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16 Jun 2026

Overview

GeoNOVA is pleased to announce the release of new aerial photography captured in 2025. This imagery is now available to support GIS, mapping, and planning work across the province.

Coverage and

16 Jun 2026

New orthophotography is now available for parts of Nova Scotia.

We are pleased to announce the release of new imagery from 2024 and 2025 for selected areas of the province:

  • 2024 imagery is now available for Eastern Nova Scotia
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:

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

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.

Now available on the

4 Apr 2023

Orthophotographs from the 2022 Aerial Photography are now available for a portion of Victoria & Inverness counties. Email [email protected] 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.         

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

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

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