Nova Scotia Topographic Database - Designated Areas

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 topographic mapping. Designated area 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=11 Map service view also available via GeoNova: https://nsgiwa.novascotia.ca/arcgis/rest/services/BASE/BASE_NSTDB_10k_Designated_Areas_UT83/MapServer?f=jsapi

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 18:23 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 18:23 (UTC)
contact_person {"en": "Government of Nova Scotia; Government of Nova Scotia; Service Nova Scotia", "fr": "Gouvernement de la Nouvelle-Écosse; Gouvernement de la Nouvelle-Écosse; Service Nova Scotia"}
criticality_level []
data_dictionary unknown,unknown,unknown
geographic_scope []
open_canada_collection fgp
open_canada_date_published 2025-08-13 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"en": ["airport", "cemetery", "golf course", "mine", "park", "sports field", "pit", "quarry", "nsgi", "Government information"], "fr-t-en": ["aéroport", "cimetière", "parcours de golf", "mien", "se garer", "terrain de sport", "fosse", "carrière", "nsgi", "Information gouvernementale"]}
open_canada_subject ["nature_and_environment"]
sensitivity_level unrestricted
title_fr
update_frequency P1Y