Introducing the New Township Canada — Rebuilt for 2026
After nine years and millions of conversions, we've rebuilt Township Canada from the ground up. New search, batch CSV upload, route planner, projects, API keys, and more.
Township Canada has been converting legal land descriptions to GPS coordinates since 2017. In that time, the platform has processed millions of conversions for land agents, pipeline engineers, surveyors, real estate professionals, crop insurance adjusters, and dozens of other roles across the Canadian land industry.
The original platform did its job well. But after nine years, the underlying technology had limits. Adding new features meant working around old constraints. The search couldn't handle all input formats. Batch processing topped out at a few hundred records. There was no way to save locations or plan routes. The API had a single key per account.
So we rebuilt it. Not a redesign — a full rebuild from the foundation up.
What's New
Here's what the new Township Canada includes:
- Unified search — One search box that accepts legal land descriptions (DLS, NTS, FPS), GPS coordinates, addresses, and place names. Autocomplete suggestions appear as you type.
- Batch conversion with CSV upload — Upload a spreadsheet of legal land descriptions and get coordinates back for every row. Map columns, handle errors, and export results to CSV, KML, Shapefile, DXF, GeoJSON, or PDF.
- Route planner — Add multiple stops using legal land descriptions or coordinates, optimize the order, and get driving directions. Built for field visits across rural Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
- Projects and saved places — Save any location with one click. Organize saves into projects with custom categories. Share projects with your team.
- Unlimited API keys — Create separate keys for development, staging, and production. Name them, rotate them, revoke them individually.
- AI assistant — Ask questions in plain language. "Find all sections in Township 32, Range 21, West of the 2nd Meridian" works.
- New export formats — Download results as PDF, CSV, KML, Shapefile, DXF, or GeoJSON depending on your workflow.
- Passwordless login — No more passwords. Sign in with a magic link sent to your email.
A Faster Search
The new search accepts every input format Township Canada supports. Type an LSD like 14-27-048-05W5 and it resolves instantly. Type an NTS reference like A-2-F/93-P-8 and it handles that too. Enter GPS coordinates, a street address, or a place name — the same search box figures out what you mean.
Autocomplete now suggests locations as you type, with results biased toward your current map view. If you're zoomed into central Alberta, typing "32-21" prioritizes townships in that area rather than returning every possible match across the prairies.
Batch Processing at Scale
The original batch tool accepted a few hundred records. The new batch converter handles thousands. Upload a CSV, map your columns to the fields Township Canada expects, and get coordinates back for every valid row. Rows that can't be converted are flagged with specific error messages so you can fix and re-run them.
Results export to multiple formats — CSV for spreadsheets, KML for Google Earth, Shapefile for ArcGIS, DXF for AutoCAD, GeoJSON for web mapping, and PDF for reports.
Route Planning for Field Work
If you've ever planned a day of wellsite inspections by manually looking up 10 locations on separate maps and guessing the best order, the route planner replaces that process. Add your stops using legal land descriptions or coordinates, and the planner calculates driving routes with estimated travel times. Reorder stops to minimize driving, or let the optimizer suggest an order.
Projects for Organized Work
Before the rebuild, Township Canada had no way to save your work. You'd convert a location, copy the coordinates, and move on. The new projects feature changes that. Save any location with one click, group locations into projects, add categories and notes, and share entire projects with team members. A pipeline engineer can save every crossing point for a route survey in one project. A land agent can organize quarter sections by client.
For Developers
The Township Canada API now supports unlimited API keys per account. If you're building an application that calls our Search, Autocomplete, Batch, or Maps API, you can create separate keys for each environment — development, staging, and production. Each key can be named, monitored, and revoked independently. Check the API integration guide for setup details.
For Teams
Business accounts now include team management. Add team members, assign roles, share projects, and manage API keys across your organization. Team members share a subscription, so there's no per-seat licensing complexity.
What Stays the Same
The core data hasn't changed. Township Canada still calculates coordinates from official survey data — the same DLS, NTS, and FPS grid coordinates that have been accurate since launch. If you've bookmarked a converter page or built an integration against our API, the underlying data quality is the same.
Support is the same too. Reach out with questions about your account, the API, or anything else.
For Existing Users
If you had an account on the previous Township Canada, your login works on the new platform. Your subscription carries over. The first time you sign in, you'll see the new interface, but your account, plan, and API key are all intact.
Check out the full pricing and plans to see what's included at each tier.