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St. Lawrence County Planning Office offering virtual ag atlas showing boundaries, soil info, aerial shots, wetland locations, zoning

Posted 12/9/15

CANTON -- A virtual agricultural atlas has been developed by the St. Lawrence County Planning Office as a part of the county’s new agricultural development plan. The atlas depicts property …

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St. Lawrence County Planning Office offering virtual ag atlas showing boundaries, soil info, aerial shots, wetland locations, zoning

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CANTON -- A virtual agricultural atlas has been developed by the St. Lawrence County Planning Office as a part of the county’s new agricultural development plan.

The atlas depicts property boundaries, soil information, aerial imagery, state and federal wetlands, and zoning information.

“The Ag Atlas is intended to help property owners make informed decisions when acquiring land to establish or expand a farm operation,” said County Planner II Matilda Larson.

Larson said the website marks the first time municipal zoning districts in the county are centralized in a single online location.

“The Ag Atlas was created to help ensure agricultural activities could be established or expanded in locations where soil conditions would allow, and in areas permitted under local land use regulations” Larson said. “Last summer, the County partnered with St. Lawrence University’s GIS Lab to secure Walker Fellowship funds and hired an intern to create the maps. As these maps were finalized, they were uploaded to the Development Authority’s website.”

DANC’s Internet Mapping Application (IMA) is a web-based mapping application that gives the public quick and easy access to spatial data.

In addition to accessing the Ag Atlas, users can also view census tracts, school districts, voting districts, water and sewer infrastructure, DANC’s fiber optic cable network, Adirondack Park Classifications, and more. St. Lawrence County joined DANC’s IMA in January 2015, and became a member of a regional Geographic Information Systems (GIS) shared services model that is being utilized by more than 50 municipalities in St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Lewis, and Oswego Counties.

“The ag atlas is the product of hard work that was made possible with three partners” said Larson. “We wouldn’t have been able to create the atlas without guidance from GIS Lab Director Carol Cady at St. Lawrence University; our summer intern Sean Gannon; and the cooperation of GIS staff at the Development Authority.”

Farm operators, land owners, real estate agents, code enforcement officers, and local planning and zoning board members are encouraged to visit http://new.dancgis.org/ima/ to see how the Atlas can be used for their projects.