For fans of history and aerial imagery, this one is for you:  https://todayincthistory.com/2021/03/31/march-31-the-first-statewide-aerial-photography-survey-in-the-us-2/

The introductory paragraph of the article is fascinating:

In 1933, Connecticut Governor Wilbur L. Cross, determined to move forward with infrastructure improvements in spite of budget constraints caused by the Great Depression, presented the State Planning Board with a formal request for an aerial photographic survey of the entire state. Governor Cross reasoned that a detailed set of photographs would be an invaluable tool that various state departments — including the water, highway, tax, and health departments — could use to plan for future projects and (perhaps most important) apply for federal funding. 

88 years later, planning and GIS professionals recognize that the value of aerial photography goes far beyond the value envisioned by Governor Cross and the State Planning Board in 1933.  Aerial imagery is a foundational dataset for the creation of many other high-value datasets, such as planimetrics and land cover.  In the last decade, Connecticut has flown more frequent, higher-resolution statewide aerial imagery acquisitions (most recently in 2012, 2016, and 2019), as well as funded numerous regional aerial imagery acquisitions through grants to regional councils of governments.  Despite these successes, there is no dedicated program in place to ensure that Connecticut continues to acquire reliable, consistent, and high-quality aerial imagery into the future.  —Eric

Eric Lindquist

Environmental Analyst

CT Office of Policy and Management

Intergovernmental Policy and Planning Division

450 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106 | Cell: 860-884-8865