Description: A synthesis of several sources of open space and publically accessible properties that can serve as vantage points for visual vistas of Long Island Sound.
CT Protected Open Space data were first filtered to identify Open Space Types of Municipal, Municipal with Buildings, or Federal. All Federal properties were retained. Municipal properties were further filtered to retain only those parcels where an entry in the “Offic_Name” field indicated or seemed to indicate it could support public access, natural area preservation/conservation, or general recreation. This could include, but not be limited to parks, recreation areas, town greens, preserves, beaches, open space, etc. No formal or definitive cross-referencing or validations were performed to conclusively verify these.
CT DEEP Municipal Open Space data were filtered to focus on parcels classified within the “DESCRIPT” field as “municipal, open to the public without fee.” There were further filtered to remove parcels such as cemeteries, churches, or other similar areas that based on best professional judgment, may not best support the intent of providing a location to view the scenery and vistas of Long Island Sound. No formal or definitive cross-referencing or validations were performed to conclusively verify these.
New York State Parklands were included in their entirety within the Data extent. No filtering or removals were performed.
CTDEEP Property were included in their entirety within the Data extent. No filtering or removals were performed.
The final property layers were appended into a master layer, retaining the attribute schemes from their original sources. An additional attribute field “BP_Source” was added and populated to identify the source layer of the individual records. Where possible, common field information (name, lat/long, location descriptions, etc.) were compiled into a single field for ease of use.
When used for Blue Plan purposes, original source material was clipped to the Blue Plan Planning boundary or only selected if uses occurred within it. As a result, it is possible that there are other locations for particular uses that occur outside the planning area, but are not reflected here.
Feature Type: Polygon
Type: FeatureLayer
Display Field: OFFIC_NAME
Primary Key Field: OBJECTID_1
Show Map Tips: True
Searchable: False
Identifiable: True
Queryable: True
Can Copy Feature: True
Snappable: True
Snapping Enabled: False
Has Attachments: False
Feature Label: {OFFIC_NAME}
Feature Description: N/A
Feature Long Description: N/A
Feature Zoom Factor: N/A
Feature Zoom Scale: N/A
Feature Border Color: N/A
Feature Border Width: N/A
Feature Fill Color: N/A
Icon: N/A
Include in Layer List: True
Include in Legend: True
Can Toggle Labels: False
Draw Index: N/A
Legend URL: N/A
Style Name: N/A
Data Provider: Default
Time Zone ID: N/A
Fields:
OBJECTID_1 (Type: Int32, Visible: True, Searchable: True, Can Symbolize Unique Value: True, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: True, Addressable: True)
Shape (Type: Object, Visible: True, Searchable: True, Can Symbolize Unique Value: True, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: True, Addressable: True)
OFFIC_NAME [Property Name] (Type: String, Visible: True, Searchable: True, Can Symbolize Unique Value: True, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: True, Addressable: True)
COMMENTS (Type: String, Visible: True, Searchable: True, Can Symbolize Unique Value: True, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: True, Addressable: True)
NOTES (Type: String, Visible: True, Searchable: True, Can Symbolize Unique Value: True, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: True, Addressable: True)
ACRE_GIS [ACRES] (Type: Double, Visible: True, Searchable: True, Can Symbolize Unique Value: True, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: True, Addressable: True)
AV_LEGEND [CLASSIFICATION] (Type: String, Visible: True, Searchable: True, Can Symbolize Unique Value: True, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: True, Addressable: True)
BP_Source [Blue Plan Source] (Type: String, Visible: True, Searchable: True, Can Symbolize Unique Value: True, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: True, Addressable: True)