Nova Scotia Geospatial Data Resources

Although Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia does not actually create or provide any online GIS or geospatial resources, we do maintain a growing list of Nova Scotia data resources that we are aware of and is freely available to the geospatial community to use online or download.

If you find any problems with any of the links below or know of some other good resources that have not included then please let us know so we can make that information available to the Nova Scotia geospatial community.

Nova Scotia GIS Data

National Road Network (NRN) - Nova Scotia
Potential for Radon in Indoor Air - download digital Data Set used to create interactive map
Halifax Open Data - HRM provides data related to Civic Addresses, Buildings, Street Networks, Trails, Parks, Recreation and much more that you can download to use with your own GIS software or open directly into ArcGIS.com
LIDAR 5m Digital Elevation Model (DEM) for Halifax
Shaded Relief Image derived From a 5 m LiDAR Bare-Earth Digital Elevation Model of the North Mountain Area, Digby, Annapolis and Kings Counties
20m Enhanced Digital Elevation Model (DEM)
Abandoned Mines
Surficial Geology
Geochemistry
Mineral Occurances
Wet Areas Mapping and Flow Accumulation
Significant Species and Habitats Database

Nova Scotia Imagery

LandSat Mosaic of nova Scotia
Ortho Imagery for Central Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia from the Air - The Richard McCully Aerial Photograph Collection, 1931

Open Data and online mapping for other Provinces can be found here

Note: Links above are provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; being included on this page does not necessary constitute endorsement of any products, services or opinions of the corporation, organization or individual. We do our best to verify links prior to posting, however do not bear any responsibility for the accuracy, legality or content of the external site or for that of subsequent links.

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