Nova Scotia Topographic DataBase - Roads, Trails and Rails (Poly Layer)

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 descriptions are provided with the download in a NSTDB feature code table. Data download also available via GeoNova: https://nsgi.novascotia.ca/WSF_DDS/DDS.svc/DownloadFile?tkey=fhrTtdnDvfytwLz6&id=15 Map service view also available via GeoNova: https://nsgiwa.novascotia.ca/arcgis/rest/services/BASE/BASE_NSTDB_10k_Roads_UT83/MapServer?f=jsapi

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Additional Info

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 21:27 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 21:27 (UTC)
contact_person {"en": "Government of Nova Scotia; Government of Nova Scotia; Service Nova Scotia,,https://novascotia.ca/opendata/contact-us", "fr": "Gouvernement de la Nouvelle-Écosse; Gouvernement de la Nouvelle-Écosse; Service Nova Scotia,https://novascotia.ca/opendata/contact-us"}
criticality_level []
data_dictionary unknown,unknown,unknown
geographic_scope []
open_canada_collection fgp
open_canada_date_published 2025-08-15 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"en": ["road", "trail", "railroad", "bridge", "culvert", "ferry crossing", "foot bridge", "ramp", "track", "tunnel", "nsgi", "summer", "Government information"], "fr-t-en": ["route", "sentier", "chemin de fer", "pont", "ponceau", "traversée en ferry", "passerelle", "rampe", "piste", "tunnel", "nsgi", "été", "Information gouvernementale"]}
open_canada_subject ["transport"]
sensitivity_level unrestricted
title_fr
update_frequency P1Y