Description
Part of the Nova Scotia Topographic Database (NSTDB), the land cover theme layer is updated and maintained from aerial photography. Land cover is limited to treed areas over 3600m2 in size and over two metres in height. Orchards, nurseries, tree lines, and single landmark trees are also included. Land Cover 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=13 Map service view also available via GeoNova: https://nsgiwa.novascotia.ca/arcgis/rest/services/BASE/BASE_NSTDB_10k_Land_Cover_UT83/MapServer?f=jsapi
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia Topographic Database - Land Cover (Poly) (Geojson) | GeoJSON | Open resource | |
| Nova Scotia Topographic Database - Land Cover (Poly) (KML) | KML | Open resource | |
| Nova Scotia Topographic Database - Land Cover (Poly) (KMZ) | Unknown | Open resource | |
| Nova Scotia Topographic Database - Land Cover (Poly) (Shapefile) | ESRI Shape | Open resource | |
| Nova Scotia Topographic Database - Land Cover (Poly) (CSV) | CSV | Open resource | |
| Nova Scotia Topographic Database - Land Cover (Poly) (CSV Excel) | CSV | Open resource | |
| Nova Scotia Topographic Database - Land Cover (Poly) (CSV Excel (EU)) | CSV | Open resource | |
| Nova Scotia Topographic Database - Land Cover (Poly) (RDF) | XML | Open resource | |
| Nova Scotia Topographic Database - Land Cover (Poly) (RSS) | RSS | Open resource | |
| Nova Scotia Topographic Database - Land Cover (Poly) (TSV) | HTML | Open resource | |
| Nova Scotia Topographic Database - Land Cover (Poly) (XML) | XML | Open resource | |
| Nova Scotia Topographic Database - Land Cover (Poly) - Advanced View | HTML | Open resource | |
| Nova Scotia original metadata (https://data.novascotia.ca) | HTML | Open resource |