Transcript Crown Lands Division

June 24, 2005
Lands Branch Overview
1
Branch Mandate
Comprehensive management of the
provincial land resource by: administering
Crown titles; land use planning; and support
services in geomatics.
June 24, 2005
Lands Branch Overview
2
Branch Organization
• Comprises 3 Divisions:
– Crown Lands. (Crown titles)
– Surveys and Mapping. (Geomatic Services)
– Land Management. (Land Use Planning)
• Staffing compliment of 88.
June 24, 2005
Lands Branch Overview
3
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.)
June 24, 2005
Lands Branch Overview
4
Crown Lands Division
(Key Functions)
• Allocation of Crown land
– 2500-3000
applications/year
– 1700 Crown titles/year
• Crown titles preparation,
mapping and GIS
June 24, 2005
Lands Branch Overview
5
Crown Lands Division
(Key Functions)
• Registration of Crown
titles and records
>70,000 titles administered
• Defending Crown’s
interest in Crown land
June 24, 2005
Lands Branch Overview
6
Crown Lands Division
(Key Functions)
• Sale of air photos, maps and related land information.
June 24, 2005
Lands Branch Overview
7
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.
June 24, 2005
Lands Branch Overview
8
Surveys & Mapping Division
Mission:
Provincial agency providing geo-spatial
products and support services to government,
industry and the public.
Lines of Business
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
June 24, 2005
Topographic Mapping
Geodetic Surveys
Aerial Photography
Geographical Names
Geomatic Support Services
Lands Branch Overview
9
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- Most towns mapped, but many out-of-date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
June 24, 2005
Lands Branch Overview
10
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
June 24, 2005
Lands Branch Overview
11
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.
June 24, 2005
Lands Branch Overview
12
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
June 24, 2005
Lands Branch Overview
13
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.
June 24, 2005
Lands Branch Overview
14
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)
June 24, 2005
Lands Branch Overview
15
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
June 24, 2005
Lands Branch Overview
16
Bull Pond Cottage Area
42 lots allocated in 2004
June 24, 2005
Lands Branch Overview
17
June 24, 2005
Lands Branch Overview
18