Input sought for Long Island Sound Blue Plan review
Feedback is sought for a five-year review and update of the Long Island Sound Resource and Use Inventory and the Long Island Sound Blue Plan. An informational letter contains background, how to access the survey (10 minutes in length), contacts, and more. The survey is intended for all including those not familiar with the Blue […]
[Read More]Urgent: Migrate Select Services on ctmaps Server
A number of services on the CT ECO ctmaps server will be stopped in early June 2025. Most of the services are now available from the CT DEEP Open GIS Data site through a different link. Any connections to the impacted services in map viewers, desktop GIS, or other applications need to be updated to […]
[Read More]Batch Download Files from CT ECO Download Tool
The CT ECO Download Tool is a great way to interactively select files for download. It also provides export in terms of a csv file of links. Systemically downloading from the links requires a separate tool or script. The CT ECO Download Manager help page is now updated with instructions about how to use the […]
[Read More]2023 Elevation Services Published
Elevation Image Services The elevation, hillshade, shaded relief, aspect, and slope image services on CT ECO are now using 2023 elevation. Previously, they were displaying 2016 elevation. The 2023 (and 2016) services can all be found on the Map and Image Services page under Elevation. Elevation Viewer The Elevation Viewer now contains 2023 and 2016 elevation layers […]
[Read More]Update: 2023 Aerial Services and Contour Download
This information and more can be found on the 2023 Flight page. 2023 Aerials Dynamic and Tiled Image Services Both the dynamic and tiled image services of the 2023 aerials are now complete and available, along with metadata. Find them: Map and Image Services page under Imagery – Spring Statewide, then 2023, 4 band, 3 […]
[Read More]Update: 2023 Aerials and More
It is high time for a data update! The final aerial tiles including true orthos* were delivered a few weeks ago and a statewide, final, dynamic, image service is now available on CT ECO! Find the service on the Map and Image Services page under Imagery – Spring Statewide, then 2023 ,4 band, 3 inch, […]
[Read More]First 2023 Aerials Delivery
I am happy to report that the first batch of 2023 aerials has been received, published, and is looking good! The first delivery consisted of all of block 1 (parts 1 and 2) and parts 1 and 2 of block 4. The aerials are currently available as a dynamic image service on CT ECO. A […]
[Read More]Connecticut Soil Survey Updates – Fall 2023
Written by Jacob Isleib, State Soil Scientist The USDA NRCS, Soil and Plant Science Division refreshes the publicly available soil survey database once a year. This Annual Soils Refresh (ASR) provides new soils data, updates to existing soils data, and new soil interpretations. The ASR also ensures all official soils data adhere to the same […]
[Read More]CT ECO System Upgrades
CT ECO has received a number of upgrades this summer and there are a couple more in the pipeline. CT ECO is a system of five servers including a web server, three mapping servers, a database server, and a large storage drive. They connect to each other so that loads of Connecticut’s geographic data can […]
[Read More]New CT ECO Website
We are excited to announce the launch of the new CT ECO website!
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