Nova Scotia Topographic DataBase - Buildings (Point Layer)

Part of the Nova Scotia Topographic Database (NSTDB), the buildings theme layer is updated and maintained from aerial photography. Buildings over 30m (one side) are collected as polygons, all others as points. Selected buildings are inspected in the field or interpreted from aerial photography and classified according to use such as hospitals, schools, police stations or community centres. Building 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=20 Map service view also available via GeoNova: https://nsgiwa.novascotia.ca/arcgis/rest/services/BASE/BASE_NSTDB_10k_Buildings_UT83/MapServer?f=jsapi

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Redistribution Allowed
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Title (French)
Update Frequency	P1Y
Geographic Scope	[]
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Sensitivity Level	unrestricted
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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"}
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Data Dictionary	unknown,unknown,unknown
Open Canada Date Published	2025-08-06 00:00:00
Open Canada Date Modified
Open Canada Subject	["government_and_politics"]
Open Canada Keywords	{"en": ["building", "home", "construction", "hospital", "school", "police station", "community centre", "arena", "church", "factory", "fire station", "fort", "greenhouse", "library", "museum", "post office", "pumping station", "seniors complex", "town hall", "nsgi", "Government information"], "fr-t-en": ["bâtiment", "maison", "construction", "hôpital", "école", "poste de police", "centre communautaire", "arène", "église", "usine", "caserne de pompiers", "fort", "serre", "bibliothèque", "musée", "bureau de poste", "station de pompage", "complexe pour personnes âgées", "hôtel de ville", "nsgi", "Information gouvernementale"]}
Open Canada Collection	fgp
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