Triangle Green Space Database

In the Fall of 2000, encouraged by the Million Acre Initiative, the Triangle J Council of Governments and the NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis and the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources formed a partnership to inventory the green space for the Triangle region. The Triangle J Council of Governments developed a single, coordinated database for the Triangle region. The data is stored in a GIS (Geographic Information System) database and facilitates the sharing of information, analyses, and maps across jurisdictional lines to support collaborative efforts to plan and protect a linked network of green space throughout the Triangle (Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, and Wake Counties).

The database was developed with input from local governments, nonprofit organizations, universities, and state and federal agencies that conduct green space planning and protection work. The resulting data management system is intended to serve as a pilot program and model for regions across North Carolina.

The database project consisted of six components:

• Data selection
• Database design
• Data compilation and updates
• Online data collection form (currently inactive)
• Data distribution
• User's Manual

This program is currently inactive.