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). • What Special Projects are currently underway? Current projects include production & maintenance of the 50k Coastal Series & the 50k Resource Series; develop new databases and specifications that comply with National standards (NS Road Network (NSRN) / project to update road network and the NS Hydrographic Network (NSHN) / project to update hydro network); web application development; and, continue to provide GIS consulting & sup
