Marine Conservation Agreements
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Pennsylvania Maps and Data

Digital Data Availability Summary

PENNSYLVANIA 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 2 coastal counties; 1 city
    Deed Records 1 2  
    Assessment Data 2 1  
    Parcels 2   1

GIS Portals

  • Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA) (web page)
  • Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Data Services: GIS Mapping Center. Interactive maps. (web site)

Submerged Lands

No statewide datalayer was found, but it may be possible to derive an approximation of submerged lands boundaries from the following two layers and the water boundary between Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Data Pennsylvania Coastal Zones
Access Download ESRI shapefile. (web page)
Detail Lateral and inland boundaries of the Pennsylvania’s Lake Erie and Delaware Estuary coastal zones. 2002.
Distributor PASDA
Data Delaware River Boundary
Access Download ESRI shapefile. (web page)
Detail Boundary of the Delaware River within the Delaware River Basin.
Distributor PASDA

Ownership

Submerged Lands Parcels

No data found.

General Property and Parcel Data

No data found.

Public and Conservation Lands

Data Pennsylvania Conservation Stewardship.
Access Download digital vector data. (web page)
Detail Federal, state, county, and private conservation lands. 1998.
Distributor PASDA.
Data Protected Lands Inventory.
Access Download digital vector data. (web page)
Detail Three layers are available: Agricultural Easements, Federal Land, and Nonprofit and Private Lands. Based on the 1998 data above, with additional data from land trusts and local governments. 2004.
Distributor PASDA.

Leases and Other Use Authorizations

Aquaculture and Shellfish

No data found.

Other Use Authorizations

Data Encroachment Locations.
Access Download digital vector data. (web page)
Detail Locations related to the Water Resources Management Water Obstructions Program of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Locations include boat ramps, dredging, and other water uses. Those requiring submerged lands license agreements are noted. 2007.
Distributor PASDA

Local Parcel Information

Bucks County (web site)

Deed Records Bucks County Recorder of Deeds. Landex Remote. Fee: $.20/min. (web page)
Assessment Data Bucks County Board of Assessors. Public Access System. (web page)
Parcels No data found.

Delaware County (web site)

Deed Records Delaware County Recorder of Deeds. Public Access. 1982-2001 only. Search by docket or folio number only. (web page)
Assessment Data Delaware County Real Estate System. Search by address, folio or map number. Link to parcel map. (web page)
Parcels Delaware County Board of Assessment. GIS Unit. Request from Norma Cairo, GIS Manager, at 610-891-4793 or cairon@co.delaware.pa.us.  Cost varies with size of file for desired area.
Other Delaware County GIS. (web page)

Philadelphia City (County) (web site)

Deed Records Philadelphia Department of Records. Philadox. Paid subscription access only (between $15/hr and $125/mo). (web page)
Assessment Data Philadelphia Board of Revision of Taxes. Property Search. (web page)
Parcels

Philadelphia Department of Records. Parcel Explorer. Paid subscription access only ($30/mo). (web page) Philadelphia Parcels. Download digital vector data (web page). Entire City of Philadelphia Parcels. Parcel numbers, but no other attribute data. 2007.

 

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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