ArcGIS REST Services Directory Login
Home > services > locator > quarter_section_locator (GeocodeServer) API Reference
JSON | SOAP

locator/quarter_section_locator (GeocodeServer)

Service Description: The Alberta Quarter Section Locator is for locating the quarter sections within the province of Alberta.This locator executes searches on Alberta Township System (ATS) Quarter Sections and returns the centroid of the quarter section. Based on a point map. Derived from ATS v4.1 Polygons - Township Index polygon which represents the location of Township polygons, which is in turn derived from the Master Alberta Township System points file published as ATS Version 4.1, dated March 31, 2005, and clipped to an updated Alberta Data Partnerships Ltd. (ADP) created version of the Alberta provincial boundary.Data owner contact: Contact name: Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of AlbertaContact email: AEP.GDAMetadata@gov.ab.caUpdate frequency: not planned, only if ATS source data changes.Geodatabase paths:The centroids were generated from this source data\\goa\apps\AGSP\EGDB\DEV\Publishing\BaseFeatures.GDB.BF_ATS_QS_RA_POLYGON_V41\\goa\apps\AGSP\EGDB\SIT\Publishing\BaseFeatures.GDB.BF_ATS_QS_RA_POLYGON_V41\\goa\apps\AGSP\EGDB\PROD\Publishing\BaseFeatures.GDB.BF_ATS_QS_RA_POLYGON_V41Usage examples:The service returns a list of candidates (in reality there will be only one possible candidate) based on an individual quarter section, section, township, range and meridian which must follow this syntax: SW-15-079 -25-W5 QS-Sec-Twp-Rge-MeridianWhen a user types a valid syntax of the Alberta Township System Quarter Sections, a call can be sent to that geocode service using Find Address Candidates operation. Only one candidate at a time can be be returned.Here is an example:https://geospatial-dev.alberta.ca/titan/rest/services/locator/quarter_section_locator/GeocodeServer/findAddressCandidates?Name=&SingleLine=NW-08-112-12-W5&outFields=X%2C+Y&maxLocations=&matchOutOfRange=true&langCode=&locationType=&sourceCountry=&category=&location=&distance=&searchExtent=&outSR=&magicKey=&f=pjsonHere is a part of the returned result: "candidates": [ { "address": "NW-08-112-12-W5", "location": { "x": 442424.8637999414, "y": 6506095.574200047 }, "score": 100, "attributes": { "X": 442424.8637999414, "Y": 6506095.574200047 }, "extent": { "xmin": 442365.3115386021, "ymin": 6505985.140135704, "xmax": 442484.41276659677, "ymax": 6506206.009176047 } }This locator service can be added in a web app builder application. Set up a Search or a Directions widget. Click on Add search source and select Geocoder and put this url https://geospatial-dev.alberta.ca/titan/rest/services/locator/quarter_section_locator/GeocodeServer as the Geocoder URL. There is a by default checked box at the bottom. This enable the pop up when the location in found. It displays the label of the provided ATS QS.

Address Fields: Single Line Address Field: Candidate Fields: Spatial Reference: 102184  (3400)  LatestVCSWkid(0)


Locator Properties: Supported Operations:   Find Address Candidates   Reverse Geocode   Geocode Addresses   Suggest

Child Resources:   Info