1.What is Registry 2000?
The Registry 2000 project came about as a result of discussions between a joint committee of the government of Nova Scotia and the private sector stakeholders about the need to modernize the real property system in Nova Scotia. Many of the major users of that system came together in a series of workshops held in 1997 and 1998; these included the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society, Association of Nova Scotia Land Surveyors, Nova Scotia Real Estate Commission, Canadian Bankers Association, the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities, and many provincial departments.
The consensus of these workshops was that Nova Scotia’s antiquated real property system, which was based on the British names-based deeds registry system, should be modernized and streamlined to ensure that Nova Scotia residents, businesses and governments have access to services that meet or exceed Canadian and international standards. The goal of the Registry 2000 Project was two-fold:
- to provide a streamlined, electronic system to facilitate recording, transferring and accessing records about real property in Nova Scotia, and
- to provide a guarantee of title to land owners by implementing a land titles system.
All counties in the province are now operating under the new land registration system, which provides users with integrated access to all land related information and full electronic registration capabilities, making Nova Scotia property transactions accessible world-wide via the internet.
2. What is GeoNova?
GeoNOVA is the name adopted by the Province of Nova Scotia to describe
it's corporate approach to the creation, maintenance, and distribution
of geographic information. GeoNOVA encourages the creation of corporate
geographic information resources collected, maintained, and distributed
to accepted standards and shared amongst all users within the Province
to support decision making and to reduce duplication of effort.
3. What policies have been developed for geographic information?
Polices for geographic information in Nova Scotia include:
- A Policy for the Distribution and Pricing of Government Owned Geographic
Information (November 1995)
- A Coordinate Referencing Policy (November 1995)
- A Nova Scotia Topographic Database (NSTDB) Management Policy (March
1995)
- A Property Records Information Management Policy (April 1993)
See Policies
and Standards to download copies of these documents.
4. What Procedures, Guidelines and Standards have been
developed for geographic information in Nova Scotia?
- Guidelines for Managing A GPS Based Control System in the Maritime
Provinces (March 1996)
- Operation Guidelines for the Nova Scotia Property Records Database
- Internet Service (February 1998)
- Operations Manual for Registries
- Operations Manual for Property Mapping and Parcel Indexing
Standards for Geographic Information (2nd edition, March 1997)
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