25 Jun 2025
GeoNOVA is excited to share the release of new 2023 & 2024 orthophotography for the Cumberland, Colchester, and Pictou counties. A total of 306 map sheets are now available, including:
254 sheets from 2023 (outlined in green)
52 sheets from 2024 (outlined in purple)
This high-resolution imagery is available as both digital downloads and hardcopy products.
10 Jun 2025
GeoNOVA is excited to share the release of new high-resolution aerial imagery captured in 2023 and 2024. Covering approximately 44% of Nova Scotia's land area, this update provides valuable geographic data for use in GIS, mapping, and planning across the province.
You can access the imagery through DataLocator: https://nsgi.novascotia.ca/datalocator/indexing
To purchase prints, please contact: geoinfo@novascotia.ca
20 Jun 2023
GeoNova and the Nova Scotia Coordinate Referencing System team are pleased to announce the release of the new mobile version of the Coordinate Referencing Viewer.
4 Apr 2023
Orthophotographs from the 2022 Aerial Photography are now available for a portion of Victoria & Inverness counties. Email geoinfo@novascotia.ca to purchase a digital or hardcopy print.
23 Dec 2022
Aerial Photography from 2022 is now available for a portion of Victoria & Inverness counties. Orthophotographs created from these new images should be available in early 2023.
Email geoinfo@novascotia.ca to purchase a digital copy, or to order a printed photo or enlargement. Custom orders are our specialty!
6 Oct 2022
The Government of Nova Scotia is releasing an updated and improved contour dataset derived from 1m resolution LiDAR digital elevation models. These new contours are available within the Landforms topographic theme and will be maintained and distributed using the following Datum - NAD83(CSRS)v6, UTM Zone 20, CGVD2013.
8 Sep 2022
The Government of Nova Scotia is releasing the most current version of the Nova Scotia Topographic Map as georeferenced images! These colourful raster images can be added directly into a GIS system and used as a background or for other mapping needs. The images are available for download using DataLocator.
These georeferenced map tiles contain:
1 Sep 2021
The Government of Nova Scotia is releasing new LiDAR data that covers select parts of Nova Scotia including Cumberland, Pictou & Antigonish counties, as well as additional areas to fill existing data gaps in coverage mainly in the Cape Breton region, as well as Hants, Halifax, and Kings Counties. This LiDAR data includes LAZ point cloud data and various LiDAR derived products.
5 Jul 2021
The NSCRS has released a Spring 2021 newsletter. Find out what’s been happening with the Nova Scotia Coordinate Referencing program over the past year, as well as what to expect in 2021.
16 Jun 2021
A new engagement hub for Nova Scotians to contribute opinions and feedback about place name changes in our province has been released. The names on our maps are important because they help shape our identity by combining heritage, culture, and our sense of place. The new engagement hub offers an opportunity to have your voice heard!
Community engagement is important when new or changes to place names are proposed.
Check out the new Engagement Hub for Place Name Changes.
