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June 24, 2005 Lands Branch Overview 1


Branch MandateComprehensive management of the provincial land resource by: administering Crown titles; land use planning; and support services in geomatics.


Branch Organization• Comprises 3 Divisions:

– Crown Lands. (Crown titles)

– Surveys and Mapping. (Geomatic Services)

– Land Management. (Land Use Planning)

• Staffing compliment of 88.


Branch Profile

• Long standing history, since 1824; one of the oldest branch in government.

• Regionalized since 1976– 4 regional offices (St. John’s, Gander, Corner Brook &

Happy Valley-Goose Bay).

– 1 sub-regional office (Clarenville).

– Head Office (Howley Bldg.)


Crown Lands Division (Key Functions)

• Allocation of Crown land– 2500-3000

applications/year

– 1700 Crown titles/year

• Crown titles preparation, mapping and GIS


Crown Lands Division (Key Functions)

• Registration of Crown titles and records>70,000 titles administered

• Defending Crown’s interest in Crown land


Crown Lands Division(Key Functions)

• Sale of air photos, maps and related land information.


Crown Lands Division (Key Issues)

• Addressing unauthorized land activities.• Implementation of real-time GIS.• On-line Public access to Crown title mapping, and

related information.• Reducing times for processing applications for

Crown titles and responding to complaints.


Surveys & Mapping DivisionMission:

Provincial agency providing geo-spatial products and support services to government, industry and the public.

Lines of Business 1. Topographic Mapping2. Geodetic Surveys3. Aerial Photography4. Geographical Names5. Geomatic Support Services


Topographic Mapping

• Provincial version of federal maps- 1:50,000 & 1:250,000 scales, complete coverage- Current web mapping access

• Rectified Aerial Photography-1:10,000 scale, 20% of Island of Nfld.- Includes Water & Contour lines- Planned web mapping access

• Community Mapping- mostly 1:2,500 + some 1:5,000 scales- Less than 5% of Island of Nfld- Most towns mapped, but many out-of-date - Partial web mapping access


Geodetic Surveys

• Positional reference points for legal surveys, topographic mapping and engineering surveys.

• Photo Control for topographic mapping

• 8,000 points established over 30 years.

Aerial Photography• Provincial repository of original film

• Reprinting & enlargement services

• New high precision scanning services


Geographical Names• Administers the NL Geographical Names Board

• Legislative authority to name places & features.

• Collaborates with Geographical Names Board of Canada

• Maintains data base of 36,000 records

Geomatic Support Services• Maintains central datastore of base maps

• Collaborates with the Canadian Council On Geomatics (CCOG) in building the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI)

• Fosters the Provincial Geomatics Strategy

• Implements web mapping services.


Current SMD Partnerships• Annual maintenance of road data for 5 years

– National GeoBase on Roads• Collaboration on water feature mapping

– National GeoBase on Drainage• Coastal mapping of Northern Labrador

– 4 Year Project– Canadian Hydrographic Service, Parks Canada,

Labrador Inuit Assoc. • Ortho image mapping in North/Central Nfld

– Newfoundland Forest Training Association (et al)

• Community Mapping– Highways, Several Municipalities

• Highway – Strip Mapping– For design on new Labrador Highways


Land Management Division• Key Functions:

– Develops and co-ordinates land use management plans

– Develops and co-ordinates land use policies

– Identifies, plans and develops recreational cottage lot areas

• Staffing compliment of 9.


Land Management Division

3 Core Programs:• Market Value Pricing for Crown Land

Applications• Cottage Planning and Allocation• Land Use Policy/Legislation/Resource

Management Coordination (ILUC)


Land Management Division

Cottage Lot Development 2005:• Pinchgut Lake (W) 18 lots • Big Eel Lake (C) 20 lots• Windmill Bight-Lumsden (C) 12 lots• Spread Eagle-Old Shop (E) 18 lots


Bull Pond Cottage Area42 lots allocated in 2004

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