| Aerial Photos | |
| Google Earth | Basic version is free through Google. Great program for scrolling quickly across landscape. Can measure linear distances and look at topography. Can measure various shapes with higher (paid) versions. |
| NY Interactive Mapping Gateway | Good quality aerial images of NY State. Can download and save information. |
| Bing Maps | Offers aerial photographs with a “Bird’s Eye” feature. This feature gives extreme close-ups that you can rotate. |
| Parcel Viewers | |
| Dutchess County Parcel Access | Shows parcel boundaries over aerial photo. |
| Ulster County Parcel Viewer | Parcel boundaries, streams, NYS wetlands, NWI wetlands, etc. |
| Wetlands and Streams (DEC and NWI data are limited and DO NOT identify all wetlands in a given area.) |
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| DEC’s Environmental Resource Mapper | Provides information on DEC classified streams, regulated wetlands and adjacent areas. General information on permit procedures is also provided. |
| NWI Wetlands Mapper Data can be viewed through Google Earth |
Identifies wetlands regulated by the federal government (Army Corps of Engineers). Provides information on the types of wetlands and allows you to print maps as PDFs. |
| Rare Species | |
| DEC’s Environmental Resource Mapper | Provides general location information on rare species and significant natural communities. |
| DEC’s Nature Explorer | Contains listings of birds, reptiles, amphibians, rare animals, rare plants, and significant natural communities in each county. |
| DEC’s Endangered Species Website | Provides information on state-listed species in NY. |
| New York Natural Heritage Program’s Conservation Guides | These guides for rare plants and animals and significant natural communities are an excellent resource that provides detailed information of these resources as well as conservation recommendations. |
| The New York Field Office of the US Fish and Wildlife Service | Provides detailed information on the steps that are required to be taken to determine if a proposed project will impact a federally-listed species. Also provides lists of federally-listed species by County. |
| Watersheds and Water Quality | |
| Nonpoint Source Assessment of Lower Hudson River Watersheds | Compiled by local Conservation Districts, this report provides water quality information and management recommendations for each major stream’s watershed. |
| DEC’s Priority Waterbodies List | Provides details on water quality impairments, studies and best uses for stream segments and waterbodies. |
| Miscellaneous | |
| NRCS Web Soil Survey | Generates soil maps for specific areas and provides information on drainage classes of soil types and suitability of soils for various purposes. |
| Critical Environmental Areas | Lists Critical Environmental Areas designated by municipalities. |
| Hudson River Estuary Wildlife and Habitat Conservation Framework | Identifies significant biodiversity areas and provides information and conservation recommendations. |
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