and Saskatchewan, \"township\" can refer to the DLS survey unit (a 36-section grid square), the DLS coordinate in a description (Township 48), or a rural municipality (Rural Municipality of Wilton No. 472). These are different things. In DLS descriptions, \"township\" always means the survey unit or the number within the coordinate.",[21,1520,1522],{"id":1521},"how-township-canada-handles-dls-conversions","How Township Canada Handles DLS Conversions",[14,1524,1525],{},"Township Canada converts DLS descriptions to GPS coordinates by mapping each level of the hierarchy to a precise geographic location. The conversion process:",[90,1527,1528,1534,1540,1546,1552],{},[62,1529,1530,1533],{},[31,1531,1532],{},"Identifies the meridian baseline"," — the geographic starting point for the range and township count.",[62,1535,1536,1539],{},[31,1537,1538],{},"Calculates the township latitude"," — each township is approximately 9.65 kilometres (6 miles) north of the previous, with corrections applied at correction lines.",[62,1541,1542,1545],{},[31,1543,1544],{},"Calculates the range longitude"," — each range is approximately 9.65 kilometres wide at the baseline, narrowing slightly at higher latitudes.",[62,1547,1548,1551],{},[31,1549,1550],{},"Locates the section"," — using the standard serpentine numbering to place Section 1 at the southeast corner of the township.",[62,1553,1554,1557],{},[31,1555,1556],{},"Locates the quarter or LSD"," — subdividing the section to the appropriate corner.",[14,1559,1560],{},"The result is the geographic centre of the described parcel, along with boundary coordinates for the full parcel footprint.",[14,1562,1563,1564,1567,1568,1571,1572,50],{},"For a step-by-step walkthrough of converting a specific DLS description, see ",[46,1565,1566],{"href":187},"DLS to GPS Converter",". For LSDs (the next subdivision below the quarter section), see ",[46,1569,1570],{"href":268},"Understanding Legal Subdivisions",". For oil and gas workflows that depend on DLS, see ",[46,1573,1574],{"href":377},"Legal Land Descriptions for Oil and Gas",[21,1576,1578],{"id":1577},"try-a-real-dls-conversion","Try a Real DLS Conversion",[14,1580,202,1581,1583,1584,1586],{},[31,1582,1237],{}," into the ",[46,1585,1091],{"href":100}," to see the system in action. The result shows the GPS coordinates for the northeast quarter of Section 14, Township 32, Range 21 W4 — a parcel in the agricultural heartland of central Alberta. The map view displays the parcel boundary on the survey grid alongside neighbouring sections and quarters.",[14,1588,1589,1590,1592,1593,1596],{},"For batch conversions of multiple DLS descriptions, the ",[46,1591,513],{"href":1071}," handles hundreds of locations at once and exports to CSV or KML. For converting GPS coordinates back to a DLS description, use the ",[46,1594,1595],{"href":720},"GPS to Legal Land Description"," tool.",{"title":218,"searchDepth":219,"depth":219,"links":1598},[1599,1600,1609,1614,1615,1622,1623],{"id":1154,"depth":219,"text":1155},{"id":1167,"depth":219,"text":1168,"children":1601},[1602,1603,1604,1605,1606,1607,1608],{"id":1174,"depth":739,"text":1175},{"id":1220,"depth":739,"text":1221},{"id":1227,"depth":739,"text":1228},{"id":1241,"depth":739,"text":1242},{"id":1252,"depth":739,"text":1253},{"id":1259,"depth":739,"text":1260},{"id":1278,"depth":739,"text":1279},{"id":1315,"depth":219,"text":1316,"children":1610},[1611,1612,1613],{"id":1339,"depth":739,"text":1340},{"id":1373,"depth":739,"text":1374},{"id":1404,"depth":739,"text":1405},{"id":1440,"depth":219,"text":1441},{"id":1468,"depth":219,"text":1469,"children":1616},[1617,1618,1619,1620,1621],{"id":1472,"depth":739,"text":1473},{"id":1479,"depth":739,"text":1480},{"id":1493,"depth":739,"text":1494},{"id":1507,"depth":739,"text":1508},{"id":1514,"depth":739,"text":1515},{"id":1521,"depth":219,"text":1522},{"id":1577,"depth":219,"text":1578},{"label":1625,"href":100},"Convert a DLS Description","How the DLS grid divides Western Canada into townships, ranges, sections, and quarter sections. 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