Director of Surveys

The Director of Surveys is an Alberta Land Surveyor employed by the Alberta Government and designated by the Minister of Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) to administer Alberta's Surveys Act.

Surveys Act

Under the Surveys Act, the Director of Surveys

• Coordinates the establishment, maintenance and preservation of the provincial land survey system
• Provides the provincial spatial referencing system

For more details, review the following:

• Director of Surveys Policy - Surveys Act  Alberta Land Surveyor's Affidavit– Feb 1, 2011 (2 pages)
• Surveys Act  (Queens Printer)

Surveys Act Administration

Administration of the Surveys Act is accomplished through the Land Surveys and Geodetic Control programs.

Find news on policy updates, services provided and products available as part of the administration of the Surveys Act:

• Geodetic Control Unit  
• Land Surveys Unit

Updated Plan Submission Requirements for Changes in Natural Boundaries

The purpose of this document is to assist staff of the Surveys and Technical Services Section and other stakeholders — primarily Alberta Land Surveyors – regarding updated plan submission requirements for changes in natural boundaries.

This will improve the ability of the Division to adjudicate plans that reflect changes in natural boundaries.

• Updated Plan Submission Requirements for Changes in Natural Boundaries– June 25, 2012 (3 pages)

Dual Registration of Public Land Surveys

The Purpose of this document is to assist staff of the Surveys and Technical Services Section and other stakeholders, primarily Alberta Land Surveyors to deal with registration of public land surveys in a uniform and consistent manner.

• Dual Registration of Public Land Surveys – May 7, 2010 (8 pages)
• Dual Registration of Public Land Surveys Memorandum- Apr 21, 2009 (5 pages)

Related links

Listed below are various websites used by the Director of Surveys. This is not an endorsement of the sites.

• Alberta Land Surveyors' Association

  The website of the geomatic professionals, Alberta Land Surveyors contains information on the survey profession in Alberta.

• Alberta Registries' Spatial Information System (SPIN)

  SPIN allows province-wide graphic or text-based search for specific types of Government of Alberta land-related information. This information includes registered survey plans and the Director of Surveys official plan set and official field notes.

• AltaLIS Limited

  The agent for Spatial Data Warehouse Ltd., AltaLIS is responsible for making Alberta's base mapping infrastructure more available, accessible, accurate and affordable.

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Updated: Oct 10, 2012