NSCAF: Nova Scotia Civic Community Boundaries

Boundaries for Nova Scotia civic communities, defined in consultation with municipalities and emergency services. Columns suggest administrative metadata like verification status, municipal codes, and geometry. The dataset is available in multiple geospatial formats.

Use Cases

• Mapping community service jurisdictions using GSA_NAME and the_geom
• Verifying administrative boundaries for planning with VERIFIED and LOCKED columns
• Linking community data to municipal structures via CO_CODE and MUN_CODE
• Analyzing retired or updated boundaries with RETIRED and EDIT_V

Strengths

• Boundaries were defined with input from municipal councils, fire, police, and Emergency Health Services
• Available on multiple platforms, indicating cross-organizational use
• Contains detailed administrative columns like verification status and municipal identifiers

Limitations

• Metadata conflicts exist: one source lists a last update of 2026-07-01, another lists 2026-05-05
• Row count and dataset size are unknown across all sources
• Author information is not provided

Provenance

Source

data.novascotia.ca

Collection Method

Defined in consultation with Nova Scotia municipalities and emergency services.

Freshness

2026-07-01 17:09:49.769292

Geography

Nova Scotia, Canada