Description: This parcel layer is used by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Division of Land Acquisition and Management as a data source for creating a statewide layer of permanently protected open space for the Protected Open Space Mapping (POSM) project. Work on the project ended in 2011.
The data in the parcel layer was obtained from individual Connecticut municipalities. An effort was made to collect data once from each municipality. This data does not include all municipalities. These data are out-of-date, incomplete and do not reflect the current state of property ownership in these municipalities.
Description: Highway scenic land strips were purchased with funds from the Federal Highway Beautification Act of 1965. The nation's first lady at the time, Lady Bird Johnson, pushed for a bill to thwart the proliferation of billboards and junkyards along the nation's highways because "ugliness is so grim".
This does not include all land owned by DOT. The source map scale is unknown.
Description: Federal Open Space is a polygon feature-based layer that includes land owned in either easement or fee simple interest by the federal government. This layer is based on information that was collected and mapped at various scales and at different levels of accuracy. Types of property in this layer include open space and recreational land open to the public. This data was last updated in 1997.
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Description: DEEP Property is a polygon feature-based layer that includes all land owned in fee simple interest by the State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. This layer is based on information that was collected and mapped at various scales and at different levels of accuracy. Generally, partial interests such as easements or development rights are not included in this layer. The exception is flood control areas, which may include permanent easements. Types of property in this layer include parks, forests, wildlife areas, flood control areas, scenic preserves, natural areas, historic reserves, DEEP owned waterbodies, water access sites and other miscellaneous properties.
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Description: This layer includes polygon features that depict protected open space for towns of the Protected Open Space Mapping (POSM) project, which is administered by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Land Aquisition and Management. Only parcels that meet the criteria of protected open space as defined in the POSM project are in this layer. Protected open space is defined as: (1) Land or interest in land acquired for the permanent protection of natural features of the state's landscape or essential habitat for endangered or threatened species; or (2) Land or an interest in land acquired to permanently support and sustain non-facility-based outdoor recreation, forestry and fishery activities, or other wildlife or natural resource conservation or preservation activities.
Protected Open Space was compiled as a result of the Protected Open Space Mapping (POSM) Project. The intent of this data is to provide attribute information that was collected at a specific time. The project began in 2005 and the data was collected over time. This dataset was last updated in 2011 but some data may be older. For current information, please contact the appropriate town.
Description: 1997 Municipal and Private Open Space Property is polygon feature-based data that includes land owned in fee simple interest by the municipalities, land trusts, and other private entities within the State of Connecticut. These data are based on information collected from each Connecticut municipality up to 1997 and mapped at 1:24,000 scale. Generally, partial interests such as easements or development rights are not included in this layer. Types of property (categories) in this layer include cemeteries, conservation land, existing preserved open space, general recreation land, preservation land, recreation land, schools and uncategorized land. This layer is not current and has not been updated since its creation in 1997.