California Conservation Easement Database
The California Conservation Easement Database (CCED) contains lands protected under conservation easements. It is a parallel data set to the California Protected Areas Database (CPAD), which covers protected areas owned in fee. The first version of the CCED database was released in April 2014, the latest update is from December 2025.
CCED is maintained and published by GreenInfo Network (www.greeninfo.org). GreenInfo Network publishes CCED twice annually.
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "GreenInfo Network",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:cpad@calands.org"
}
|
| description | The California Conservation Easement Database (CCED) contains lands protected under conservation easements. It is a parallel data set to the California Protected Areas Database (CPAD), which covers protected areas owned in fee. The first version of the CCED database was released in April 2014, the latest update is from December 2025. CCED is maintained and published by GreenInfo Network (www.greeninfo.org). GreenInfo Network publishes CCED twice annually. |
| distribution |
[
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "ArcGIS REST Service: CCED by Access Type",
"format": "ArcGIS GeoServices REST API",
"mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
"description": "California Conservation Easement Database 2025b, displayed by Access.",
"downloadURL": "https://gis.cnra.ca.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Boundaries/CCED_AccessType/MapServer/0"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "California Conservation Easement Database 2025b",
"format": "SHP",
"mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
"description": "Includes a shapefile of the CCED 2025b release, and the CCED Database Manual.",
"downloadURL": "https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/31b65732-941d-4af0-9d8c-279fac441fd6/resource/f906894e-bc00-4152-aba9-b33ac2934e4e/download/cced_2025b_release.zip"
}
]
|
| identifier | 4bbd6164-2043-4091-ab5e-941e3bc83985 |
| issued | 2019-11-14T19:34:38.659516 |
| keyword |
[
"california protected areas",
"conservation",
"easements",
"open space",
"parks",
"protected lands",
"public lands"
]
|
| license | http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by |
| modified | 2025-12-23T19:17:46.725065 |
| publisher |
{
"name": "California Natural Resources Agency",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| theme |
[
"Natural Resources"
]
|
| title | California Conservation Easement Database |
