Western Canada Legal Land Description Lookup
Convert DLS, LSD and British Columbia NTS locations to exact parcel maps and GPS coordinates. Built on publicly available survey data and survey-system calculations.
Type a description, see the exact parcel
DLS / LSD
NE-14-48-1-W5
Quarter, half, section or LSD with township, range and meridian — Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and BC's Peace Country.
BC NTS
d-96-H/94-A-15
BC well-style NTS/BCGS locations: quarter unit, unit and block on a 1:50,000 map sheet.
GPS reverse
51.830729, -112.757193
Latitude and longitude — or your current location — back to the legal description containing that point.
Surveyed corners, not just an idealized grid
Every conversion is computed against more than 21,000 townships of surveyed corner coordinates drawn from publicly available survey records. Pure Dominion Land Survey math drifts 50–200 m from the monuments on the ground; warping the grid through real survey fabric keeps results within tens of metres. That precision matters most when you use the site as an LSD locator — a legal subdivision is only 40 acres, about 400 m on a side. Read the methodology.
Built for the field — take it offline
The mobile app computes every lookup on-device: offline base maps of all four provinces, current-location lookup, favourites with notes, saved map areas and turn-by-turn handoff — kilometres from the nearest signal.
Understand the survey systems
Frequently asked questions
- What is a legal land description?
- A legal land description identifies a parcel in Western Canada's Dominion Land Survey (DLS): quarter section or legal subdivision (LSD), section, township, range and meridian — for example NE-14-48-1-W5. British Columbia's energy sector also uses NTS/BCGS well-style locations like d-96-H/94-A-15.
- How accurate are the results?
- Positions are computed from a combination of publicly available survey data and survey-system calculations — real surveyed township corners, not just an idealized grid. Typical accuracy is within tens of metres. Results are for navigation and reference, not a legal survey.
- Which provinces are covered?
- Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba (full DLS coverage, meridians E2 through W6), plus British Columbia: the Peace River Block DLS grid and NTS/BCGS locations across the province.
- Can I convert GPS coordinates back to a land description?
- Yes — enter a latitude and longitude (or use your current location) and the tool returns the nearest section, half, quarter or LSD containing that point.