What is civic address information used for?
Government agencies use accurate civic address information to plan and deliver services. Private companies use the information (via a licensing arrangement) to schedule courier deliveries, trace parcels, locate service vehicles and a variety of other needs. Emergency response services (police, fire and ambulance) use this data / mapping for the emergency 911 system. • What is the Nova Scotia Coastal Series and how was it created? The Coastal Map series consists of 132 color maps of the province’s coastal zone and extends to the 12 mile limit. This mapping was created as two layers – land (derived from NSTDB 1:10 000 map series, with contours) and water layer (derived from CHS digital charts). • What work is being done to create new map products and services? The Geomatics Centre’s “Special Projects” unit is tasked with manipulation of geographic databases to create new maps and related products. This unit is also the Nova Scotia Remote Sensing custodian (per federal / provincial MOU).
