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Provincially-owned land in Nova Scotia has many demands on it and we must manage this asset sustainably and efficiently. Sustainable land management requires accurate, integrated and easily accessible information that can be used to make better

Geographic Information Services has published the Nova Scotia Base Mapping Final Report (2015). A high level review of the Province of Nova Scotia’s base mapping program was conducted. Base mapping clients and stakeholders were

Did you know that Geomatics Atlantic 2015 is PART of the 9^th Symposium of the International Society for a Digital Earth (ISDE) in Halifax on October 5-9, 2015?

Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia and Canadian

Dr. Jason Bond received the first ever GANS Award of Distinction at the Annual General Meeting of the Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia on June 9, 2015 in Halifax.

This award is presented annually to an individual or an organization

GeoPulse launch is raising geoawareness in government.  Everyone uses geographic information every day – and they might not even know it. 

Geographic information provides the foundation behind so many tools that help you discover

Congratulations to GIS Specialist, John MacKinnon, whose submission to ESRI Canada’s 2015 Maps and Apps Calendar Contest was selected as one of the 12 shortlist entries from over 60 submissions received. His submission was also one of nine

Active control stations are collecting better positions than ever before. That foundation will help to create better mapping and better decisions.

A two year GPS Spatial Referencing System project has been approved for funding in the

Service Nova Scotia offers a diverse range of services through its programs to meet the needs of Nova Scotians. One of these programs is the Nova Scotia Coordinate Referencing System (NSCRS). The

Scientists know that the mainland of Nova Scotia is moving 1 millimeter per year horizontally and 1.5 millimeters per year vertically (it is subsiding). Much less is known about Sable Island and its behavior. The same GPS technology that allows