Marine Conservation Agreements
A Conservation Practitioner's Toolkit

Delaware Maps and Data

Digital Data Availability Summary

DELAWARE 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 3 coastal counties
    Deed Records   2 1
    Assessment Data   2 1
    Parcels 3   0

GIS Portals

  • Delaware Data Mapping and Integration Laboratory (DataMIL) (web site)
  • Delaware Geographic Data Committee (web site)
  • Delaware GIS Resources (web site)
  • Delaware NSDI Clearinghouse: Metadata Explorer (web site)
  • Delaware Office of State Planning Coordination: GIS Data Resources (web site)
  • University of Delaware RDMS Map Server (web site)

Submerged Lands

No data found.

Ownership

Submerged Lands Parcels

No data found.

General Property and Parcel Data

Data County Parcels (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex Counties)
Access Internet Mapping Service through Delaware DataMIL’s Map Lab or using ESRI ArcGIS or ArcExplorer. See instructions. (web page)
Detail Data does not include owner, but does include parcel ID, district, map, and parcel numbers. Using this data, owners may be looked up using county property databases or interactive parcel maps.
Distributor Delaware DataMIL (Data Mapping and Integration Laboratory)
Data County Parcels (New Castle, Kent and Sussex Counties)
Access Layers in online interactive map (Delaware Environmental Navigator). (web page)
Detail Parcels, including parcel number, but not owner. Use parcel number to look up owner in county property databases or interactive parcel maps.
Distributor Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Public and Conservation Lands

Data Recreational/Open Space
Access Layer in online interactive map (Delaware Environmental Navigator).
Detail Federal, state, county, and municipal open space in Delaware.
Distributor Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Leases and Other Use Authorizations

Aquaculture and Shellfish

No data found.

Other Use Authorizations

No data found.

Local Parcel Information

Kent County (web page)

Deed Records Kent County Recorder of Deeds. Deeds Web Service. (web page)
Assessment Data No data found. May become available through Smart Map, below
Parcels Kent County Geographic Information Systems. Smart Map. (web page) Requires Autodesk and Macromedia Flash plug-ins.

New Castle County (web page)

Deed Records New Castle County Recorder of Deeds. Deeds Imaging System. Index information is free, but viewing images requires a fee.  (web page)
Assessment Data New Castle County. Parcel Search. (web page) Online database. Search by partial address, parcel number, or book and page; record includes owner, address, subdivision, all permits, lot size, zoning, previous ownership, assessments, property and residence characteristics. Links to interactive parcel map.
Parcels New Castle County Department of Land Use. (web page)
G.I.S. Maps: NCC eParcelView Map. Online map viewer with aerial photos, land use, districts, infrastructure and natural features. Parcels viewable at large scales. Click on individual parcels using Parcel Info tool to call up basic set of parcel data. Clicking “Get Details” opens separate window showing full data from Parcel Search property assessment database.
Assessment Maps: Access PDF images of paper parcel maps.

Sussex County (web page)

Deed Records No data found.
Assessment Data Sussex County. Search for Tax Info. (web page)
Parcels Sussex County Online Map. (web page)

 

Step 1: Getting Started
1.1 Lease and Own 101
1.2 Myths
1.3 Important Terms
Step 2: Decision Checklist
2.1 Conservation Priorities
2.2 Threats and Strategies
2.3 Organization Capacity
2.4 Ownership and Use
2.5 Laws and Policies
2.6 Owners and Agencies
2.7 Partners and Funders
Step 3: Acquisition Checklist
3.1 Project Initiation
3.2 Title Report
3.3 Owner Contact
3.4 Proposal Completion
3.5 Terms and Conditions
3.6 Funding
3.7 Documentation
3.8 Due Diligence
3.9 Regulatory Permits
3.10 Final Actions
3.11 Site Plan
Step 4: Implementation
4.1 Science
4.2 Habitat
4.3 Maintenance
4.4 Public Use
4.5 Enforcement
4.6 Outreach
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