The State GIS Office is part of the Data and Policy Analytics Group at the CT Office of Policy and Management (OPM). It's mission is to improve the coordination of geospatial data throughout the state and aims to ensure everyone has access to authoritative data sets. The State GIS Office also runs and manages the Connecticut's Geodata Portal.
CT Imagery Delivery Update
Hello, Emily here from UConn and CT ECO. This is a quick update to say that we haven’t received final deliverables of any of the imagery yet. As soon as we do, we will get the service up as soon as possible. Check back for more updates.
[Read More]CT Imagery Delivery Update
Written by Carl Zimmerman, PhD, GIS Coordinator, CT GIS Office (email: carl.zimmerman@ct.gov) The first wave of Imagery, Elevation, and GIS data are now being delivered to the GIS Office and are undergoing a Quality Assurance review. The imagery data we have seen so far (NW CT) looks quite good. A nice example of the quality […]
[Read More]CT GIS Office Newsletter Vol 1, Issue 2
Volume 1, Issue 2 of the GIS Office newsletter is out. It announces the new, seamless 2023 parcel layer, the 2023 Annual Report, and the new housing dashboard. It also includes updates about broadband mapping, stakeholder outreach, addressing, the strategic plan, aerial imagery acquisition update, and more. It also provides a summary of the recent […]
[Read More]CT Imagery and Lidar Delivery Schedule
Written by Carl Zimmerman, PhD, GIS Coordinator, CT GIS Office (email: carl.zimmerman@ct.gov) We are all excited about the arrival of the new data and we have received questions about when it will be available. The very high resolution and quality of both the aerial imagery and Lidar create VERY LARGE files which are time-consuming to […]
[Read More]2023 Data Acquisition Update
Hi CT GIS Community: This is Carl Zimmerman (GIS Coordinator) from the CT GIS Office, and I wanted to give you a quick update on the 2023 imagery acquisition that many of you are wondering about. After some technical and quality delays around the many buy-ups of this complicated and high-resolution data capture (e.g., Imagery, […]
[Read More]CT GIS Office Newsletter
The very first newsletter of the CT GIS Office is out! It includes exciting data updates about aerial imagery data acquisitions, parcel and CAMA data, and broadband mapping. It explains the Geospatial Strategic Plan including the five strategic goals and their related activities and objectives. It also provides a summary of the recent GIS Advisory […]
[Read More]2023, 2026 CT Aerial Imagery and Lidar Acquisition Vendor
The CT GIS Office has selected Dewberry Engineers, Inc. as the vendor that will be acquiring aerial imagery and LiDAR for the entire state as well as producing some requested derived data products.
[Read More]2022 CT Parcels Now Available Online!
The CT GIS Office is pleased to announce the publication of the 2022 Connecticut Parcel and CAMA data provided by the towns of Connecticut and the nine Councils of Governments (COGs) in collaboration with CT OPM.
[Read More]CT Geodata Portal
The Geodata Portal will provide access to high-quality geospatial data for Connecticut data practitioners across all sectors and industries. By hosting, aggregating, and sharing trusted and reliable geospatial data, users can expect to easily find trusted data to meet their needs. The Geodata Portal is available at geodata.ct.gov and will build on the success of and […]
[Read More]Connecticut Broadband Availability Map
The Connecticut Broadband Availability Map was created to help citizens and policymakers understand the strengths and weaknesses of broadband infrastructure in the state.
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