Nova Scotia GeoNAMES

The Nova Scotia GeoNAMES dataset contains all current approved and offical geographic names for the Province of Nova Scotia. The named features in the dataset include Populated Places, Administrative Areas, Water and Terrain Features, Vegetation Areas, some Manmade Features, and Undersea Features. Geographic names in the Province of Nova Scotia are approved by the province's representative on the Geographical Names Board of Canada.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 19:26 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 19:26 (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	2020-07-21 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["toponymy", "map data", "cartography", "summer", "Government information"], "fr-t-en": ["toponymie", "données cartographiques", "cartographie", "été", "Information gouvernementale"]}
open_canada_subject	["society_and_culture"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr
update_frequency	P3M