Delaware Open Space Program Protected Properties Inventory

Delaware's Open Space Program lists properties acquired for conservation and recreation. The inventory includes fields for purchase price, acreage, management agency, and acquisition date. It is published by data.delaware.gov and was last updated in February 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze conservation spending efficiency by correlating Total Purchase Price with Total Acres and Property Interest across different Counties.
• Identify funding leverage by comparing Open Space Money to Other Money Leveraged for properties managed by different Mgmt Agencies.
• Map protected land distribution and size using Total Acres and County columns for spatial analysis of recreational or wildlife areas.
• Track acquisition timelines and program activity over time using the Date column alongside File Number and Name fields.

Strengths

• Contains 13 detailed columns including financial, spatial, and administrative data per property.
• Data is actively maintained, with a last update in February 2026.

Limitations

• Unknown total row count prevents assessment of dataset scale and statistical power.
• Sample data is unavailable, making initial data quality and completeness checks impossible.

Provenance

Source

data.delaware.gov

Collection Method

Administrative records from the Delaware Open Space Program.

Freshness

Updated February 2026.

Geography

Delaware, United States.