Government of Nova Scotia

Metadata for calls received by the Public Works Operations Contact Centre to include call date and time, source, area of interest, call assignment, general reason for call.

Driver Training Schools licenced to provide theory and/or practical lessons.

Public Works operates seven ferries. This data covers the ferry schedule for the Tancook Island ferry. Refer to 511 for current availability of service: http://511.gov.ns.ca/en/map/

Data set provides the user the geographic location of Provincial Vehicle Compliance and Inspection sites

Traffic volume census on Provincial Highway System

Total number of road hazard claims presented against the Province

[ARCHIVED] Community Counts data is retained for archival purposes only, such as research, reference and record-keeping. This data has not been maintained or updated. Users looking for the latest information should refer to Statistics Canada’s Census Program...

Number of registered off-highway vehicles at a point in time by county.

Number of vehicles with a not expired plate attached at a point in time. Plate types included: Passenger, Motorcycle, Motor Driven Cycle, Camper, Antique, Commercial, Trailer, Farm Truck, General Tractor.

Number of specialty plates that are not expired and are attached to a vehicle at a point in time. Specialty plates include Acadian Flag, Buy Local, Conservation, Firefighter, Gaelic, Mi’kmaq, Search and Rescue, Veteran Motorcycle, Veteran, Volunteer Firefighter.

Number of active driver licences by driver licence class and age range. Driver licence classes include: Class 1 = for driving semi-trailers and tractor-trailer combinations; Class 2 = for driving buses with more than 24 passengers; Class 3 = for driving vehicles or vehicle-trailer combinations...

[ARCHIVED] Community Counts data is retained for archival purposes only, such as research, reference and record-keeping. This data has not been maintained or updated. Users looking for the latest information should refer to Statistics Canada’s Census Program...

Province wide dataset of the highway distance markers on 100 series highways.

The Public Works Road Weight Designations dataset provides information on allowable weights for all roads owned by the Nova Scotia Department of Public Works.

The Nova Scotia Road Network (NSRN) is the authoritative source for road centerlines in the province. This 3D coverage contains addressed roads and non-addressed roads and has several descriptive attributes to define a roadway such as number of lanes, surface type, and road class. The NSRN is...

Part of the Nova Scotia Topographic Database (NSTDB), the roads and railroads theme layer is updated and maintained from aerial photography and collected in the field with mobile GPS, Field inspections verify road way types such as surface and number of lanes. Road feature codes and their...

A geographic boundary of Public Work's districts, which are used in allocating operational resources. Each district is managed by a District Director. Each district is divided into 3-4 management areas, and each management area is divided into 2-7 operational zones.

A geographic representation of Public Work’s Operational Zones. Operational Zones are a subdivision of Management Area geography (which are a subdivision of District geography). Zones are designed such that each road is assigned to a nearby facility ('base') for service. Facilities usually...

Public Works operates seven ferries. All are links in our provincial highway system and include: Four cable ferries: LaHave - Lunenburg County; Country Harbour, Guysborough County; Little Narrows, Victoria County; Englishtown, Victoria County. Three ocean-going, self-propelled ferries: Tancook...

Roundabouts owned by the Province of Nova Scotia