Official-source methodology

Nova Scotia permit data sources

Name: PermitProspect Nova Scotia permit intelligence dataset
Creator: PermitProspect

PermitProspect is designed as a commercial intelligence layer over public municipal records. It is not an official government website.

HRM

Halifax Regional Municipality

Primary launch source

HRM publishes geolocated permit information through an official ArcGIS FeatureServer. The proposed ingestion uses structured fields such as permit identifiers, dates, status, work scope, address, community, estimated value and geometry when available.

Format: ArcGIS API / JSON / GeoJSON
Expected cadence: Daily change detection
Attribution: HRM Open Data

Open official HRM service ↗

COL

Municipality of Colchester

Phase-two report source

Colchester publishes monthly building-permit statistics as official PDF reports. The proposed pipeline detects new reports, extracts table rows, normalizes addresses and permit types, and keeps a reference to the source report.

Format: Monthly PDF reports
Expected cadence: Monthly source checks
Attribution: Municipality of Colchester

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Important distinction

Official fields vs. PermitProspect enrichment

Official source fields

Permit number or source reference
Address and community
Permit or work type
Issue or submission date
Reported project value
Municipal status fields

PermitProspect-generated fields

Opportunity score
Likely relevant trades
Development-cluster detection
Customer territory match
Sales status and notes
AI-generated record summary