Nova Scotia Road Network Attributes And Centerlines

Nova Scotia Road Network (NSRN) is the authoritative source for road centerlines in the province. It contains addressed and non-addressed roads with attributes like number of lanes, surface type, and road class. The dataset is maintained by data.novascotia.ca and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze road class distribution across municipalities using the ROADCLASS and MUN_ID columns.
• Model traffic flow patterns by joining TRAFF_DESC and TRAFFICDIR attributes with the road centerline geometry (the_geom).
• Track road network revisions over time by querying the DATE_REV and DATE_ACT date fields.
• Identify road ownership for maintenance planning using the OWNER and OWNER_DESC columns.

Strengths

• Serves as the authoritative source for road centerlines in Nova Scotia.
• Contains 19 descriptive attributes per road segment, including road class, traffic description, and ownership.
• Available in multiple projections and datums (UTM/NAD83v3 & CGVD28; UTM/NAD83v6 & CGVG2010).

Limitations

• Sample data and total row count are unavailable, preventing assessment of completeness.
• The dataset's license terms are unknown, which may restrict commercial or research use.
• Specific temporal coverage (time_range) is not provided in the description.

Provenance

Source

data.novascotia.ca

Collection Method

Authoritative provincial road network data collection, used to contribute to the federal National Road Network (NRN).

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Nova Scotia, Canada