Connecticut Maps and Data

Digital Data Availability Summary*

CONNECTICUT	Spatial	Non-spatial	None
GIS Portals	x
Submerged Lands	x
Ownership
Submerged Lands Parcels			x
General Property and Parcel Data			x
Public and Conservation Lands	x
Leases and Other Use Authorizations
Aquaculture and Shellfish			x
Other Use Authorizations			x
Local Parcel Information	13 coastal municipalities
Deed Records	Availability of local data was not completely assessed. Links to some local data sources are identified.
Assessment Data
Parcels

* Due to project constraints, a comprehensive assessment of the availability of spatial data from all statewide and local sources in Connecticut was not completed for the current iteration of this toolkit.

GIS Portals

Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (web site)
Connecticut GIS User to User Network (web site)
University of Connecticut Center for Landuse Education and Research (web site). 11-class, statewide landcover for 1985, 1990, 1995 and 2002 including a change map. Land cover derived from Landsat imagery.
University of Connecticut Map and Geographic Information Center (web site)

Submerged Lands

It may be possible to derive an approximation of the submerged lands boundary from either of the following datasets, together with a mean high water shoreline.

Data	State Boundary.
Access	Download ESRI shapefile or order CD, Environmental GIS Data for Connecticut ($18). (web page)
Detail	Polygon and line features showing the outer boundaries of the state, including the water boundary with New York State. 1969-84.
Distributor	State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection.

Data	Coastal Boundary and Area.
Access	Download ESRI shapefile or order CD, Environmental GIS Data for Connecticut ($18). (web page)
Detail	Extent of lands and coastal waters within Connecticut’s “coastal boundary” and “coastal area.” 1979.
Distributor	State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection.

Ownership

Submerged Lands Parcels

No statewide data found.

General Property and Parcel Data

No statewide data found.

Public and Conservation Lands

Data	Department of Environmental Protection Property.
Access	Download ESRI shapefile or order CD, Environmental GIS Data for Connecticut ($18). (web page)
Detail	Land owned in fee simple interest by the State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. 2007.
Distributor	State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection.

Data	Municipal and Private Open Space Property.
Access	Download ESRI shapefile or order CD, Environmental GIS Data for Connecticut ($18). (web page)
Detail	Includes ownership category and ownership type, but not owner. Incomplete and out of date. 1997.
Distributor	State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection.

Data	Federal Property.
Access	Download ESRI shapefile or order CD, Environmental GIS Data for Connecticut ($18). (web page)
Detail	Not regularly updated. 1997.
Distributor	State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection.

Leases and Other Use Authorizations

Aquaculture and Shellfish

No data found.

Other Use Authorizations

No data found.

Local Parcel Information

Individual towns must be contacted to obtain Connecticut local parcel data. The state Web site provides links to the individual towns and cities of Connecticut.

Fairfield County

Town of Fairfield

Assessor’s Online Database. (Web site) With input of location, map/block yields owner, characteristics of improvements including sketch map, ownership record, land use code, site photograph.

City of Stamford

Tax and Data Assessment Online. (Web site) With input of address, owner, parcel identification, book/page yields assessment, sale history, improvements, zoning using tabs at top of property record.

City of Stratford

Assessor’s Online Database. (Web site) This site requires free registration, with input of location, owner name, map/block characteristics of improvements including sketch map, ownership record, land use code, site photograph.

Town of Westport

Assessor’s Online Database. (Web site) With input of location, map/block yields characteristics of improvements including sketch map, ownership record, land use code, site photograph.