Marine Conservation Agreements
A Conservation Practitioner's Toolkit

Mississippi Maps and Data

Digital Data Availability Summary*

MISSISSIPPI 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 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 Mississippi was not completed for the current iteration of this toolkit.

GIS Portals

  • Department of Marine Resources Coastal Mapper (Web site). Online interactive map with a variety of coastal layers.
  • Mississippi Automated Resource Information System (Web site). Metadata catalog, downloadable spatial data, and interactive map viewer.

Submerged Lands

No data found. However, Counties, a layer in MARIS Online Maps (Web site), shows coastal county boundaries that extend into coastal waters, with lateral and seaward boundaries.

Ownership

Submerged Lands Parcels

No data found.

General Property and Parcel Data

Data Property Tax Landrolls by County.
Access Search non-spatial online database. (Web site)
Detail Real property assessment data. Search by owner only.
Distributor Mississippi State Tax Commission.

Public and Conservation Lands

Data Protected and Managed Area Layers.
Access View metadata (Web site; select Quick List) and download Arc/Info export files, ESRI shapefiles, or DXF files (Web site; select Statewide Themes/Cultural).
Detail State Park Boundaries, National Forests, National Park Boundaries, National Wildlife Refuges, National Forest Ownership Boundaries, Wildlife Management Areas, Choctaw Indian Tribal Lands.
Distributor Mississippi Automated Resource Information System.

Leases and Other Use Authorizations

Aquaculture and Shellfish

No spatial or non-spatial data (beyond the original documents) was found.

Other Use Authorizations

No spatial or non-spatial data (beyond the original documents) was found.

Local Parcel Information

Jackson County

Deed Records Availability of data not assessed.
Assessment Data Availability of data not assessed.
Parcels Parcel search by owner or parcel number at bottom of screen, click and drag zoom feature to parcel level with dimensions and “identify” which yields same information, legal description, address, acreage, subdivision and easements. (Web site)

Harrison County

Deed Records Chancery Clerk Public Records Online: Land Records; input name, document number and type, file number, book/page, legal description, subdivision, date range, yields same information including grantor and grantee, can purchase document at this site. (Web site)
Assessment Data Tax Assessor Map Portal; requires AutoDesk map viewing software (downloadable at this site), can input owner, parcel number, address for search or view map. (Web site)
Parcels Availability of data not assessed.

Hancock County

Availability of data not assessed.

 

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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