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The GeoNOVA Portal is the Province of Nova Scotia's gateway to geographic information about Nova Scotia. Geographic data access is our goal.

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Sunday May 26, 2013 - Property Online Outage This is notification of a planned Property Online outage this Sunday, May 26, 2013, between 8:00 AM and 12:00 PM. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience. Property Online Administration.

May 16, 2013 - Spring into Geomatics May 29, 2013 - Reminder Our Spring into Geomatics Conference is Agenda is now available. Please note our conference agenda is still being refined but have a look at the list of speakers we have already lined up. Registration is well underway and we encourage you register soon as capacity for the event is limited. Conference Agenda Please check back regularly for additional updates regarding the day. Spring into Geomatics Planning Committee

May 13, 2013 - Geographic InformationSystem (GIS) Officer (4) positions with NS Transportation & Infrastructure Renewal (Highway Operations) Various locations. For more information visit CareerBeacon: GIS Officer - Bridgewater GIS Officer - Bedford GIS Officer - Truro GIS Officer - Sydney

May 1, 2013 - All Property Online Subscribers - Weekend System Outage for Technology Update: 5:00 pm May 3rd to 8:00 am May 6th The servers that run the Land Programs applications are being updated with new hardware, updated software and more memory. The applications have been extensively tested to ensure that business functionality will continue normally. To carry out this upgrade Property Online will be unavailable from 5:00 pm on Friday, May 3rd until 8:00 am Monday, May 6th. As part of the change, any usernames and passwords saved in your computers browser windows will have to be re-entered on Monday, May 6th. Your current usernames and passwords are still valid; however the browser window will not save the usernames and passwords in the transition to the new servers. Also, if your bookmark is to www.nspropertyonline.ca, you will be unaffected by the server upgrade, but if your bookmark is where you enter your Property Online username and password you will be re-directed to the www.nspropertyonline.ca page. If you are unsure of your username and password please submit a request to have a technical resource contact you using our ‘Ask POL A Question’ website at https://ows2.gov.ns.ca/PolHelpLine/POLHelpLine prior to May 3rd. After May 6th the Ask POL A Question website will be: https://linns.gov.ns.ca/PolHelpLine/POLHelpLine

April 24, 2013 - Spring into Geomatics, May 29, 2013 Registration Now Open Registration for the 1 Day Conference sponsored by GeoNOVA on the theme of “ Open Data” is now underway. The GeoNOVA Office is pleased to present Spring into Geomatics 2013. This event will provide a great opportunity for geomatics practitioners and those simply interested in geography to come together and celebrate geomatics in Nova Scotia. Work is underway to finalize the Agenda for the event and we will post that in the very near future. As mentioned above, our theme for the day is “Open Data” and plans are underway to have representatives from Federal, Provincial and Municipal levels of government, as well as the Private sector who can speak to the theme of “Open data” and share their experiences. To register for this event please follow the link below. Also, keep checking back for updates!! Spring into Geomatics 2013 – Registration Form Should you have any comments, questions, etc. feel free to contact the organizing committee at geonova@gov.ns.ca

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