Nova Scotia

Main files

• [nova_scotia.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified -09 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to April 18 2024 12:01:13. File size: 81.66MB; MD5 sum: 7705b4937aaa3c6b974f5d26fdc1c6ad.

Additional Files

• [nova_scotia.poly] - file that describes the extent of this region. About POLY format

• [nova_scotia.geojson] - file that describes the extent of this region. About GeoJSON format

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Nova Scotia map layers

Amenity (areas) 3131

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• religion — religion field value
• amenity — amenity field value
• landuse — landuse field value
• leisure — leisure field value
• sport — sport field value
• type — type field value
• way — Geometry

Amenity (points) 8469

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• religion — religion field value
• amenity — amenity field value
• landuse — landuse field value
• leisure — leisure field value
• sport — sport field value
• type — type field value
• way — Geometry

Barriers (lines) 1475

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• barrier — barrier field value
• way — Geometry

Boundary (areas) 2869

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• admin_level - Grade of administrative level
• way — Geometry
  

Boundary (lines) 11775

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• admin_level - Grade of administrative level
  
• way — Geometry

Building 291856

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• building — building field value
• b_level — building:levels field value
• a_numb — addr:housenumber field value
• way — Geometry
  

Buildings (points) 1845

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• building — building field value
• b_level — building:levels field value
• a_numb — addr:housenumber field value
• way — Geometry

Surfaces and land use 42036

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• natural — Natural field value
• landuse — Landuse field value
• wood — Wood field is not null
• leisure — Leisure field value
• way — Geometry
  

Leisure (areas) 2364

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• leisure — leisure field value
• way — Geometry

Leisure (points) 2826

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• leisure — leisure field value
• way — Geometry

Man made objects (points) 885

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• man_made — man_made field valu
• tower_type — tower:type field value
• way — Geometry

Natural (points) 4602

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• natural — natural field value
• way — Geometry

Parking (areas) 3092

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• AMENITY — AMENITY field value
• way — Geometry

Parking (points) 3282

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• AMENITY — AMENITY field value
• way — Geometry

Places (areas) 525

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• place — place field value
• official_s — official_status field value
• POPULATION — POPULATION field value
• way — Geometry

Places (points) 3843

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• place — place field value
• official_s — official_status field value
• POPULATION — POPULATION field value
• is_capital — is_capital field value
• admin_level — Administrative grade value
• capital — capital field value
• way — Geometry

Power lines 2797

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• POWER — POWER field value
• VOLTAGE — VOLTAGE field value
• way — Geometry

Power line towers 126698

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• POWER — POWER field value
• VOLTAGE — VOLTAGE field value
• way — Geometry

Railway platforms 3

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• RAILWAY — RAILWAY field value
• way — Geometry
  

Railways 2781

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• RAILWAY — RAILWAY field value
• traction — traction field value
• service — service field value
• BRIDGE — BRIDGE field value
• TUNNEL — TUNNEL field value
• way — Geometry
  

Railways (points) 5

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• RAILWAY — RAILWAY field value
• public_transport — public_transport field value
• tram — tram field value
• station — station field value
• way — Geometry
  

Religion (areas) 542

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• religion — religion field value
• way — Geometry

Religion (points) 1703

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• religion — religion field value
• way — Geometry

Roads 124225

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• ref — ref field value
• HIGHWAY — HIGHWAY field value
• cycle — cycle field value
• horse — horse field value
• foot — foot field value
• lanes — lanes field value
• toll — toll field value
• width — width field value
• way — Geometry

Road infrastructure 53085

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• HIGHWAY — HIGHWAY field value
• railway — railway field value
• way — Geometry

Shop (areas) 503

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• shop — shop field value
• way — Geometry

Shops (points) 1677

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• shop — shop field value
• way — Geometry

Sport (areas) 781

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• sport — sport field value
• way — Geometry

Sport (points) 807

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• sport — sport field value
• way — Geometry

Tourism (areas) 517

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• TOURISM — TOURISM field value
• information — information field value
• historic — historic field value
• way — Geometry

Tourism (points) 2450

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• TOURISM — TOURISM field value
• information — information field value
• historic — historic field value
• way — Geometry

Routes 895

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• ROUTE — ROUTE field value
• REF — REF field value
• OPERATOR — OPERATOR field value
• way — Geometry

Streams and ditches 50704

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• WATERWAY — WATERWAY field value
• way — Geometry

Lakes, swamps and large rivers 40193

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• natural — Natural field value
• landuse — Landuse field value
• water — Water field is not null
• waterway — Waterway field value
• way — Geometry
  

Coastline 1

Fields of layer:

• id — Local ID

Land border 1

Fields of layer:

• id — Local ID

Ocean border 1

Fields of layer:

• id — Local ID

Legend of map of Nova Scotia and sample project

Statistics on objects in the Nova Scotia

Boundary / Boundary (lines)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	lines	admin_level = '2'	42
Administrative level 4	lines	admin_level = '4'	78
Administrative level 5	lines	admin_level = '5'	620
Administrative level 6	lines	admin_level = '6'	568
Administrative level 8	lines	admin_level = '8'	9224
Administrative level 9	lines	admin_level = '9'	344
Administrative level 10	lines	admin_level = '10'	899

Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	polygons	admin_level = '2'	1
Administrative level 5	polygons	admin_level = '5'	14
Administrative level 6	polygons	admin_level = '6'	103
Administrative level 8	polygons	admin_level = '8'	2306
Administrative level 9	polygons	admin_level = '9'	57
Administrative level 10	polygons	admin_level = '10'	387
Places	polygons	place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'	517

Boundary of settlements and territories

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Town	polygons	place = 'town'	4
Village	polygons	place = 'village'	31
Locality	polygons	place = 'locality'	7
Suburb	polygons	place = 'suburb'	3
Island	polygons	place = 'island'	470
Farm	polygons	place = 'farm'	2
Region or country	polygons	place = 'region' / place = 'county'	5

Building (points)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	points	building is not ''	1845

Building (polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	polygons	building is not ''	291856
Dominants	polygons	building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university'	500
Schools and kindergartens	polygons	building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten'	343
Under construction	polygons	building = 'construction'	17

Facilities and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bicycle parking	points	amenity = 'bicycle_parking'	56
police	points	amenity = 'police'	40
fire station	points	amenity = 'fire_station'	168
post box	points	amenity = 'post_box'	1184
post office	points	amenity = 'post_office'	114
telephone	points	amenity = 'telephone'	20
library	points	amenity = 'library'	39
townhall	points	amenity = 'townhall'	30
courthouse	points	amenity = 'courthouse'	4
prison	points	amenity = 'prison'	28
embassy	points	amenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic'	3
community centre	points	amenity = 'community_centre'	236
nursing home	points	amenity = 'nursing_home'	1
arts centre	points	amenity = 'arts_centre'	10
cemetery	points	amenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery'	452
marketplace	points	amenity = 'marketplace'	11
recycling	points	amenity = 'recycling'	21
university	points	amenity = 'university'	31
school	points	amenity = 'school'	130
kindergarten	points	amenity = 'kindergarten'	5
college	points	amenity = 'college'	5
pharmacy	points	amenity = 'pharmacy'	94
hospital	points	amenity = 'hospital'	15
clinic	points	amenity = 'clinic'	34
doctors	points	amenity = 'doctors'	30
dentist	points	amenity = 'dentist'	35
veterinary	points	amenity = 'veterinary'	19
theatre	points	amenity = 'theatre'	20
nightclub	points	amenity = 'nightclub'	2
cinema	points	amenity = 'cinema'	5
swimming pool	points	amenity = 'swimming_pool' / leisure = 'swimming_pool' / sport = 'swimming' / leisure = 'water_park'	12
restaurant	points	amenity = 'restaurant'	474
fast food	points	amenity = 'fast_food'	310
cafe	points	amenity = 'cafe'	223
pub	points	amenity = 'pub'	69
bar, biergarten	points	amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten'	40
shelter	points	amenity = 'shelter'	59
car rental	points	amenity = 'car_rental'	19
car wash	points	amenity = 'car_wash'	19
car sharing	points	amenity = 'car_sharing'	1
bicycle rental	points	amenity = 'bicycle_rental'	4
bank	points	amenity = 'bank'	119
atm	points	amenity = 'atm'	40
toilets	points	amenity = 'toilets'	237
bench	points	amenity = 'bench'	404
drinking water	points	amenity = 'drinking_water'	12
fuel	points	amenity = 'fuel'	239
bus station	points/polygons	amenity = 'bus_station'	14
taxi	points/polygons	amenity = 'taxi'	1
ferry terminal	points/polygons	amenity = 'ferry_terminal'	20

Facilities and Services / Places of Worship

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Christian churches	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'christian'	277
Buddhist temple	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'buddhist'	3

Facilities and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
fishing	points	leisure = 'fishing'	1
playground	points/polygons	leisure = 'playground'	168
sports centre	points/polygons	leisure = 'sports_centre'	31
ice rink	points/polygons	leisure = 'ice_rink'	11
marina	points	leisure = 'marina'	38
slipway	points	leisure = 'slipway'	166
dog park	points	leisure = 'dog_park'	1
golf course	points	leisure = 'golf_course'	2

Facilities and Services / Shops and Services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
supermarket, general	points	shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general'	125
bakery	points	shop = 'bakery'	34
kiosk	points	shop = 'kiosk'	3
mall	points	shop = 'mall'	5
department store	points	shop = 'department_store'	31
convenience	points	shop = 'convenience'	165
clothes	points	shop = 'clothes'	155
florist	points	shop = 'florist'	18
chemist	points	shop = 'chemist'	5
books	points	shop = 'books'	27
butcher	points	shop = 'butcher'	9
shoes	points	shop = 'shoes'	23
alcohol, beverages	points	shop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages'	70
optician	points	shop = 'optician'	22
jewelry	points	shop = 'jewelry'	19
gift	points	shop = 'gift'	45
sports	points	shop = 'sports'	27
stationery	points	shop = 'stationery'	7
outdoor	points	shop = 'outdoor'	4
mobile phone	points	shop = 'mobile_phone'	30
toys	points	shop = 'toys'	9
newsagent	points	shop = 'newsagent'	2
greengrocer	points	shop = 'greengrocer'	7
beauty	points	shop = 'beauty'	40
video	points	shop = 'video'	2
car	points	shop = 'car'	62
bicycle	points	shop = 'bicycle'	14
doityourself, hardwar	points	shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware'	40
furniture	points	shop = 'furniture'	28
computer	points	shop = 'computer'	11
garden centre	points	shop = 'garden_centre'	4
hairdresser	points	shop = 'hairdresser'	83
car repair	points	shop = 'car_repair'	48

Facilities and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
basketball	points	sport = 'basketball'	2
canoe	points	sport = 'canoe'	1
fitness	points	sport = 'fitness'	3
shooting	points	sport = 'shooting'	3
skating	points	sport = 'skating'	1
soccer	points	sport = 'soccer'	3
swimming	points	sport = 'swimming'	8
table tennis	points	sport = 'table_tennis'	1
tennis	points	sport = 'tennis'	1

Facilities and services / Tourist facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
artwork	points/polygons	tourism = 'artwork'	71
attraction	points/polygons	tourism = 'attraction'	215
camp site	points/polygons	tourism = 'camp_site'	147
caravan site	points/polygons	tourism = 'caravan_site'	24
guest house	points/polygons	tourism = 'guest_house'	40
hostel	points/polygons	tourism = 'hostel'	4
hotel	points	tourism = 'hotel'	84
information	points/polygons	tourism = 'information'	216
motel	points/polygons	tourism = 'motel'	56
museum	points/polygons	tourism = 'museum'	60
picnic site	points	tourism = 'picnic_site'	210
theme park	points/polygons	tourism = 'theme_park'	1
viewpoint	points	tourism = 'viewpoint'	256
zoo	points/polygons	tourism = 'zoo'	3
chalet	points/polygons	tourism = 'chalet'	12
yes	points	tourism = 'yes'	2
map	points	information = 'map'	64
board	points	information = 'board'	60
guidepost	points	information = 'guidepost'	51
monument	points	historic = 'monument'	63
memorial	points	historic = 'memorial'	74
apartment	points	tourism = 'apartment'	5
camp pitch	points	tourism = 'camp_pitch'	372
gallery	points	tourism = 'gallery'	12
wilderness hut	points	tourism = 'wilderness_hut'	3

Ground surface

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Coastlines	lines		1
Water surface	polygons		1
Land boundaries	polygons		1

Hydrography / Lakes, large rivers, swamps

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Lakes and large rivers	polygons	natural = 'water' / waterway = 'riverbank'	22229
Wetland	polygons	natural = 'wetland'	17722
water' and water not	polygons	natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'	6630

Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Canal	lines	waterway = 'canal'	25
Drain	lines	waterway = 'drain'	219
River	lines	waterway = 'river'	686
Stream	lines	waterway = 'stream'	48844
Others	lines	waterway is not ''	50704

Infrastructure / Fences

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Fence	lines	barrier = 'fence'	1359
Wall	lines	barrier = 'wall'	116

Infrastructure / Man-made objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tower	points	man_made = 'tower'	603
Cell tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication'	437
Water tower	points	man_made = 'water_tower'	9
Lookout tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'observation'	49
Lighthouse	points	man_made = 'lighthouse'	256
Water well	points	man_made = 'water_well'	9

Infrastructure / Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Power lines	lines	power is not ''	2803

Infrastructure / Towers Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Towers Power lines	points	power is not ''	127479

Natural objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Spring	points	natural = 'spring'	5
Peak	points	natural = 'peak'	559
Tree	points	natural = 'tree'	4034
Cave entrance	points	natural = 'cave_entrance'	4

Settlements

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	points	place = 'city'	4
Town	points	place = 'town'	53
Village	points	place = 'village'	2067
Hamlet	points	place = 'hamlet'	207
Hamlet	points	place = 'locality'	755

Surfaces and land use

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Allotments	polygons	landuse = 'allotments'	12
Basin	polygons	landuse = 'basin'	83
Brownfield	polygons	landuse = 'brownfield'	30
Cemetery	polygons	landuse = 'cemetery'	1160
Commercial	polygons	landuse = 'commercial'	152
Construction	polygons	landuse = 'construction'	58
Farm, farmland	polygons	landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland'	1579
Farmyard	polygons	landuse = 'farmyard'	150
Forest	polygons	landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural'	118
Garages	polygons	landuse = 'garages'	19
Grass	polygons	landuse = 'grass'	2709
Greenfield	polygons	landuse = 'greenfield'	3
Industrial	polygons	landuse = 'industrial'	438
Landfill	polygons	landuse = 'landfill'	110
Meadow	polygons	landuse = 'meadow'	296
Quarry	polygons	landuse = 'quarry'	1079
Railway	polygons	landuse = 'railway'	9
Recreation ground	polygons	landuse = 'recreation_ground'	48
Reservoir	polygons	landuse = 'reservoir'	226
Residential	polygons	landuse = 'residential'	1037
Retail	polygons	landuse = 'retail'	135
Village green	polygons	landuse = 'village_green'	3
Vineyard	polygons	landuse = 'vineyard'	25
Plant nursery	polygons	landuse = 'plant_nursery'	7
Education	polygons	landuse = 'education'	3
Park	polygons	leisure = 'park'	2019
Beach	polygons	natural = 'beach'	590
Grassland	polygons	natural = 'grassland'	618
Heath	polygons	natural = 'heath'	44
Sand	polygons	natural = 'sand'	1629
Scrub	polygons	natural = 'scrub'	309

Territories of services and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Amenity	polygons	amenity is not ''	5632

Territories of services and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Leisure	polygons	leisure is not ''	6038

Territories of services and services / Religious objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	542
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	542

Territories of services and services / Shops and services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Shop	polygons	shop is not ''	643

Territories of services and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Sport	polygons	sport is not ''	1405

Territories of services and services / Tourist objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tourism	polygons	tourism is not ''	509

Transport / Parking

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
parking	polygons	amenity = 'parking'	3092

Transport / Public transport routes

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bus, tram, trolleybus	lines	route = 'bus' / route = 'trolleybus' / route = 'tram' / route = 'share_taxi'	841
train	lines	route = 'train'	8
ferry	lines	route = 'ferry'	46

Transport / Railway platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Platform	polygons	railway = 'platform'	3

Transport / Railways

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Abandoned	lines	railway = 'abandoned'	1906
Platform	lines	railway = 'platform'	5
Railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is null	340
Service railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is not null	519
tram	lines	railway = 'tram'	2
miniature	lines	railway = 'miniature'	9

Transport / Road

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Trunk	lines	highway = 'trunk' / highway = 'trunk_link'	496
Primary	lines	highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link'	3431
Secondary	lines	highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link'	3577
Tertiary	lines	highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link'	8702
Unclassified	lines	highway = 'unclassified'	4594
Residential	lines	highway = 'residential'	42257
Service	lines	highway = 'service'	21608
Footway	lines	highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated'	7633
Construction	lines	highway = 'construction'	308
Road	lines	highway = 'road'	13
Cycleway	lines	highway = 'cycleway' / highway = 'path' + cycle = 'designated'	421
Living street	lines	highway = 'living_street'	42
Pedestrian	lines	highway = 'pedestrian'	39
Steps	lines	highway = 'steps'	390
Track	lines	highway = 'track'	27890
Raceway	lines	highway = 'raceway'	10

Transport / Road infrastructure

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Crossing	points	highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing'	2519
Traffic signals	points	highway = 'traffic_signals'	710
Mini roundabout	points	highway = 'mini_roundabout'	3
Stop	points	highway = 'stop'	1256
Speed camera	points	highway = 'speed_camera'	1
Street lamp	points	highway = 'street_lamp'	45880
Bus stop	points	highway = 'bus_stop'	2716

Transport / Roadside service

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Squares

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
square	polygons	place = 'square'	3

Transport / Stations and platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Station	points	railway = 'station'	4
Halt	points	railway = 'halt'	1