abraham poorazizi
@mepa1363.com
geospatial data geek, occasional hacker | building mapsnapps.org | previously aws, sensorup, & elsewhere | ucalgary alum, phd in geomatics engineering
Wîhkwêntôwin, Edmonton: 97th percentile for accessibility, 1st for property value. Low there is the affordable end, and it is assessed value, not sold prices.
www.pickyourplace.app/edmonton/wih...
www.pickyourplace.app/edmonton/wih...
September 16, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Wîhkwêntôwin, Edmonton: 97th percentile for accessibility, 1st for property value. Low there is the affordable end, and it is assessed value, not sold prices.
www.pickyourplace.app/edmonton/wih...
www.pickyourplace.app/edmonton/wih...
unmap routes on Valhalla over a graph that covers Canada and nothing else. Calgary to Halifax comes back as 4,867,062 m. Calgary to Seattle is a 422, and so is Calgary to Iqaluit, which has no road link. #GIS unmap.dev?utm_source=b...
September 16, 2026 at 10:21 AM
unmap routes on Valhalla over a graph that covers Canada and nothing else. Calgary to Halifax comes back as 4,867,062 m. Calgary to Seattle is a 422, and so is Calgary to Iqaluit, which has no road link. #GIS unmap.dev?utm_source=b...
Mount Pleasant scores 37/100 on safety in Vancouver, the 14th percentile. Underneath: police access 67, traffic 59, lighting 58, low crime 13, quiet 0. Read the part you care about. www.pickyourplace.app/vancouver/mo...
September 15, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Mount Pleasant scores 37/100 on safety in Vancouver, the 14th percentile. Underneath: police access 67, traffic 59, lighting 58, low crime 13, quiet 0. Read the part you care about. www.pickyourplace.app/vancouver/mo...
A query in unmap matches every name a place carries. ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ and Iqaluit return the same record, carrying en, fr and iu on the feature itself. Coverage is a sourcing gap rather than an engine one. #MapLibre #GIS unmap.dev?utm_source=b...
September 15, 2026 at 10:17 AM
A query in unmap matches every name a place carries. ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ and Iqaluit return the same record, carrying en, fr and iu on the feature itself. Coverage is a sourcing gap rather than an engine one. #MapLibre #GIS unmap.dev?utm_source=b...
Toronto's accessibility median is 47. Calgary's is 44. Inside Toronto that lens runs from 6 in West Rouge to 95 downtown. The neighbourhood decides the commute, not the city. From the tool I build: www.pickyourplace.app/toronto?utm_...
September 14, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Toronto's accessibility median is 47. Calgary's is 44. Inside Toronto that lens runs from 6 in West Rouge to 95 downtown. The neighbourhood decides the commute, not the city. From the tool I build: www.pickyourplace.app/toronto?utm_...
A map, a place search and a route are three calls in unmap: useUnmap, useGeocoder and useDirections. They are hooks in React and composables in Vue, and the Nuxt module auto-imports them for you. unmap.dev/docs/overvie...
September 14, 2026 at 10:14 AM
A map, a place search and a route are three calls in unmap: useUnmap, useGeocoder and useDirections. They are hooks in React and composables in Vue, and the Nuxt module auto-imports them for you. unmap.dev/docs/overvie...
Strathcona sits in Edmonton's 96th percentile for accessibility: grocery 89, dining 90, recreation 95. Transit 30. The lens measures what is within reach, not how good it is. www.pickyourplace.app/edmonton/str...
September 13, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Strathcona sits in Edmonton's 96th percentile for accessibility: grocery 89, dining 90, recreation 95. Transit 30. The lens measures what is within reach, not how good it is. www.pickyourplace.app/edmonton/str...
Mount Pleasant, Vancouver scores 69/100 on climate resilience, city median 68. Beltline, Calgary scores 76, city median 79. The weakest hazard differs: earthquake in one, severe weather in the other. Moving changes which hazard you carry, not whether you do.
www.pickyourplace.app/calgary/belt...
www.pickyourplace.app/calgary/belt...
September 12, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Mount Pleasant, Vancouver scores 69/100 on climate resilience, city median 68. Beltline, Calgary scores 76, city median 79. The weakest hazard differs: earthquake in one, severe weather in the other. Moving changes which hazard you carry, not whether you do.
www.pickyourplace.app/calgary/belt...
www.pickyourplace.app/calgary/belt...
A safety score of 56/100 sounds middling. In Calgary it is the 70th percentile: the city median is 48. Altadore's traffic input scores 99 against a median of 54.
www.pickyourplace.app/calgary/alta...
www.pickyourplace.app/calgary/alta...
September 11, 2026 at 7:17 PM
A safety score of 56/100 sounds middling. In Calgary it is the 70th percentile: the city median is 48. Altadore's traffic input scores 99 against a median of 54.
www.pickyourplace.app/calgary/alta...
www.pickyourplace.app/calgary/alta...
A basemap you cannot restyle is one you will fight later. unmap serves its styles in light and dark, and switching between them is one prop on the map. #MapLibre #GIS unmap.dev?utm_source=b...
September 11, 2026 at 5:17 PM
A basemap you cannot restyle is one you will fight later. unmap serves its styles in light and dark, and switching between them is one prop on the map. #MapLibre #GIS unmap.dev?utm_source=b...
A PickYourPlace percentile is a rank inside one city and nothing more. It does not transfer between cities, and a high rank in a city with a real problem is still a real problem.
www.pickyourplace.app/data?utm_sou...
www.pickyourplace.app/data?utm_sou...
September 10, 2026 at 7:31 PM
A PickYourPlace percentile is a rank inside one city and nothing more. It does not transfer between cities, and a high rank in a city with a real problem is still a real problem.
www.pickyourplace.app/data?utm_sou...
www.pickyourplace.app/data?utm_sou...
For anyone who asks what is under a maps API before trusting it: unmap is one Hono Worker on Cloudflare as the front door, tiles from R2, geocoding on ParadeDB and PostGIS, routing on Valhalla.
unmap.dev?utm_source=b... #MapLibre #GIS
unmap.dev?utm_source=b... #MapLibre #GIS
unmap: maps api for developers
Vector basemaps, geocoding, and routing for Canada. Two lines of code to your first map. No sales call, no tracking, no 30-day cache limit.
unmap.dev
September 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM
For anyone who asks what is under a maps API before trusting it: unmap is one Hono Worker on Cloudflare as the front door, tiles from R2, geocoding on ParadeDB and PostGIS, routing on Valhalla.
unmap.dev?utm_source=b... #MapLibre #GIS
unmap.dev?utm_source=b... #MapLibre #GIS
unmap is a maps API for developers who have never thought about tiles or projections. Two lines of code gets a rendered map of anywhere in Canada, with geocoding and routing on the same key. #MapLibre #GIS unmap.dev?utm_source=b...
September 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
unmap is a maps API for developers who have never thought about tiles or projections. Two lines of code gets a rendered map of anywhere in Canada, with geocoding and routing on the same key. #MapLibre #GIS unmap.dev?utm_source=b...
Rural title: NE 14-032-21 W4M. No GPS, no street address — just a DLS grid reference.
Right to left: W4M meridian, Range 21, Township 32, Section 14, NE quarter. 160 acres near Hanna, AB.
townshipcanada.com/blog/how-to-read-legal-land-description-rural-real-estate
Right to left: W4M meridian, Range 21, Township 32, Section 14, NE quarter. 160 acres near Hanna, AB.
townshipcanada.com/blog/how-to-read-legal-land-description-rural-real-estate
May 22, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Rural title: NE 14-032-21 W4M. No GPS, no street address — just a DLS grid reference.
Right to left: W4M meridian, Range 21, Township 32, Section 14, NE quarter. 160 acres near Hanna, AB.
townshipcanada.com/blog/how-to-read-legal-land-description-rural-real-estate
Right to left: W4M meridian, Range 21, Township 32, Section 14, NE quarter. 160 acres near Hanna, AB.
townshipcanada.com/blog/how-to-read-legal-land-description-rural-real-estate
Most O&G well datasets are stored by UWI. Every GIS and routing app needs GPS.
The bridge: strip the prefix and suffix from 100/06-32-048-07W5/00. The middle segment — 06-32-048-07W5 — is the LSD. Convert that.
townshipcanada.com/learn/how-to/uwi-to-gps
The bridge: strip the prefix and suffix from 100/06-32-048-07W5/00. The middle segment — 06-32-048-07W5 — is the LSD. Convert that.
townshipcanada.com/learn/how-to/uwi-to-gps
May 21, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Most O&G well datasets are stored by UWI. Every GIS and routing app needs GPS.
The bridge: strip the prefix and suffix from 100/06-32-048-07W5/00. The middle segment — 06-32-048-07W5 — is the LSD. Convert that.
townshipcanada.com/learn/how-to/uwi-to-gps
The bridge: strip the prefix and suffix from 100/06-32-048-07W5/00. The middle segment — 06-32-048-07W5 — is the LSD. Convert that.
townshipcanada.com/learn/how-to/uwi-to-gps
your Claude assistant can now look up PLSS coordinates without leaving the conversation.
plss_to_latlon("T15N R73W Sec 22") → lat, long, county, meridian. three tools, one install.
https://townshipamerica.com/blog/township-america-mcp-server-plss-ai-agents
plss_to_latlon("T15N R73W Sec 22") → lat, long, county, meridian. three tools, one install.
https://townshipamerica.com/blog/township-america-mcp-server-plss-ai-agents
townshipamerica.com
Link to townshipamerica.com
townshipamerica.com
May 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM
your Claude assistant can now look up PLSS coordinates without leaving the conversation.
plss_to_latlon("T15N R73W Sec 22") → lat, long, county, meridian. three tools, one install.
https://townshipamerica.com/blog/township-america-mcp-server-plss-ai-agents
plss_to_latlon("T15N R73W Sec 22") → lat, long, county, meridian. three tools, one install.
https://townshipamerica.com/blog/township-america-mcp-server-plss-ai-agents
AER CCS tenure applications require DLS notation — not shapefiles. One injection zone at Fort Saskatchewan can mean 14+ quarter sections that each need a verified legal land description before June 30.
townshipcanada.com/blog/aer-ccs-pore-space-tenure-alberta-quarter-sections
townshipcanada.com/blog/aer-ccs-pore-space-tenure-alberta-quarter-sections
May 13, 2026 at 6:57 PM
AER CCS tenure applications require DLS notation — not shapefiles. One injection zone at Fort Saskatchewan can mean 14+ quarter sections that each need a verified legal land description before June 30.
townshipcanada.com/blog/aer-ccs-pore-space-tenure-alberta-quarter-sections
townshipcanada.com/blog/aer-ccs-pore-space-tenure-alberta-quarter-sections
building PLSS geocoding from scratch: BLM data, meridian parsers for 30 states, fractional section edge cases. 3–6 months minimum.
township america API is an afternoon integration. test live on rapidapi before you write a line of code.
https://townshipamerica.com/api
township america API is an afternoon integration. test live on rapidapi before you write a line of code.
https://townshipamerica.com/api
PLSS API — Legal Land Description Geocoding API | Township America
RESTful API with TypeScript and Python SDKs for converting PLSS legal land descriptions to GPS coordinates. Search, autocomplete, batch, and maps endpoints.
townshipamerica.com
May 12, 2026 at 7:02 PM
building PLSS geocoding from scratch: BLM data, meridian parsers for 30 states, fractional section edge cases. 3–6 months minimum.
township america API is an afternoon integration. test live on rapidapi before you write a line of code.
https://townshipamerica.com/api
township america API is an afternoon integration. test live on rapidapi before you write a line of code.
https://townshipamerica.com/api
You're reviewing an Ontario rural title: Lot 12, Concession 4, Brock Township. No GPS. No section. No meridian.
Ontario's lot-and-concession system dates to the 1780s — predates the western DLS by nearly a century.
townshipcanada.com/ontario-geographic-township-converter
Ontario's lot-and-concession system dates to the 1780s — predates the western DLS by nearly a century.
townshipcanada.com/ontario-geographic-township-converter
May 12, 2026 at 6:33 PM
You're reviewing an Ontario rural title: Lot 12, Concession 4, Brock Township. No GPS. No section. No meridian.
Ontario's lot-and-concession system dates to the 1780s — predates the western DLS by nearly a century.
townshipcanada.com/ontario-geographic-township-converter
Ontario's lot-and-concession system dates to the 1780s — predates the western DLS by nearly a century.
townshipcanada.com/ontario-geographic-township-converter
aliquot parts read right to left. NW¼SE¼ of Sec 22 = the NW quarter of the SE quarter — 40 acres, not 160.
one reading direction rule, and the acreage is off by 4x if you miss it.
https://townshipamerica.com/learn/plss
one reading direction rule, and the acreage is off by 4x if you miss it.
https://townshipamerica.com/learn/plss
PLSS System – How the Public Land Survey System Works | Township America
Deep-dive explainers on how the Public Land Survey System works across 30 US states.
townshipamerica.com
May 11, 2026 at 7:01 PM
aliquot parts read right to left. NW¼SE¼ of Sec 22 = the NW quarter of the SE quarter — 40 acres, not 160.
one reading direction rule, and the acreage is off by 4x if you miss it.
https://townshipamerica.com/learn/plss
one reading direction rule, and the acreage is off by 4x if you miss it.
https://townshipamerica.com/learn/plss
Not every quarter section is 160 acres.
Correction sections in columns 1 and 7 of each DLS township run 60–100 acres — the grid accounts for earth's curvature.
Relevant if you're filing SCIC or buying SK farmland this spring.
townshipcanada.com
Correction sections in columns 1 and 7 of each DLS township run 60–100 acres — the grid accounts for earth's curvature.
Relevant if you're filing SCIC or buying SK farmland this spring.
townshipcanada.com
May 11, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Not every quarter section is 160 acres.
Correction sections in columns 1 and 7 of each DLS township run 60–100 acres — the grid accounts for earth's curvature.
Relevant if you're filing SCIC or buying SK farmland this spring.
townshipcanada.com
Correction sections in columns 1 and 7 of each DLS township run 60–100 acres — the grid accounts for earth's curvature.
Relevant if you're filing SCIC or buying SK farmland this spring.
townshipcanada.com
One survey grid. Established 1871. Still how every well license, farm lease, and pipeline route in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and BC Peace River gets located.
NE-25-24-1-W5 = 160 acres in central Alberta.
Full DLS breakdown: townshipcanada.com/guides/dominion-land-survey-system
NE-25-24-1-W5 = 160 acres in central Alberta.
Full DLS breakdown: townshipcanada.com/guides/dominion-land-survey-system
May 8, 2026 at 6:07 PM
One survey grid. Established 1871. Still how every well license, farm lease, and pipeline route in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and BC Peace River gets located.
NE-25-24-1-W5 = 160 acres in central Alberta.
Full DLS breakdown: townshipcanada.com/guides/dominion-land-survey-system
NE-25-24-1-W5 = 160 acres in central Alberta.
Full DLS breakdown: townshipcanada.com/guides/dominion-land-survey-system
if you're in the Powder River Basin looking for T52N R80W Sec 26, you probably don't have a GIS workstation nearby. Township America's mobile app has the full PLSS grid and turn-by-turn navigation to the section corner.
https://townshipamerica.com/mobile
https://townshipamerica.com/mobile
Legal Land Description Mobile App | PLSS Finder & GPS Navigation | Township America
Find legal land descriptions, convert PLSS to GPS, view survey grids, and get turn-by-turn navigation. Included with the Business plan.
townshipamerica.com
May 7, 2026 at 6:30 PM
if you're in the Powder River Basin looking for T52N R80W Sec 26, you probably don't have a GIS workstation nearby. Township America's mobile app has the full PLSS grid and turn-by-turn navigation to the section corner.
https://townshipamerica.com/mobile
https://townshipamerica.com/mobile
in-fill drilling in the Permian is tight work. at 1,320-foot spacing, the NE¼NE¼ of Sec 14 — 40 acres — is the unit that controls your offset. approximate coordinates don't hold up at that scale.
https://townshipamerica.com/plss-converter
https://townshipamerica.com/plss-converter
PLSS Converter | Township and Range to GPS – Township America
Convert Public Land Survey System (PLSS) land descriptions to GPS coordinates. Free online township, range, and section converter supporting all 30 PLSS states and 37 principal meridians.
townshipamerica.com
May 6, 2026 at 6:23 PM
in-fill drilling in the Permian is tight work. at 1,320-foot spacing, the NE¼NE¼ of Sec 14 — 40 acres — is the unit that controls your offset. approximate coordinates don't hold up at that scale.
https://townshipamerica.com/plss-converter
https://townshipamerica.com/plss-converter
SCIC spring crop insurance filing opened May 1. If you're submitting declared acres for SK farmland, check your quarter section description before it goes in. One transposed township or range digit delays the claim.
https://townshipcanada.com
https://townshipcanada.com
Township Canada — Convert Legal Land Descriptions to GPS
Convert Canadian legal land descriptions (DLS, LSD, NTS) to GPS coordinates instantly. Trusted by professionals since 2017.
townshipcanada.com
May 6, 2026 at 6:15 PM
SCIC spring crop insurance filing opened May 1. If you're submitting declared acres for SK farmland, check your quarter section description before it goes in. One transposed township or range digit delays the claim.
https://townshipcanada.com
https://townshipcanada.com