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Digital Data Availability Summary

MARYLAND Spatial Non-spatial None
GIS Portals x    
Submerged Lands     x
Ownership  
    Submerged Lands Parcels     x
    General Property and Parcel Data x x  
    Public and Conservation Lands x    
Leases and Other Use Authorizations  
    Aquaculture and Shellfish     x
    Other Use Authorizations     x
Local Parcel Information 15 coastal counties
    Deed Records   statewide n/a
    Assessment Data   statewide n/a
    Parcels statewide   n/a

GIS Portals

  • Center for Coastal Resources Management, Virginia Institute of Marine Science at College of William and Mary. Spatial data for shoreline management in the Chesapeake Bay and neighboring areas, including shoreline condition, land use, and inventory of shoreline structures. (web site)
  • Maryland Shorelines Online. Houses a host of various coastal-related resources as well as a mapping application. (web site)
  • The Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Geospatial Data Center. Protected Lands, Critical Area (within 1000 ft of the tidal shore), National Estuarine Research Reserve Project Areas, Shorelines – Recent, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation, and other habitat-related layers. (web site)
  • Maryland Geological Survey. Shoreline Change Data, high-resolution shorelines, and Chesapeake Bay Sediment Distribution maps. (web site)
  • Maryland Mapping Resource Guide. Searchable catalog of more than 900 entries on GIS data, documents, and resources. (web page)
  • The Maryland State Geographic Information Committee (MSGIC). (web site) Links to GIS data and resources, including contact information for over 400 committee members.

Submerged Lands

No data found.

Ownership

Submerged Lands Parcels

No data found.

General Property and Parcel Data

Data Land Records.
Access Search and view document images. Registration and password required. (web page)
Detail Index data and scanned land record documents, such as deeds and easements. In development.
Distributor MDLandRec.net: A Joint eGovernment Service of the Maryland Judiciary and the Maryland State Archives.
Data Land Survey, Subdivision, and Condominium Plats.
Access Search and view plat images. Requests password. (web page)
Detail All plats filed with the Land Office and the Circuit Courts of Maryland.
Distributor Plats.net: A Joint eGoverment Service of the Maryland Judiciary and the Maryland State Archives.
Data Real Property.
Access Non-spatial data searchable and viewable on web. (web page)
Detail Search by county with drop-down list, input address, map/parcel number, or map property identifier or sales, yields same information and assessment. Updated several times per week.
Distributor Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation.
Data Property Maps, PropertyAcctID layers, Wetlands, Protected lands
Access MERLIN Online (Maryland's Environmental Resources & Land Information Network). Free online map viewer. (web site)
Detail With PropertyAcctID, data on individual parcels may be looked up using MDAT’s Real Property Data Search. Viewing is tiled by county. Includes layers of cultural, political, and natural information.
Distributor Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Data Property Maps.
Access Available in several forms for annual subscription fees. (web page)
Detail Tax maps maintained by the Maryland Department of Planning are combined with parcel information from the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation. The digital tax maps are georeferenced binary rasters (images) of property maps. Packaged with other map layers, depending on product. Updated annually.
Distributor Maryland Department of Planning.

Public and Conservation Lands

Data Protected Lands.
Access Download ESRI shapefiles. (web page)
Detail Includes data layers for Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Easements and Districts, County Parks, DNR-Owned Lands, Federal Lands, Maryland Environmental Trust Easements, Private Conservation Lands, Forest Legacy Easements, Rural Legacy Areas, Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Dates between 2001 and 2005.
Distributor MDNR Geospatial Data Center.

Leases and Other Use Authorizations

Aquaculture and Shellfish

No data found.

Other Use Authorizations

No data found.

Local Parcel Information

Note: Deed Records, Real Property Assessment Data and Parcel Maps are all available statewide. See above. Only separate county-level data access is listed below.

Anne Arundel County (web site)

Deed Records No separate county-level data access.
Assessment Data No separate county-level data access.
Parcels No separate county-level data access.
Other Real Estate Taxes (limited non-spatial property data). (web page) County Planning and Zoning Department GIS Section. Maps and data for fees. (web page)

Baltimore City (web site)

Note: Baltimore City is separate from any county and has equivalent powers of jurisdiction.

Deed Records No separate county-level data access.
Assessment Data No separate county-level data access.
Parcels iMap. (web page)
Other Online Maps. (web page) Department of Planning Maps and Publications. (web page)

Baltimore County (web site)

Deed Records No separate county-level data access.
Assessment Data Search for Real Property Tax Information. (web page)
Parcels Cadastral (Property) available for a fee. (web page)
Other Planning and Zoning interactive map service. (web page) Geographic Information Systems. (web page)

Calvert County (web site)

Deed Records No separate county-level data access.
Assessment Data No separate county-level data access.
Parcels GIS Data Distribution. Parcel boundaries. (free on request for many public entities and land trusts). (web page)

Cecil County (web site)

Deed Records No separate county-level data access.
Assessment Data No separate county-level data access.
Parcels No separate county-level data access.
Other Planning and Zoning GIS Data (including scans of historical tax maps). (web page) Locations and Plats of Proposed Major Subdivisions. (web page) Real Estate Taxes (limited non-spatial property data). (web page)

Charles County (web site)

Deed Records No separate county-level data access.
Assessment Data No separate county-level data access.
Parcels List of Tax Maps. (web page)
Other Listing of other available maps. (web page)

Dorchester County (web site)

Deed Records No separate county-level data access.
Assessment Data No separate county-level data access.
Parcels No separate county-level data access.
Other Property Tax Search. Billing and payment information. (web page)

Harford County (web site)

Deed Records No separate county-level data access.
Assessment Data No separate county-level data access.
Parcels No separate county-level data access.
Other Planning and Zoning Documents and Maps. (web page)

Kent County (web site)

Deed Records No separate county-level data access.
Assessment Data No separate county-level data access.
Parcels No separate county-level data access.

Queen Anne’s County (web site)

Deed Records No separate county-level data access.
Assessment Data No separate county-level data access.
Parcels No separate county-level data access.

Somerset County

Note: No web site, but see information at Maryland State Archives (web page)

Deed Records No separate county-level data access.
Assessment Data No separate county-level data access.
Parcels No separate county-level data access.

St. Mary’s County (web site)

Deed Records No separate county-level data access.
Assessment Data GIS Zoning Ordinance Map (parcels link to state property database) (web page)
Parcels GIS. Zoning Ordinance Map (parcels link to state property database) (web page)
Other GIS Maps and downloadable data. (web page)

Talbot County (web site)

Deed Records No separate county-level data access.
Assessment Data No separate county-level data access.
Parcels No separate county-level data access.
Other Zoning Maps for selected municipalities. (web page)

Worcester County (web site)

Deed Records No separate county-level data access.
Assessment Data No separate county-level data access.
Parcels No separate county-level data access.
Other Comprehensive Planning Maps. (web page)

Wicomico County (web site)

Deed Records No separate county-level data access.
Assessment Data No separate county-level data access.
Parcels No separate county-level data access.
Other General Map Data. (web site) Planning and Zoning Zoning Map. (web site)

 

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