GeoSask Website
Terms and
Conditions of Use Agreement for All Users
This website is provided by the Saskatchewan Geomatics Data Cooperative
which includes certain executive government departments, Information Services
Corporation of Saskatchewan (“ISC”) and other organizations (collectively, the
“Cooperative”) to offer public access to geomatics data, including maps,
metadata and other spatial data. This website is owned and operated by ISC.
Members of the Cooperative and registered publishers may contribute geomatics
data to this website for access and distribution.
The parties to this Agreement are ISC, the Cooperative and the person,
individual or entity (“you”) that accesses this website and/or any of the
geomatics data, including maps, metadata or other spatial data or other output
produced by or from this website (the “Data”) by either viewing, downloading,
copying, printing or otherwise using all or any portion of the Data.
By accessing this website and/or the Data, you are deemed to have
accepted and agree to be bound by this Agreement and all codes of conduct
established by ISC and/or the Cooperative from time to time. You agree these
terms and conditions constitute a binding contract between you, ISC and the
Cooperative.
These terms and conditions are subject to change, without prior notice
to you, at ISC’s discretion, and you agree that you shall be bound by such
changes. You agree to observe the terms and conditions of this Agreement when
accessing this website and/or the Data and to maintain your awareness of these
terms and conditions at all times.
Intellectual Property
The contents of this website, including without limitation, website
design, text, graphics and the selection and arrangement thereof and all
software are protected by copyright laws and are owned by ISC and its
Licensees. The Data shall at all times remain the property of ISC or the
relevant registered publisher and may be protected by copyright laws, other
intellectual property laws, common law or international treaties.
Use of Data
The Data on this website is made available for public access, however,
there are restrictions on the use of the Data listed in Schedule A attached to
these terms and conditions (the “Restricted Data”). Any Data displayed on this
website that is not listed as Restricted Data in Schedule A is to be considered
“Unrestricted Data”.
You may reproduce any Data, in whole or in part, and/or use the Data for
public policy research or educational purposes provided the source of the Data
is acknowledged in all documents or communications in the following manner:
Source (or
“Adapted from”, if appropriate): Her Majesty In Right Of Saskatchewan
or Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan, (name of Data
products), (specific identifiers). The incorporation of data
sourced from Her Majesty In Right Of Saskatchewan and/or Information
Services Corporation of Saskatchewan, within this product shall not be
construed as constituting an endorsement by Her Majesty In Right Of
Saskatchewan or Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan
of such product.
ISC may establish limits on the use of the Website from time to time.
For example, ISC may limit the number of days the website will retain your
saved searches, the number of downloads you attempt to access, and/or the type
of Data you attempt to access or download. If you exceed these limits, ISC
reserves the right to cancel your registered user account and/or otherwise deny
you access to this website.
This website is monitored. If monitoring reveals evidence that you have
misused the Data or this website or that your use has breached any of these
terms and conditions, ISC reserves the right to enforce its rights under this
Agreement against you, either on its own behalf or on behalf of the Cooperative
or the relevant registered publisher of the Data. If ISC or the Cooperative fail to
exercise or delay in exercising any right or remedy under this Agreement, such
failure or delay will not be deemed to be a waiver of that right or remedy. If
ISC or the Cooperative waives any breach of any provision of this Agreement,
such waiver will not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach of that
or any other provision.
Use of Unrestricted Data
Subject to these terms and conditions, ISC, on its own behalf or on
behalf of the registered publisher of the Unrestricted Data, grants to you a
non-exclusive, world-wide, non-transferable, non-assignable, royalty-free
licence to use, reproduce, extract, modify, improve, translate, further
develop, distribute the Unrestricted Data, manufacture or cause to be
manufactured any product, system, sub-system, device, component, material or
software that incorporates or uses any part of the Unrestricted Data.
Use of Restricted Data
Any commercial use of the Restricted Data, in whole or in part, is
prohibited except with ISC’s prior written permission. For instance, you may not,
without ISC’s prior written permission:
a.
embed
or merge the Restricted Data with any software applications, or other data or
information in any form;
b.
publish
the Restricted Data in any form, in whole or in part; or
c.
engage
in “screen scraping” or any other activity intended to collect, store,
reorganize or manipulate the Restricted Data.
For more information or to obtain a licence to use any of the Restricted
Data beyond the scope permitted by this Agreement, please contact ISC’s Portal
Administrator Portal.Admin@isc.ca. A licence fee may be
applicable.
Security
Any action that might reasonably be construed as compromising, altering
or rendering ineffective this website is strictly forbidden. You may not
decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer this website.
This website is monitored. If monitoring reveals evidence of misuse,
criminal activity or any use that breaches these terms and conditions, ISC
reserves the right to use any and all information collected as part of an internal
investigation or other enforcement proceeding.
Please notify ISC’s Portal Administrator Portal.Admin@isc.ca if you learn of a security breach
related to this website.
Content
ISC, any member of the Cooperative or any registered publisher may post
or store Data on this website. ISC does not control or endorse the content of
the Data posted or stored on this website.
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
The Data on this website is provided as a public service by ISC and the
Cooperative. This website, its contents and all Data are provided on an "as
is" basis and ISC or the Cooperative make no representations or
warranties, either express or implied, of any kind with respect to these items.
Specifically, all representations and warranties of any kind are disclaimed
with respect to the accuracy, usefulness, novelty, validity, scope,
completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose of the Data. If
the Data is made available or utilized electronically, no representation,
guarantee or warranty are made with respect to compatibility with past, current
or future versions of computer software, including browsers, to access the
Data. The Cooperative, ISC and their directors, officers, members, employees,
agents, contractors, successors, assigns and other representatives, will not
be liable to you, your clients, servants, agents, contractors, assigns, or any
person for any claims whatsoever, including, without limitation, loss of data,
income, profit, loss or damage to property, personal injury or death arising
from the use of the Data, or from errors, deficiencies or faults therein,
whether such damage is caused by negligence or otherwise. The Cooperative, ISC
and their directors, officers, members, employees, agents, contractors,
successors, assigns and other representatives, will not be liable for any
damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, special or consequential
damages, arising out of or in connection with access to, or the use or
performance of this website and/or the Data. ISC does not warrant that this
website will function without error, failure or interruption.
This website is subject to change and the Data produced by or from this
website may be incomplete or no longer current. Documents may contain typographical
errors. ISC disclaims all liability for all errors or omissions. All members of
the Cooperative and all registered publishers reserve the right to modify
and/or update the Data without obligation to notify you. If errors or omissions
are found in the Data, you should notify ISC’s Portal Administrator Portal.Admin@isc.ca.
You should verify this Data before acting on it. The entire risk as to the
quality and accuracy of the Data is with you and you must use your own judgment
in making use of the Data or drawing conclusions based on it. This website and
all Data produced from or by this website have been prepared for information
purposes only and do not constitute legal or surveyor advice. Information obtained
from this website should not be acted upon without obtaining legal advice or
advice from a land surveyor.
Do not use any Data from this website for navigational
purposes. The
Data obtained using this website is not designed to assist in navigation. The
Data may be generalized and may not reflect current conditions. Uncharted
hazards may exist.
Links
This website may contain links to other websites over which ISC has no
control. ISC provides no endorsement, representation or warranty of any kind
regarding the products, services, content or appropriateness of such websites,
and you irrevocably waive any claim against ISC with respect to such websites.
All links to this website must be accompanied by a prominent notice
which makes it clear to a browser that the link leads to a website owned and
operated by ISC. This notice may make reference to the domain name itself or
may refer to ISC or the Cooperative. No materials, names or marks may be used
with the link to give the erroneous impression to a browser that the
individual, entity or website is somehow affiliated with ISC, any of ISC’s
websites or the Cooperative or any of its members. Unless ISC expressly agrees
otherwise, all links to this website must connect to the homepage of this
website.
Additional
Terms and Conditions of Use for Registered Users
These additional terms and conditions apply to you if you have requested
or have been issued an account to access various services offered by this
website as a registered user.
You are deemed to have accepted these additional terms and conditions by
selecting the “I AGREE” button at the end of this Agreement. You must then provide
certain information following this Agreement. ISC, upon receipt of your
completed registration, may, at its sole discretion, issue you a registered
user account. If ISC does not issue you a registered user account, this
Agreement will be rescinded.
In consideration of ISC issuing you a registered user account, you:
1.
agree
to be bound by these additional terms and conditions;
2.
agree this
Agreement, including these additional terms and conditions, constitutes a
binding contract between you, ISC and the Cooperative;
3.
consent
to the collection of your registration information;
4.
consent
to the disclosure of your registration information to the members of the
Cooperative;
5.
will
not permit any third party to use your registered user account;
6.
will
not divulge, share or compromise your registered user account password;
7.
will
not use or attempt to use the registered user account of any other person;
8.
will
not test or examine the security related to your registered user account;
9.
acknowledge
that these additional terms and conditions are subject to change, without prior
notice to you, at ISC’s discretion, and you agree that you shall be bound by
such changes; and
10.
agree
to observe the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including these
additional terms and conditions, when accessing this website and/or the Data
and to maintain your awareness of these terms and conditions at all times.
ISC may, in its sole discretion, cancel your registered user account at
anytime:
1.
if you
fail to abide by any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including
without limitation, these additional terms and conditions;
2.
as a
security measure; or
3.
for
administrative purposes.
If you do not use your registered user account for a period of six
consecutive months, it may be classified as inactive and may be cancelled.
Upon termination or cancellation of your registered user account, ISC
may delete your information permanently. You are responsible for taking the
necessary steps to back up your information.
Additional
Terms and Conditions of Use for Publishers
These additional terms and conditions apply to you if you have requested
or have been issued an account that permits you to register, upload, create and
manage Data on this website as a registered publisher.
To become a registered publisher on this website, please contact ISC’s
Portal Administrator Portal.Admin@isc.ca ISC, upon receipt of your completed
registration, may, at its sole discretion, issue you a registered publisher
account. If ISC does not issue you a registered publisher account, this
Agreement will be rescinded.
In consideration of ISC issuing you a registered publisher account, you:
1.
agree
to be bound by these additional terms and conditions;
2.
agree this
Agreement, including these additional terms and conditions, constitutes a
binding contract between you, ISC and the Cooperative;
3.
consent
to the collection of your registration information;
4.
consent
to the disclosure of your registration information to the members of the
Cooperative;
5.
will
not permit any third party to use your registered publisher account;
6.
will
not divulge, share or compromise your registered publisher account password;
7.
will
not use or attempt to use the registered publisher account of any other person;
8.
will
not test or examine the security related to your registered publisher account;
9.
acknowledge
that these additional terms and conditions are subject to change, without prior
notice to you, at ISC’s discretion, and you agree that you shall be bound by
such changes; and
10.
agree
to observe the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including these
additional terms and conditions, when accessing this website and/or uploading Data
to this website and to maintain your awareness of these terms and conditions at
all times.
ISC may, in its sole discretion, cancel your registered publisher account at
anytime:
1.
if you
fail to abide by any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including
without limitation, these additional terms and conditions;
2.
as a
security measure; or
3.
for
administrative purposes.
If you do not use your registered publisher account for a period of six
consecutive months, it may be classified as inactive and may be cancelled.
Upon termination or cancellation of your registered publisher account,
ISC may delete your information permanently. You are responsible for taking the
necessary steps to back up your information.
If you choose to publish your metadata on this website, then all of the
metadata fields including personal information such as contact name, organization,
position, address, phone number and email address contained in the metadata
records, are viewable to the public through the display of the metadata records
on this website. If you do not wish for this information to be displayed, then do
not register your metadata. Any personal information you provide to ISC through
this website will be handled in accordance with the principles outlined in the
Privacy Statement for All Users set out below, with the exception of any
personal information you choose to disclose in metadata that you publish on
this website. You consent to the voluntary disclosure of such personal
information in metadata published by you on this website.
As a registered publisher, you are responsible for:
1.
ensuring
that the content of all Data that you publish to this website meets the
standards established by ISC and/or the Cooperative from time to time;
2.
maintaining
the currency of the content of all Data that you publish to this website;
3.
ensuring
that you only publish Data that you are permitted to publish and that such
publication does not violate the intellectual property rights of any third
party.
By posting Data to this website, you understand that your Data is made
available for public access with certain restrictions on the use of such Data. Users may reproduce the
Data, in whole or in part, and/or use the Data for public policy research or
educational purposes provided the source of the Data is acknowledged in all
documents or communications in the following manner:
Source (or
“Adapted from”, if appropriate): Her Majesty In Right Of Saskatchewan
or Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan, (name of Data
products), (specific identifiers). The incorporation of data
sourced from Her Majesty In Right Of Saskatchewan and/or Information
Services Corporation of Saskatchewan, within this product shall not be
construed as constituting an endorsement by Her Majesty In Right Of
Saskatchewan or Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan
of such product.
You understand that you give ISC the right
to enter into license agreements with users with respect to your Data and that
ISC may charge a license fee.
You understand that this website is monitored. If monitoring reveals
evidence that users have misused the Data or this website or that users have
breached any of these terms and conditions, ISC reserves the right to enforce its rights
under this Agreement against the user, either on its own behalf or on your
behalf.
ISC reserves the right to remove your Data at any time without notice
when the content violates this Agreement or applicable standards, or when ISC
has a good faith reason to believe that it is necessary to do so.
Privacy
Statement for All Users
ISC recognizes that you may have questions about what we do with your
personal information. You may wonder what measures we take to protect your
privacy. The following information outlines the policies and practices ISC
follows to manage your personal information.
ISC and the Cooperative respect the privacy of personal information that
you may provide on this website. ISC has policies, processes and guidelines in
place to help protect your personal information. ISC has controls in place to
restrict access to this personal information, according to job requirements and
a “need to know” basis.
This privacy statement was developed based on compliance with The
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Saskatchewan), all
applicable laws and the ten Fair Information Principles contained in the
Canadian Securities Association’s Model Code for the Protection of Personal
Information and identified in the Saskatchewan Government’s Crown Sector
Privacy Framework.
Collection of Personal Information
ISC collects, maintains and uses the personal information you provide on
this website in order to offer the products and services to you and to
administer your account. In most cases this includes your name and email
address. In other cases, you may voluntarily provide additional personal
information via “non-required” fields.
Use of
Personal Information
Typically, ISC and the Cooperative will use your personal information to
identify you, to process your registration for user and/or publisher accounts, to
provide requested information about products and services, for customer
communication, service and administration, and for analytical purposes. The personal information
collected is also used to help ISC and the Cooperative analyze the browsing
patterns of its users in order to improve the content and design of this
website. ISC does not collect personal information for commercial marketing. ISC reserves the right to
use any and all information gathered to support internal investigations and/or
other enforcement proceedings.
Security of Personal Information
Your personal information is protected by security safeguards
appropriate to the sensitivity of the information. Controls are in place to
restrict access to personal information, according to job requirements and a
"need to know" basis.
Disclosure
of Personal Information
ISC shares
your personal information with the members of the Cooperative and with third
party contracted service providers who are bound by ISC’s privacy policies and
practices. ISC will only further disclose your personal information if
authorized by you, or when permitted or required by law. Personal information will
not be sold to any third parties, nor will such information be added to bulk emailing
lists.
Retention of Personal Information
Your personal information will be retained only as long as is necessary
for the fulfillment of the purposes mentioned above.
Accessing and Amending Personal Information
You have the right and responsibility to verify your personal
information and amend it as necessary. You may request a copy of your personal
information or amend your personal information by clicking on “Manage my
Profile”.
Links
This website may contain links to other websites over which ISC or the
Cooperative has no control. This privacy statement applies only to those sites
which display this privacy statement. You should carefully examine the privacy
statements of those other websites. Personal information that you choose to
provide to other websites will be subject to the privacy policies of those
websites.
Information Collected and Stored During Your Visit
Similar to other websites, this website utilizes a standard technology
called “cookies” and web server logs to collect information about how this
website is used.
Cookies: This website may distribute a small file to your computer,
called a "cookie". This cookie has a purely technical purpose. It is
created only after you have signed in to the website and is used to track
information between you and the application. No personal information is
collected, and the cookie is destroyed as soon as you close your browser.
Web Server Logs: Each time you visit this website to
browse, read pages, or download Data, ISC collects and stores certain
information about your visit. The following information is automatically
collected and stored:
1.
The
Internet Protocol Address and domain name used. The Internet Protocol Address
is a numeric identifier assigned either to your internet service provider or
directly to your computer. This address can be translated to determine the
domain name of your service provider;
2.
The
type of browser and operating system;
3.
The
date and time of the visit; and
4.
The
web pages or services accessed.
This information may be consolidated into group data, which ISC may share
on an aggregate basis with members of the Cooperative and with third party
contracted service providers who are bound by ISC’s privacy policies and
procedures. The information collected automatically is used for purposes such
as assessing system performance, improving web services, website management and
for website security purposes. ISC does not use this information to determine
your identity unless required to do so as part of an internal investigation or
other enforcement purpose.
Security: For site security purposes and to ensure that this website
remains available to all users, ISC monitors network traffic to identify
unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or Data, or otherwise
cause damage. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or Data or change
information or Data on this website are strictly prohibited and may be
punishable. Information collected may be used as part of an internal
investigation or other enforcement purpose. Except for these authorized
enforcement investigations, no other attempts are made to identify individual
users or their usage habits.
Changes to This Privacy Statement
Any changes to this privacy statement will be promptly communicated on
this page. Policy changes will not alter how ISC handles previously submitted
personal information.
Privacy Questions or Concerns
If you have questions or concerns about this privacy statement, please
contact ISC’s Privacy Officer at 300 – 10 Research Drive, Regina, Saskatchewan,
S4S 7J7 or via email at privacy@isc.ca.
General
By accessing or using this website, you agree and submit to the
jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada and to the
application of the laws of the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada, without
respect to choice of law principles.
These terms and conditions of use constitute the entire agreement
between you, ISC and the Cooperative and take the place of all previous
communications, representations and agreements, whether oral, written or
electronic, between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein.
Schedule
A – Restricted Data
The following Data constitutes “Restricted Data”:
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GeoSaskISCCadastral
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Extracted
Layer Names
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Block
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USER1_V_BLOCK
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Indian Reserve
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USER1_V_INDIAN_RESERVE
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Lane
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USER1_V_LANE
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Legal Subdivision
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USER1_V_LEGAL_SUBDIVISION
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Lot
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USER1_V_LOT
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Monument
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USER1_V_MONUMENT
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Original Hudson Bay Reserve
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USER1_V_O_HUDSON_BAY_RESERVE
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Orginal Quarter Section
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USER1_V_O_QUARTER_SECTION
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Orginal Riverlot
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USER1_V_O_RIVERLOT
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Orginal Road Allowance
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USER1_V_O_ROAD_ALLOWANCE
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Orginal Road Allowance
Intersections
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USER1_V_O_ROAD_ALLOWANCE_INT
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Orginal Section
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USER1_V_O_SECTION
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Park
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USER1_V_PARK
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Plan
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USER1_V_PLAN
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Provincial Boundary
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USER1_V_PROVINCIAL_BOUNDARY
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Quarter Section
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USER1_V_QUARTER_SECTION
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Railway
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USER1_V_RAILWAY
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Right of Way
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USER1_V_RIGHT_OF_WAY
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Riverlot
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USER1_V_RIVERLOT
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Roadstrip
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USER1_V_ROADSTRIP
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Rural Municipality
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USER1_V_RURAL_MUNICIPALITY
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Section
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USER1_V_SECTION
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Surface
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USER1_V_SURFACE
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Surveyed Line
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USER1_V_SURVEYED_LINE
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Township
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USER1_V_TOWNSHIP
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Urban Municipality
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USER1_V_URBAN_MUNICIPALITY
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GeoSaskSaskGrid
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Extracted
Layer Names
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Legal Subdivision
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USER1_V_SG_LEGAL_SUBDIVISION
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Monument
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USER1_V_SG_MONUMENT
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Quarter Section
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USER1_V_SG_QUARTER_SECTION
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Section
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USER1_V_SG_SECTION
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Township
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USER1_V_SG_TOWNSHIP
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