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Joe Farrell
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University of Delaware
Delaware Sea Grant Program
700 Pilottown Road
Lewes, DE 19958
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Linking Land Use and Water Quality

Toolkit > Mapping Resources > Data Resources

 

Natural Resources | Cultural Resources | Economic Resources

Data Name Data Steward
Online Link
 
Basemap
Watersheds DNREC   http://www.nav.dnrec.delaware.gov/DEN3/DataDownload.aspx
Roads Delaware Department of Transportation   http://deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/gis/centerline/index.shtml
Railroads Unknown Consulting Agency/DelDOT   http://demac.udel.edu/data/delaware-basemap-data
Municipal Boundaries Office of State Planning Coordination (OMB)   http://stateplanning.delaware.gov/info/munbounds/munbounds.shtml
Hydrology
National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) High Resolution U.S. Geological Survey/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency   http://demac.udel.edu/data/delaware-basemap-data
2012 Aerial Imagery
Orthophotography USGS/Digital Aerial Solutions/State of Delaware and supporting agencies   http://demac.udel.edu/data/aerial-photography
Land Use
Land Use and Land Cover State of Delaware, Office of Management and Budget, Delaware Geographic Data Committee   http://demac.udel.edu/data/delaware-basemap-data
Protected Lands
Outdoor Resource Inventory DNREC, Division of Parks and Recreation   http://www.destateparks.com/
Trails DNREC, Division of Parks and Recreation   http://www.destateparks.com/
Statewide Wetlands Mapping Project (SWMP)
Wetlands DNREC, Wetlands Division   http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/DNRECeis/
Elevation
Sussex County Contours (2' LIDAR) - shown in 4' elevations U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)/NGTOC III   http://demac.udel.edu/data/delaware-basemap-data
Agricultural Lands
State Agricultural Districts, Easements and Forests Dept. of Agriculture, Land Use Planning & Preservation   http://66.173.241.168/dda/downloads.html
Ground-Water Recharge Potential          
Statewide Excellent Recharge Areas Delaware Geological Survey/DNREC   http://www.nav.dnrec.delaware.gov/dnreceis/
Statewide Wellhead Protection Areas DNREC, Division of Water Resources   http://www.nav.dnrec.delaware.gov/dnreceis/
Floodplains
National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL) FIRM-FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency   http://msc.fema.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Fema
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Impervious Surfaces        
2007 Impervious Cover State of Delaware, Office of Management and Budget   http://stateplanning.delaware.gov/info/impervious/2007_impervious.shtml
Tax Ditches
Tax Ditches, Boundaries, & Rows DNREC, Division of Soil & Water Conservation   http://www.swc.dnrec.delaware.gov/Drainage/Pages/TaxDitches.aspx