Government of Nova Scotia

Part of the Nova Scotia Topographic Database, the delimiter lines are obtained from various sources which could include Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Property Records Database, or Parks Canada. These areas are generally administrative Boundaries. Delimiter Line feature codes and...

Part of the Nova Scotia Topographic Database (NSTDB), DTM is a vector data set of spot elevations collected from aerial photography. An elevation point is collected at ground level approximately every eighty meters in an irregular grid pattern. These spot elevations, or mass points, can be used...

Part of the Nova Scotia Topographic Database (NSTDB), the utilities theme layer is updated and maintained from aerial photography, and verified with field inspections. Pipelines, Tanks and electrical substations are collected among other types of features. Utility feature codes and their...

These lands help preserve Nova Scotia’s natural values through a blend of legislation, ownership and management. Included here are: National Parks, National Wildlife Areas, Provincial Wilderness Areas, Provincial Nature Reserves, selected Provincial Parks and selected land trust properties and...

1:10,000 watersheds for Nova Scotia. Contains tertiary watersheds. Also available via GeoNova at: https://nsgi.novascotia.ca/WSF_DDS/DDS.svc/DownloadFile?tkey=fhrTtdnDvfytwLz6&id=82

Part of the Nova Scotia Topographic Database (NSTDB), the designated areas theme layer is updated and maintained from aerial photography and field inspection. These areas include of parking lots, pits, campgrounds, sport fields, cemeteries, and numerous other features normally consistent with...

A shapefile of the Nova Scotia Automated Surface Water Quality Monitoring Network monitoring stations. The network was established in 2002 to assess near real-time water quality in surface waters across the province at five river stations and one lake station. The results are used to help manage...

Part of the Nova Scotia Topographic Database (NSTDB), the landforms theme layer is updated and maintained from aerial photography. Contours, spot elevations, Cut/fill locations along roadways, as well as cliffs and embankments are collected. Landform feature codes and their descriptions are...

Part of the Nova Scotia Topographic Database (NSTDB), the landforms theme layer is updated and maintained from aerial photography. Contours, spot elevations, Cut/fill locations along roadways, as well as cliffs and embankments are collected. Landform feature codes and their descriptions are...

Part of the Nova Scotia Topographic database, the County Boundaries are a generalized cartographic representation of the County boundaries.