Month: June 2009

Zoning data for use in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is now available on the Bytes of the Big Apple page of the DCP website (http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/bytes/applbyte.shtml) The data is provided as a free download in ESRI Shapefile or file geodatabase format. The data set consists of 4 classes of zoning features: zoning districts, special purpose districts, commercial overlay zones, and approximate locations for restrictive/environmental declarations. The downloadable zoning data will be updated on the last Monday of every month. Updates will include recent zoning changes adopted by the City Council.

Also, the Department of Finance’s 09v1 release of MapPLUTO is available. It is
the first release of MapPLUTO using the tax lot features from the Department of
Finance

The Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center has released the beta version of a completely transformed OASIS (www.urbanresearchmaps.org/oasis/map.aspx) map site. The updated information system covers New York City open space, including block level detail of land use, parks, evironmental impact and cleanup zones, and community district and political district data. View video tutorials about the site’s new features and an updated summary of how the OASIS maps have changed.