[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"learn-\u002Flearn\u002Findustries\u002Fparcel-investigation-land-intelligence-western-canada":3,"learn-related-industries\u002Fparcel-investigation-land-intelligence-western-canada":225},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":199,"createdAt":199,"cta":200,"description":202,"extension":203,"icon":199,"industry":204,"keywords":205,"meta":212,"navigation":213,"path":214,"province":215,"relatedPages":216,"section":217,"seo":218,"stem":219,"systems":220,"updatedAt":199,"__hash__":224},"learn\u002Flearn\u002Findustries\u002Fparcel-investigation-land-intelligence-western-canada.md","Parcel Investigation and Land Intelligence for Western Canada",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":188},"minimark",[9,13,17,20,25,28,31,38,41,45,53,59,62,65,68,71,75,87,98,104,115,119,122,126,154,158,166,170,176,182],[10,11,5],"h1",{"id":12},"parcel-investigation-and-land-intelligence-for-western-canada",[14,15,16],"p",{},"You are evaluating a quarter section in western Canada. A pre-acquisition review, a surface lease renewal, or a farmland purchase each demands answers about what sits on and under the land: active wells, pipeline crossings, Crown tenure status, soil productivity, and crop rotation history. Pulling that picture together from separate provincial databases, federal rasters, and regulatory portals can take hours per parcel.",[14,18,19],{},"Township Canada's parcel report brings this data together. When the Energy Bundle and the Agriculture Bundle are both active, the report sidebar shows energy infrastructure, Crown tenure, soil data, and crop history on the same quarter section.",[21,22,24],"h2",{"id":23},"the-old-way-and-the-way-that-works","The old way, and the way that works",[14,26,27],{},"Before: a land technician opens AER OneStop to check wells, pulls Crown tenure status from a separate provincial portal, downloads AAFC crop inventory rasters into GIS to review rotation history, and cross-references soil survey data from yet another source. Each system uses its own identifier, and reconciling them against a single legal land description means copying coordinates between tabs.",[14,29,30],{},"After: search the legal land description (for example, NW 36-042-03W5) in Township Canada. The parcel report sidebar shows wells, pipelines, facilities, Crown PNG tenure, soil survey attributes, crop rotation, and productivity scores for that quarter section. Energy and agriculture layers render together when both bundles are active.",[14,32,33],{},[34,35],"img",{"alt":36,"src":37},"Parcel report Overview for an Alberta parcel near Barons, with ranked land findings beside the map.","\u002Fimages\u002Flearn\u002Fparcel-investigation-land-intelligence-western-canada\u002Foverview.png",[14,39,40],{},"The example screenshot uses quarter section NW-7-13-21-W4, captured with both bundles active.",[21,42,44],{"id":43},"what-the-data-shows","What the data shows",[14,46,47,48,52],{},"The ",[49,50,51],"strong",{},"Energy Bundle"," plots provincial well records with orphan and abandoned flags where published. Sources include Alberta AER ST37, Saskatchewan GeoHub, the BC Energy Regulator, and Manitoba provincial records. It carries provincial pipeline and facility data, including Alberta ST76 and ST102, Crown PNG and mineral tenure with expiry alerts, CCS pore space tenure (Alberta), geothermal tenure (Alberta), and Petrinex 12-month production data.",[14,54,47,55,58],{},[49,56,57],{},"Agriculture Bundle"," shows AAFC crop inventory with five-year crop rotation (national), a unified soil survey combining Alberta AGRASID, the Saskatchewan provincial survey, and the BC soil survey (with drainage, slope, and salinity filters), CLI land capability (national), the LSRS Productivity Score for Alberta parcels, and drought monitoring.",[14,60,61],{},"Both datasets render on the same DLS and NTS grid, so a quarter section in an active drilling area with agricultural potential shows all of that context in one parcel report.",[14,63,64],{},"The Overview starts with ranked answers to land questions and a short investigation brief. Its Investigation Hub groups findings under Surface, Subsurface, Interests, and Constraints, with cross-bundle findings under How things interact. Findings that need attention appear above the groups.",[14,66,67],{},"When both bundles are active, relationship cards connect agricultural productivity, energy infrastructure, and tenure on the same parcel. Each card links to a report tab, a drill-down, or map evidence. Cards describe the overlap supported by the data without inferring ownership, liability, or compensation.",[14,69,70],{},"Subscribers without a required bundle can still see freemium findings. Locked cards explain which additional evidence requires an add-on; missing provincial data is labelled separately from a confirmed zero.",[21,72,74],{"id":73},"who-uses-this","Who uses this",[14,76,77,80,81,86],{},[49,78,79],{},"Pre-acquisition due diligence."," A landman evaluating a surface lease needs well density, abandonment history, and Crown tenure status on the parcel before recommending terms. The Energy Bundle's well and tenure layers answer those questions directly on the DLS grid. See ",[82,83,85],"a",{"href":84},"\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Forphan-well-due-diligence","Orphan Well Due Diligence"," for the detailed M&A and surface-rights workflow.",[14,88,89,92,93,97],{},[49,90,91],{},"Farmland evaluation."," An agronomist or investor assessing a prairie quarter section needs soil productivity and crop rotation history to estimate yield potential. The Agriculture Bundle provides LSRS scores in Alberta and five-year crop history nationally. See ",[82,94,96],{"href":95},"\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Ffarmland-due-diligence-soil-and-crop","Farmland Due Diligence: Soil and Crop Data"," for the evaluation workflow.",[14,99,100,103],{},[49,101,102],{},"Crown tenure monitoring."," Companies holding Crown PNG or mineral leases need to track expiry dates. The Energy Bundle's tenure layers carry expiry alerts, and the parcel report shows which Crown interests are active on a given quarter section.",[14,105,106,109,110,114],{},[49,107,108],{},"Surface lease review."," Before renewing or negotiating a surface lease, both parties benefit from seeing the well count, pipeline crossings, and land capability on the parcel. See ",[82,111,113],{"href":112},"\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Fsurface-lease-legal-description","Surface Lease Legal Descriptions"," for how legal land descriptions tie into the filing process.",[21,116,118],{"id":117},"energy-bundle-and-agriculture-bundle","Energy Bundle and Agriculture Bundle",[14,120,121],{},"Both bundles are $100 CAD per month add-ons on a Pro ($20\u002Fmonth) or Business ($40\u002Fuser\u002Fmonth) plan. Add one or both. The Energy Parcel Report PDF and Agriculture Parcel Report PDF are available for export when the corresponding bundle is active.",[21,123,125],{"id":124},"related","Related",[127,128,129,136,142,148],"ul",{},[130,131,132],"li",{},[82,133,135],{"href":134},"\u002Flearn\u002Findustries\u002Foil-and-gas","Legal Land Descriptions for Oil and Gas",[130,137,138],{},[82,139,141],{"href":140},"\u002Flearn\u002Findustries\u002Fagriculture","Legal Land Descriptions for Agriculture",[130,143,144],{},[82,145,147],{"href":146},"\u002Flearn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Faer-st37-wells","AER ST37 Wells Data Source",[130,149,150],{},[82,151,153],{"href":152},"\u002Flearn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Fcrown-png-tenure","Crown PNG Tenure Data Source",[21,155,157],{"id":156},"look-up-a-quarter-section","Look up a quarter section",[14,159,160,161,165],{},"Search any DLS, LSD, or NTS reference and see what the Energy and Agriculture layers show for that parcel. ",[82,162,164],{"href":163},"\u002Fpricing","Pricing",".",[21,167,169],{"id":168},"faq","FAQ",[14,171,172,175],{},[49,173,174],{},"Can I see energy and agriculture data on the same parcel?"," Yes. When both the Energy Bundle and the Agriculture Bundle are active, their map layers and report tabs render together on the same quarter section.",[14,177,178,181],{},[49,179,180],{},"Which provinces does this cover?"," Wells cover Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Manitoba. Pipelines and facilities cover Alberta, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia. Crop inventory and CLI capability are national. Detailed soil polygons cover Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Manitoba. The LSRS Productivity Score is Alberta only.",[14,183,184,187],{},[49,185,186],{},"Do I need both bundles?"," Each bundle is independent. A land technician focused on well proximity and tenure may only need the Energy Bundle. An agronomist evaluating soil and crop data may only need the Agriculture Bundle. Teams working across both domains benefit from adding both.",{"title":189,"searchDepth":190,"depth":190,"links":191},"",2,[192,193,194,195,196,197,198],{"id":23,"depth":190,"text":24},{"id":43,"depth":190,"text":44},{"id":73,"depth":190,"text":74},{"id":117,"depth":190,"text":118},{"id":124,"depth":190,"text":125},{"id":156,"depth":190,"text":157},{"id":168,"depth":190,"text":169},null,{"label":157,"href":201},"\u002F?example=NW-36-042-03W5","Evaluate a western Canadian quarter section across wells, tenure, soil, and crop history in one parcel investigation using Township Canada's Energy and Agriculture data bundles.","md","oil-and-gas",[206,207,208,209,210,211],"parcel land investigation western canada","land intelligence oil gas agriculture","quarter section due diligence","Crown tenure monitoring","farmland evaluation parcel report","surface lease review western canada",{},true,"\u002Flearn\u002Findustries\u002Fparcel-investigation-land-intelligence-western-canada","alberta",[134,140,84,152],"industries",{"title":5,"description":202},"learn\u002Findustries\u002Fparcel-investigation-land-intelligence-western-canada",[221,222,223],"DLS","LSD","NTS","TxSGwnBdjSe5EBQnSSLvZPuxZE_YuMWssXA5dSUcBrk",[226,366,591],{"id":227,"title":228,"body":229,"category":199,"createdAt":199,"cta":350,"description":353,"extension":203,"icon":354,"industry":199,"keywords":355,"meta":360,"navigation":213,"path":152,"province":199,"relatedPages":361,"section":362,"seo":363,"stem":364,"systems":199,"updatedAt":199,"__hash__":365},"learn\u002Flearn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Fcrown-png-tenure.md","Crown PNG Tenure: Western Canada Petroleum and Natural Gas Agreements",{"type":7,"value":230,"toc":343},[231,235,244,248,263,267,277,286,290,309,315,321,323],[21,232,234],{"id":233},"what-it-is","What it is",[14,236,237,240,241,165],{},[49,238,239],{},"Crown petroleum and natural gas (PNG) tenure"," is the set of agreements that grant the right to explore for and produce oil and gas from Crown land: leases, licences, and pore-space agreements. Alberta publishes them through the Alberta Energy Agreements (AMI) service, with the sibling provinces publishing through the Saskatchewan GeoAtlas, the BC Energy Regulator, and the Manitoba Petroleum Branch. Township Canada ingests the polygons and refreshes them ",[49,242,243],{},"weekly",[21,245,247],{"id":246},"what-it-carries","What it carries",[14,249,250,251,254,255,258,259,262],{},"Each agreement carries its disposition number and type, status, and ",[49,252,253],{},"expiry date",", from which we compute ",[49,256,257],{},"days-to-expiry"," and an expiring-soon flag (inside a 24-month window). Where the province publishes it, we also carry the ",[49,260,261],{},"holder name"," - Alberta and Manitoba include it; Saskatchewan agreements publish no expiry date and BC agreements carry no holder name in the public data. Perpetual agreements are tagged so they are not mistaken for imminent renewals. We also compute what share of each Legal Subdivision a disposition covers.",[21,264,266],{"id":265},"coverage-and-refresh","Coverage and refresh",[14,268,269,270,273,274,276],{},"We carry ",[49,271,272],{},"more than 63,000 PNG agreements"," across Alberta, refreshed ",[49,275,243],{},", and Crown PNG tenure now covers all four western provinces: Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan GeoAtlas), British Columbia (BC Energy Regulator), and Manitoba (Manitoba Petroleum Branch).",[278,279,280,283],"blockquote",{},[14,281,282],{},"Source: Alberta Energy · AMI Crown tenure (Alberta) · refreshed weekly",[14,284,285],{},"Source: Saskatchewan GeoAtlas, BC Energy Regulator, Manitoba Petroleum Branch",[21,287,289],{"id":288},"how-township-canada-shows-it","How Township Canada shows it",[14,291,292,293,296,297,299,300,304,305,308],{},"PNG tenure powers the ",[49,294,295],{},"Petroleum Tenure"," map layer (Energy Bundle), which can be coloured by ",[49,298,257],{}," through the ",[301,302,303],"code",{},"tenure"," preset, and the tenure card on the ",[49,306,307],{},"Energy tab"," of the parcel report. The expiring-tenure watchlist surfaces agreements approaching renewal.",[14,310,311],{},[34,312],{"alt":313,"src":314},"The tenure preset in southeast Alberta, with Crown petroleum and natural gas dispositions coloured by days to expiry","\u002Fimages\u002Flearn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Fcrown-png-tenure\u002Ftenure-expiry-map.webp",[14,316,317],{},[34,318],{"alt":319,"src":320},"The Crown tenure card on the Energy tab showing an intersecting petroleum and natural gas lease with its holder, disposition number, and expiry date","\u002Fimages\u002Flearn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Fcrown-png-tenure\u002Freport-tenure-card.webp",[21,322,125],{"id":124},[127,324,325,331,337],{},[130,326,327],{},[82,328,330],{"href":329},"\u002Flearn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Fcrown-mineral-tenure","Crown Mineral Tenure",[130,332,333],{},[82,334,336],{"href":335},"\u002Flearn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Fccs-tenure","CCS Tenure",[130,338,339],{},[82,340,342],{"href":341},"\u002Fguides\u002Fmap-layers","Map Layers guide",{"title":189,"searchDepth":190,"depth":190,"links":344},[345,346,347,348,349],{"id":233,"depth":190,"text":234},{"id":246,"depth":190,"text":247},{"id":265,"depth":190,"text":266},{"id":288,"depth":190,"text":289},{"id":124,"depth":190,"text":125},{"label":351,"href":352},"Check tenure on a parcel report","\u002Fapp\u002Fsearch","Crown petroleum and natural gas tenure across Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Manitoba - leases, licences, and pore-space agreements - with holder, status, and days-to-expiry, on the map and parcel report.","i-lucide-file-text",[356,357,358,359],"crown tenure","petroleum and natural gas","PNG lease","tenure expiry",{},[329,335,146],"data-sources",{"title":228,"description":353},"learn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Fcrown-png-tenure","-MrmTcsLEBOx7wcf1cUt-IljpH_rvSSg6Jmn9aliO74",{"id":367,"title":368,"body":369,"category":199,"createdAt":199,"cta":576,"description":578,"extension":203,"icon":199,"industry":204,"keywords":579,"meta":585,"navigation":213,"path":84,"province":215,"relatedPages":199,"section":586,"seo":587,"stem":588,"systems":589,"updatedAt":199,"__hash__":590},"learn\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Forphan-well-due-diligence.md","Orphan Well Due Diligence: M&A and Surface Rights Workflows",{"type":7,"value":370,"toc":562},[371,374,377,381,387,393,396,400,405,408,412,415,419,422,426,459,462,466,498,502,522,526,540,542],[10,372,85],{"id":373},"orphan-well-due-diligence",[14,375,376],{},"Closure-obligation exposure is one of the central diligence questions in Alberta oil and gas M&A and surface-rights transactions. The Orphan Well Association (OWA) inventory grows when licensees become unable to fulfill closure obligations - the orphan count now runs to more than 19,000 wells in Alberta. Township Canada surfaces the orphan flag on every well plus a per-operator rollup of closure exposure.",[21,378,380],{"id":379},"the-two-diligence-questions","The two diligence questions",[14,382,383,386],{},[49,384,385],{},"For an M&A buyer:"," \"What closure exposure am I inheriting?\" Total Active + Suspended + Abandoned (non-orphan) wells in the seller's portfolio. Wells already on the OWA's books don't transfer closure cost - but the seller's operating history might indicate future orphan risk.",[14,388,389,392],{},[49,390,391],{},"For a surface-rights holder:"," \"Is the well on my land an OWA-funded closure or a licensee-funded one?\" Different operational and timeline expectations.",[14,394,395],{},"Both questions are answered by the orphan flag + lifecycle status on each well.",[21,397,399],{"id":398},"where-to-find-the-data","Where to find the data",[401,402,404],"h3",{"id":403},"single-well-lookup","Single-well lookup",[14,406,407],{},"Search a well by its UWI, or click it on the Wells map layer, to open its record. The well detail shows the full lifecycle status for that well plus the orphan flag, abandonment date, and reclamation status. This is the view for diligence on a specific surface lease or a specific well being negotiated.",[401,409,411],{"id":410},"operator-rollup","Operator rollup",[14,413,414],{},"Open the operator (licensee) view to see its whole portfolio at a glance: total wells, split by Active, Abandoned, Orphan, and Reclamation-certified. For an M&A diligence pass, this one-shot operator profile is the starting point.",[401,416,418],{"id":417},"map-view","Map view",[14,420,421],{},"In the data catalog, the Wells layer legend has an Orphan filter that surfaces only OWA-inventory wells (regardless of their lifecycle status). Combined with the standard Active\u002FSuspended\u002FAbandoned filters, this gives the full operator-portfolio picture.",[21,423,425],{"id":424},"a-typical-ma-workflow","A typical M&A workflow",[427,428,429,435,441,447,453],"ol",{},[130,430,431,434],{},[49,432,433],{},"Identify the seller's licensee."," Look up the operator by name or BA code. (BA = Business Associate - every licensee has one.)",[130,436,437,440],{},[49,438,439],{},"Open that operator's view."," Total wells plus the breakdown by status.",[130,442,443,446],{},[49,444,445],{},"Compute the inherited closure obligation"," roughly as: Active wells (future obligation) + Suspended wells (near-term reactivation or abandonment) + Abandoned non-orphan wells (open reclamation work).",[130,448,449,452],{},[49,450,451],{},"Subtract the orphan count"," - these don't transfer in the M&A; the OWA is funding the closure.",[130,454,455,458],{},[49,456,457],{},"Pull operator history for the highest-exposure wells."," The transfer-notice history shows whether the seller has been actively divesting or accumulating.",[14,460,461],{},"For dollar-value diligence, the per-well closure cost estimate is industry-standard - the AER publishes liability rating models that operators use internally. Township Canada doesn't currently surface a per-well dollar estimate (that's downstream of the data we ship).",[21,463,465],{"id":464},"a-typical-surface-rights-workflow","A typical surface-rights workflow",[427,467,468,474,480,486,492],{},[130,469,470,473],{},[49,471,472],{},"Open the parcel report"," for the title in question",[130,475,476,479],{},[49,477,478],{},"Read the wells listing"," for the parcel (if the parcel sits over one or more licensed wells)",[130,481,482,485],{},[49,483,484],{},"For each well, check the orphan flag:"," if orphan, OWA-funded closure; if not orphan, licensee-funded",[130,487,488,491],{},[49,489,490],{},"For orphan wells, the timeline is OWA-driven."," Their public inventory updates monthly; the well's place in the closure queue is sometimes available via OWA outreach.",[130,493,494,497],{},[49,495,496],{},"For non-orphan abandoned wells, the licensee retains the reclamation obligation."," If the licensee is suspended or in financial distress, that's an emerging orphan risk worth flagging.",[21,499,501],{"id":500},"what-this-doesnt-replace","What this doesn't replace",[127,503,504,510,516],{},[130,505,506,509],{},[49,507,508],{},"Direct AER directives lookups"," - for the licence-level audit trail, the AER's regulatory portal is authoritative",[130,511,512,515],{},[49,513,514],{},"OWA direct contact"," - for orphan timeline expectations on a specific well",[130,517,518,521],{},[49,519,520],{},"Liability rating computation"," - Township Canada doesn't currently compute the per-well dollar estimate",[21,523,525],{"id":524},"coverage","Coverage",[127,527,528,534],{},[130,529,530,533],{},[49,531,532],{},"Alberta:"," full coverage via AER ST37 + OWA monthly inventory join",[130,535,536,539],{},[49,537,538],{},"Saskatchewan (SER), BC (BCOGC):"," not yet",[21,541,125],{"id":124},[127,543,544,550,553,556],{},[130,545,546],{},[82,547,549],{"href":548},"\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Faer-wells-lifecycle-status","AER Wells Lifecycle Status",[130,551,552],{},"Orphan + abandoned wells data layer reference",[130,554,555],{},"Asset \u002F operator history snapshot reference",[130,557,558],{},[82,559,561],{"href":560},"\u002Ffor\u002Foil-and-gas","Township Canada for Oil and Gas Operators",{"title":189,"searchDepth":190,"depth":190,"links":563},[564,565,571,572,573,574,575],{"id":379,"depth":190,"text":380},{"id":398,"depth":190,"text":399,"children":566},[567,569,570],{"id":403,"depth":568,"text":404},3,{"id":410,"depth":568,"text":411},{"id":417,"depth":568,"text":418},{"id":424,"depth":190,"text":425},{"id":464,"depth":190,"text":465},{"id":500,"depth":190,"text":501},{"id":524,"depth":190,"text":525},{"id":124,"depth":190,"text":125},{"label":577,"href":560},"See the Energy Bundle","How to use the orphan flag and per-operator rollup for operator-level closure exposure analysis and surface-rights diligence.",[580,581,582,583,584],"orphan well due diligence","alberta closure obligation","aer well transfer","oil gas m&a diligence","owa orphan inventory",{},"how-to",{"title":368,"description":578},"learn\u002Fhow-to\u002Forphan-well-due-diligence",[221],"HhaiXISknPSOBnsKKZgewWhNoZOqk3nVnhptZukp37A",{"id":592,"title":141,"body":593,"category":199,"createdAt":199,"cta":903,"description":906,"extension":203,"icon":199,"industry":907,"keywords":908,"meta":915,"navigation":213,"path":140,"province":916,"relatedPages":917,"section":217,"seo":918,"stem":919,"systems":920,"updatedAt":199,"__hash__":921},"learn\u002Flearn\u002Findustries\u002Fagriculture.md",{"type":7,"value":594,"toc":888},[595,598,601,604,608,611,614,618,622,625,632,639,647,653,657,660,668,672,676,679,682,708,711,719,723,726,742,745,749,752,764,768,776,782,790,801,812,816,819,839,842,849,853,864],[10,596,141],{"id":597},"legal-land-descriptions-for-agriculture",[14,599,600],{},"Prairie agriculture runs on quarter sections. From crop insurance forms to land lease agreements to Property Assessment Management Agency records, every field, every parcel, and every legal transaction involving farmland in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba is identified by a legal land description in the Dominion Land Survey system.",[14,602,603],{},"A farmer who works 4,000 acres is managing roughly 16 quarter sections. Each one has a DLS address. Knowing how to read and convert those addresses - and being able to move quickly between the paper description and a map on your phone - matters when you are filing a hail claim, negotiating a cash lease, or mapping the field boundaries before seeding.",[21,605,607],{"id":606},"why-legal-land-descriptions-matter-in-agriculture","Why Legal Land Descriptions Matter in Agriculture",[14,609,610],{},"The quarter section is the fundamental unit of prairie land ownership and agricultural administration. Provincial governments, crop insurance agencies, lenders, and land registries all use DLS notation as the primary identifier for agricultural land.",[14,612,613],{},"When Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) processes a hail claim, the claim references the quarter section. When Alberta Agriculture and Forestry issues a soil conservation notice, it references the legal land description. When a chartered bank writes a farm mortgage, the security is described using DLS notation from the title. The legal description isn't bureaucratic overhead - it's the shared language that connects a field in the ground to every document, database, and transaction that touches it.",[21,615,617],{"id":616},"survey-systems-used-in-agriculture","Survey Systems Used in Agriculture",[401,619,621],{"id":620},"dls-the-quarter-section-grid","DLS - The Quarter Section Grid",[14,623,624],{},"The Dominion Land Survey divides the prairies into townships (36 square miles), sections (one square mile, 640 acres), and quarter sections (160 acres). Agricultural land is primarily described at the quarter section level - Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, or Southwest - because that's how most parcels were originally homesteaded and titled.",[14,626,627,628,631],{},"A typical agricultural legal description looks like ",[49,629,630],{},"NW 22-037-14W3",": the Northwest quarter of Section 22, Township 37, Range 14, West of the 3rd Meridian. That puts the parcel in the Outlook, Saskatchewan area - prime dryland grain country.",[14,633,634,635,638],{},"For Alberta parcels, the same notation uses W4, W5, or W6 depending on location. A parcel in the Lacombe area might read ",[49,636,637],{},"SE 14-039-26W4",": Southeast quarter, Section 14, Township 39, Range 26, West of the 4th Meridian.",[14,640,641,642,646],{},"See ",[82,643,645],{"href":644},"\u002Flearn\u002Fsystems\u002Fdls","Understanding the DLS System"," for a full breakdown of how the grid is organized.",[648,649],"marketing-dls-grid-diagrams",{"highlighted-lsd":650,"highlighted-quarter":651,"highlighted-section":652},"9","NW","22",[401,654,656],{"id":655},"lsd-finer-subdivision","LSD - Finer Subdivision",[14,658,659],{},"When a quarter section has been subdivided - for a farmyard, a dugout, a lease parcel, or a road allowance - the description may reference a Legal Subdivision (LSD). Each quarter section contains four 40-acre LSDs, numbered within the larger section grid.",[14,661,662,663,667],{},"Crop insurance agencies sometimes require LSD-level identification when a field crosses a quarter section boundary or when only part of a quarter section is being seeded. Surface lease agreements for grain bins, irrigation pivot corners, or communication towers often reference a specific LSD rather than the full quarter. See ",[82,664,666],{"href":665},"\u002Flearn\u002Fsystems\u002Flsd","How LSDs Are Numbered"," for the numbering pattern.",[21,669,671],{"id":670},"real-world-scenarios","Real-World Scenarios",[401,673,675],{"id":674},"scenario-1-crop-insurance-filing","Scenario 1: Crop Insurance Filing",[14,677,678],{},"It's late July in Saskatchewan and a hailstorm cuts through three townships east of Saskatoon. A grain farmer files a claim with SCIC covering damage across five fields. The claim form asks for the legal land description of each affected field.",[14,680,681],{},"The farmer's fields are:",[127,683,684,690,696,702],{},[130,685,686,689],{},[49,687,688],{},"NW 14-037-02W3"," - 155 acres spring wheat",[130,691,692,695],{},[49,693,694],{},"SE 14-037-02W3"," - 160 acres canola",[130,697,698,701],{},[49,699,700],{},"NE 23-037-02W3"," - 160 acres barley",[130,703,704,707],{},[49,705,706],{},"SW 23-037-02W3"," - partial, 80 acres seeded",[14,709,710],{},"Each description identifies the parcel precisely for the SCIC adjuster who will visit the site. The adjuster uses the legal land description to pull the field boundary from provincial mapping, verify which crops were reported for that parcel, and navigate to the field using GPS coordinates. Township Canada converts each quarter section to GPS for both the farmer and the adjuster, eliminating any ambiguity about which field is which.",[14,712,713,714,718],{},"Try the ",[82,715,717],{"href":716},"\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Fquarter-section-finder","quarter section finder"," to locate any NW, SE, NE, or SW quarter in the DLS grid.",[401,720,722],{"id":721},"scenario-2-land-lease-agreement","Scenario 2: Land Lease Agreement",[14,724,725],{},"A farmer is renting two quarter sections from a neighbour who is semi-retired. The cash lease agreement needs to identify the land precisely enough to be legally enforceable. A description like \"the north two quarters at the corner of Highway 15 and the grid road\" is not adequate for a title document or a dispute resolution.",[14,727,728,729,732,733,736,737,741],{},"The legal description for the lease is drawn from the current title: ",[49,730,731],{},"NE 08-040-18W4"," and ",[49,734,735],{},"NW 08-040-18W4",", both in the Ponoka County area of Alberta. Enter those into ",[82,738,740],{"href":739},"\u002F","Township Canada"," to confirm the parcels, generate a map for the lease schedule, and verify that both parcels share a common boundary before signing.",[14,743,744],{},"Lenders financing the operation also want the DLS description on the security agreement. A clear legal description means no ambiguity if the lease or the loan goes to dispute.",[401,746,748],{"id":747},"scenario-3-field-mapping-before-seeding","Scenario 3: Field Mapping Before Seeding",[14,750,751],{},"A farm manager is organizing the spring seeding plan across 22 quarter sections spread over three townships. Some fields have irregular shapes due to sloughs, road allowances, and municipal drains. Before assigning seeding crews and equipment to each block, the manager wants a map showing every parcel with GPS boundaries and area calculations.",[14,753,754,755,759,760,763],{},"Convert the full list of quarter sections through the ",[82,756,758],{"href":757},"\u002Fapp\u002Fbatch","batch converter"," to get GPS corner coordinates for each parcel. Export as KML and load into the farm management software to build the seeding map. Fields with internal obstacles can be flagged for adjusted seeding rates. For large farm operations running many quarters, the batch converter on the ",[82,761,762],{"href":163},"Business plan"," handles the full list in one pass.",[21,765,767],{"id":766},"how-township-canada-handles-agricultural-workflows","How Township Canada Handles Agricultural Workflows",[14,769,770,773,774,165],{},[49,771,772],{},"Quarter section lookup",": Enter any NW, NE, SW, or SE quarter in DLS format and get GPS coordinates for the parcel centre and corners. The map view shows surrounding parcels and landmarks. Use the ",[82,775,717],{"href":716},[14,777,778,781],{},[49,779,780],{},"Field verification",": Compare what a title says to what the GPS shows. If someone describes a parcel as \"the south half of Section 22, Township 37,\" Township Canada breaks it into the SE and SW quarters and shows both on the map.",[14,783,784,787,788,165],{},[49,785,786],{},"Batch conversion for lease schedules",": Upload a list of quarter sections from an annual crop input plan or a rental portfolio and download the GPS coordinates in one operation. Try ",[82,789,757],{"href":757},[14,791,792,795,796,800],{},[49,793,794],{},"LSD lookup for subdivided parcels",": When a crop insurance form or surface lease references a specific LSD rather than a full quarter, use the ",[82,797,799],{"href":798},"\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Flsd-finder","LSD finder"," to locate the exact 40-acre parcel.",[14,802,803,806,807,811],{},[49,804,805],{},"Documented data provenance",": Every agriculture layer in the parcel report (AGRASID and LSRS, AAFC crop inventory, the Drought Monitor, Soil Landscapes of Canada) has its own data-source page with publisher, refresh cadence, and attribution. See ",[82,808,810],{"href":809},"\u002Fblog\u002Fbehind-the-map-energy-agriculture-data-sources","what's behind the map: a guide to the energy and agriculture data sources"," for the walkthrough.",[21,813,815],{"id":814},"alberta-saskatchewan-and-manitoba-same-system-different-meridians","Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba - Same System, Different Meridians",[14,817,818],{},"The DLS grid covers all three prairie provinces, but the meridian changes as you move east:",[127,820,821,827,833],{},[130,822,823,826],{},[49,824,825],{},"Alberta",": W4, W5, W6 (W4 along the SK border, W5 through central Alberta, W6 near the BC border)",[130,828,829,832],{},[49,830,831],{},"Saskatchewan",": W2 (east) and W3 (west)",[130,834,835,838],{},[49,836,837],{},"Manitoba",": W1 (most of the province)",[14,840,841],{},"A Saskatchewan land description will almost always end in W2 or W3. An Alberta description ends in W4, W5, or W6. If you receive a description without a meridian, the province of origin usually narrows it down. But always confirm - a W2 location in Saskatchewan and a W2-equivalent misread in Alberta would land you in completely different farming regions.",[14,843,641,844,848],{},[82,845,847],{"href":846},"\u002Flearn\u002Fprovinces\u002Fsaskatchewan","Understanding Prairie Provinces and the DLS"," for province-specific detail.",[21,850,852],{"id":851},"try-it-with-an-agricultural-location","Try It with an Agricultural Location",[14,854,855,856,859,860,863],{},"Enter ",[49,857,858],{},"NW-22-037-14W3"," into the ",[82,861,862],{"href":739},"Township Canada converter"," to see a typical Saskatchewan dryland grain quarter. The result shows the parcel on the survey grid with GPS coordinates for the centre and corners - ready for a crop insurance form, a land lease schedule, or a seeding map.",[14,865,866,867,869,870,872,873,875,876,878,879,883,884,887],{},"For individual quarter sections, use the ",[82,868,717],{"href":716},". For LSD-level lookups on subdivided parcels, try the ",[82,871,799],{"href":798},". For full farm portfolios across many quarters, the ",[82,874,758],{"href":757}," is the fastest option on a ",[82,877,762],{"href":163},". If your quarter section data is already in Google Sheets, the ",[82,880,882],{"href":881},"\u002Fblog\u002Fgoogle-sheets-add-on-convert-legal-land-descriptions","Township Canada Google Sheets Add-On"," lets you convert descriptions to GPS coordinates directly in your spreadsheet with ",[301,885,886],{},"=TOWNSHIP()"," formulas.",{"title":189,"searchDepth":190,"depth":190,"links":889},[890,891,895,900,901,902],{"id":606,"depth":190,"text":607},{"id":616,"depth":190,"text":617,"children":892},[893,894],{"id":620,"depth":568,"text":621},{"id":655,"depth":568,"text":656},{"id":670,"depth":190,"text":671,"children":896},[897,898,899],{"id":674,"depth":568,"text":675},{"id":721,"depth":568,"text":722},{"id":747,"depth":568,"text":748},{"id":766,"depth":190,"text":767},{"id":814,"depth":190,"text":815},{"id":851,"depth":190,"text":852},{"label":904,"href":905},"Find your quarter section","\u002F?example=NW-22-037-14W3","How farmers, agrologists, and agricultural lenders use DLS and LSD legal land descriptions for crop insurance, land leases, and field mapping across the prairies.","agriculture",[909,910,911,912,913,914],"agriculture legal land description","quarter section farming","crop insurance LSD","land lease legal description","field mapping DLS","Saskatchewan quarter section",{},"saskatchewan",[644,665,846,716],{"title":141,"description":906},"learn\u002Findustries\u002Fagriculture",[221,222],"B4bKm27PaDMd-gZftUOxqtwR0S23CZRPa7Dq_I-uLHs"]