Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

Emergency Burn Ban In Effect 10/26/24 - An emergency burn ban is now in effect for all Connecticut State Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Management areas, prohibiting the use of all outdoor grills, firepits, and campfires, and the kindling and use of flame outdoors. DEEP and local agencies are working to contain several active fires across the state. Please avoid all affected State Parks and Forests, as well as the blue-blazed Mattabesett Trail. The Enduro Trail in Voluntown and portions of North Stonington within the Pachaug State Forest are closed at this time. Please note that today's forest fire danger report remains at an 'extreme' level. More information about the current fire danger, burn ban and recommended safety measures can be found here

GIS Links

(The following links exit the CT Department of Energy & Environmental Protection's website.)

U.S. Federal Government Agencies

BLM GeoSpatial Home Page
Emergency Management
FGDC - US Manual of Federal Geographic Data Products.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) GIS
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)[USA]
Geocommunicator (Bureau of Land Management)
Library of Congress (US) country information.
NASA - home page.
NCAR - US National Center for Atmospheric Research home page.
NGDC - National Geophysical Data Center (US) home page.
NOAA NGDC Gloabal Change Data Base [US][GOV]
National Imagery and Mapping Agency
NSDI, National Spatial Data Infrastructure
National Wetlands Inventory (NWI), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Welcome
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) - State of the Land
SDTS - US Spatial Data Transfer Standard Information Site
The U.S. Department of Transportation
U.S.G.S. Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS)
U.S.G.S. Energy Resource Team  
U.S.G.S. GIS Tools
U.S.G.S. Quads
U.S. Bureau of the Census home page
U.S. Bureau of the Census Online Mapper
U.S. Bureau of Land Management  
U.S. EPA Clearinghouse Web Site for Sustainable Development
U.S. Geological Survey Home Page
U.S. Library of Congress
U.S. Maps and Data
U.S.D.O.T. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)  
U.S.G.S. geologic mapping home page.

State Government Agencies

Maine Office of GIS
Massachusetts GIS - (MassGIS)
New Jersey DEP's GIS Web Page New York State Dept. of Transportation GIS Maps
Rhode Island Geographic Information System
Vermont Center for Geographic Information

Municipal Governments in Connecticut

Town of Glastonbury GIS
Town of West Hartford GIS
Town of Windsor Locks GIS
Town of Meriden

Colleges, Universities, and Educational Institutions in Connecticut

Central Connecticut State University Geography Department
Eastern Connecticut State University GIS Program
Southern Connecticut State University Geography Department
Yale University, Digital Mapping Data
Yale University Library, The Yale Map Collection
Yale University Social Science Statistical Laboratory
University of Connecticut Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
University of Connecticut Mapping and Geographic Information Center

Other GIS Links

Long Island Sound Resource Center
Connecticut Coastal Access Guide