September 25, 2025, 1-2 PM ET Host: UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) Speakers: Alfredo Herrera, CT GIS Office & DeAva Lambert, CT DEEP In this first installment of a three-part webinar series, we will be talking about the efforts and activities that the State of Connecticut is conducting and participating in […]
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What’s New at the CT GIS Office & Series Preview
September 11, 2025, 1-1:45 PM ET Host: UConn CLEAR Speaker: Alfredo Herrera, CT GIS Office The CT GIS Office has been busy working on several projects and initiatives over the course of the year. This 45-minute webinar will talk about all the interesting initiatives, applications, and datasets we have been working on and will introduce […]
In-Person – The Science and Regulation of Wetlands in CT
Date: May 17th, 2025 Presented by: Josh Wilson and Mike Zizka This half day workshop will explore both the science of wetlands and the regulation of development related to wetlands in CT. Josh Wilson, Senior Ecologist at Biohabitats and Chair of the East Hampton Inland Wetlands Watercourse Agency, will discuss the scientific and ecological issues […]
CLEAR Maps: Fundamentals of Site Plan Review and Using CT ECO Map Viewers
Date: April 11th, 2025 Presented by: Emily Wilson and Bertotti, UConn CLEAR This training is most helpful to newly appointed or elected Land Use Commissioners. It will cover 2.5 general commissioner training hours under the CGS 8-4c (Fair and Affordable Housing hour will NOT be covered). Description: The first session will focus on “Fundamentals of Site […]
UConn Students Empower Community Resilience, One Project at a Time
UConn CLEAR’s Environmental Corps (E-Corps) program was highlighted in UConn Today’s article, UConn Students Empower Community Resilience, One Project at a Time. This article dives into Climate Corps – a year long course UConn students can take to learn more about how climate change is impacting communities, different adaptation and mitigation strategies for addressing climate […]
Community Renewable Energy Siting Tool (CREST) Introduction and Demonstration
Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 1-2 PM ET Speakers: Stu DeLand, Camille Fontanella, & Eric Hammerling, CT DEEP Host: UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) In May, the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) launched a web-based tool to assist with the potential siting of solar projects and further the goal […]
Connecticut’s New Very High Resolution Tidal Marsh Datasets: What they are and How to Access
May 15, 2025, 1-1:45 PM ET Hosts: UConn CLEAR Speakers: Min Huang, CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection; Evan Carlson, Whiteout Solutions; and Emily Wilson, UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and Whiteout Solutions used drones and low altitude helicopters to collect imagery […]
Free and Open Source GIS Tools – Part 2
May 1, 2025, 1-1:45 PM ET Hosts: UConn CLEAR Speakers: Ashley Benitez & Carl Zimmerman, CT GIS Office This 45-minute introductory presentation is the second in a two-part series on free and open source GIS. It will cover the new and broad ecosystem of GIS and geospatial tools (e.g. viewers, scripting tools and desktop applications), […]
Free and Open Source GIS Tools – Part 1
April 3, 2025, 1-1:45 PM ET Hosts: UConn CLEAR Speakers: Carl Zimmerman & Ashley Benitez, CT GIS Office This 45-minute introductory presentation is the first in a two-part series on free and open source GIS. It will cover the new and broad ecosystem of GIS and geospatial tools (e.g. viewers, scripting tools and desktop applications), […]
Exploring the Land and People of the Long Island Sound Watershed with a Story Map
March 20, 2025, 1-1:30 PM ET Hosts: UConn CLEAR Speakers: Cary Chadwick & Emily Wilson, UConn CLEAR and Anya Grondalski, NEIWPCC/Long Island Sound Study The UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) and the Long Island Sound Study have recently created an in-depth StoryMap focused on the Long Island Sound Watershed. From the […]
Land Use Academy Advanced Training: SAVE the DATE
Save the Date: Land Use Academy Advanced Training Date: October 25, 2025 Three or more (3+) general commissioner training hours and one (1) hour of commissioner training in Fair and Affordable Housing Practices as required under the CGS 8-4c. Breakfast and lunch provided. Cost $60. Content will be similar to 2024 training. NOTE: This […]
Fundamentals of Site Plan Reading and Interpretation
Fundamentals of Site Plan Reading and Interpretation Date: July 16, 2025 / July 24, 2025 This hands-on training is most helpful to those with little or no experience in site plan reading and interpretation. We offer two opportunities to attend, on July 16th and July 24th. NOTE: Content of training will be the same on […]
Land Use Academy Basic Training for New Commissioners
Land Use Academy Basic Training for New Commissioners Date: April 26, 2025 This training is most helpful to newly appointed or elected Land Use Commissioners and those with little or no experience in site plan reading and interpretation. Three or more (3+) general commissioner training hours under the CGS 8-4c (Fair and Affordable Housing hour […]
The Rise of GeoAI: Transforming CT’s High-resolution Remote Sensing Datasets into GIS-ready Products
February 13, 2025, 1-1:45 PM ET Hosts: UConn CLEAR Speakers: Chandi Witharana, Assistant Professor, Durga Joshi, PhD Student, Harshana Wedegedara, PhD Student, University of Connecticut, Department of Natural Resources & the Environment The increasing availability of multimodal remote sensing datasets offers tremendous opportunities to map landscape features and track their changes across space and time. […]
An Introduction to Broadband Data in Connecticut
January 23, 2025, 1-1:30 PM ET Hosts: UConn CLEAR Speakers: Ashley Benítez, CT GIS Office This 30-minute webinar provides an introduction to Connecticut’s broadband landscape, showcasing the work involved in developing and maintaining datasets on broadband availability, adoption and other key datasets. Learn how the office processes public and provider-submitted data to measure and track […]
Land Use Academy: Basic Training Session 9
December 19, 2024 Presented by: Renata Bertotti, UConn CLEAR Fundamentals of Site Plan Reading Presentation Recording and Slides Coming Soon.
Understanding Housing in Our Communities using the CT Housing Data Hub
December 12, 2024, 1-1:30 PM ET Hosts: UConn CLEAR Speakers: Sarah Hurley, CT GIS Office This 30-minute webinar introduces a housing mapping and data application that the GIS Office (within CT OPM) has created in partnership with the CT Department of Housing (DOHG) and the CT Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) for use […]
Land Use Academy: Advanced Training at UConn Middlesex County Extension Center
Date: October 19, 2024 Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Registration and breakfast begin at 8:30 a.m.) Location: UConn Middlesex County Extension Center, 1066 Saybrook Road, Haddam, CT 06438 The UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) will be running an all-day Land Use Academy – Advanced Training. The full four (4) credits […]
CT’s Digital Parcel & CAMA Data: What It is and What You Can Do with It
October 24, 2024, 1-1:30 PM ET Hosts: UConn CLEAR Speakers: Ashley Benitez, GIS Coordinator, and Leah Hodges, GIS Analyst, CT GIS Office In this 30-minute webinar, we will explore parcel and CAMA (Computer-Aided Mass Appraisal, or property assessment) data in Connecticut—what these datasets are all about and some of the ways you can put them […]
Land Use Academy: Basic Training Session 7
October 17, 2024 Presented by: Renata Bertotti, UConn CLEAR Timeline will progress based on interest and questions: Representation by Commission Members Social Media View Recording View Slides