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NYCMap Update

GISMO members,

DoITT has updated the NYCMap data and expanded the feature classes available for free download. The update is the most recent and is based on the 2006 aerial flyover.

To download the data, you must first accept the license agreement. To do so follow the link below.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/doitt/html/eservices/eservices_gis.shtml

This is the same basemap data used by NYCityMap – http://gis.nyc.gov/doitt/nycitymap/. Make sure to check out this new and enhanced application as well.

Thanks,
Colin Reilly
Director, DoITT Citywide Geographic Information Systems
59 Maiden Lane, 33rd floor
New York, NY 10038

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Now Available: DCP’s Bytes of the Big Apple and DoF’s PLUTO files

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

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OASIS Beta Launched

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.

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NYS GIS Conference, Lake Placid, NY, Oct 25-29

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Silver Anniversary 25th Annual New York State Geographic Information Systems Conference will be held in Lake Placid, NY on October 25-29.

Topics: Mobile technology, geospatial web, energy, community sustainability, collaboration and technology, climate change, land use change, asset management, data on the internet, and best practices in government, education and in the private sector.

Submit your abstract online by June 24th:
http://www.esf.edu/nysgisconf/2009/papers.htm

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GreenMap Followup

Wendy Brawer presented at GISMO’s November meeting. If you missed it, you can peruse the new website-in-progress at http://OpenGreenMap.org. There are over 2250 sites and the first 30 Open Green Maps to explore today. Click Design Preview on the top bar for the Slideshow or a 5 minute video about the project and some of the forthcoming features.

We welcome you all to add your email to our newsletter box on the homepage at http://GreenMap.org – then you will receive the invitation to this new interactive platform’s launch party in the Spring (you can review these monthly emails at http://www.greenmap.org/greenhouse/en/news/newsletters

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GISMO November Meeting – Green Map System will be demonstrating the OpenGreenMap

Date: Wednesday November 12, 2008
Time: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Location:
Fund for the City of New York
121 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor

Green Map System will be demonstrating the OpenGreenMap.org participatory website-in-progress and sharing the potential of this new new tool for inclusive participation in sustainable community development. Presenters include Thomas Turnbull, lead developer (using Drupal, Google Map and more), Carlos Martinez, Latin America Coordinator (managing interface translations and social network outreach) and Wendy Brawer, founding director. Now involving 500 diverse communities in 54 countries, the locally-led global Green Map movement continues to expand and impact our city and our world.

For more on the origins of Green Map & an interview with Wendy see: http://www.grist.org/advice/books/2006/04/18/sprinkle/

For directions to the fund, go to:
http://www.fcny.org/portal.php/fcny/directions/

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Districts and LION 08B Released

The NYC Department of City Planning is pleased to announce the release
of LION and Districts 08B. The following files are available for free
download from our website.

1. The DCP LION single line street file (08B)- available in both
MapInfo Table and ESRI File GeoDatabase formats.
data >> http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/bytes/dwnlion.shtml
metatdata >> http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/bytes/meta_lion.shtml

2. The Political and Administrative Districts (08B)- available only in
ESRI shapefile format.
data >> http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/bytes/dwndistricts.shtml
metadata >> http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/bytes/districtsmetadata.shtml

3. NYC Projection Areas (08B) – available only in both ESRI shapefile.
data >> http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/bytes/dwn_pa.shtml
metadata >> http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/bytes/meta_pa.shtml

For all other NYC Department of City Planning GIS products, please
visit the BYTES of the BIG APPLE website at:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/bytes/applbyte.shtml

Uttam Bera
GIS Specialist, ITD
Department of City Planning
22 Reade Street, 5N
New York, NY 10007