SUMMER / FALL 2011 UPDATE
New data, map updates, new features.
Here are the latest updates and enhancements to the OASIS interactive maps (more
details
here):
- New aerial imagery. Thanks to the NYS GIS Clearinghouse, we've added imagery
from 2010 throughout the New York City.
- Timelapse views. We've changed the way you can view the overhead imagery
over time. Now you can move the aerial timeline slider across years to transition
from one year to the next, creating the effect of a timelapse movie within the OASIS
map.
- For example, you can see what the World Trade Center site looked like from above in 1996, and then
in 2006, and more recently in 2010.
The overhead images show clearly how the building footprints are reflected in the
memorial plaza fountains now under construction.
- You can also see what the area likely looked like (via the Mannahatta Project) 400
years ago when Henry Hudson sailed up
the river. Then position the aerial timeline slider inbetween 1609 and 1996
for a powerful overhead image of how Manhattan’s shoreline has changed.
- Land use changes in lower Manhattan (and citywide): The historical land use maps – covering
2003 through 2010 -- help highlight how commercial properties have switched to residential
in many areas in lower Manhattan.
- More community data: The latest example of linking mapped information from
grassroots groups is the layer of skate parks in the city by longtime OASIS partner
Open Road of NY. This also highlights the importance of current aerial imagery,
with this view of the Chelsea Piers Skate Park in 2010,
still under construction in 2008.
Look for more map updates soon as a result of OASIS partnerships with the Forest
Service's StewMap project, the Comprehensive Restoration Plan for the NY/NJ Harbor,
and food network mapping with the Food Systems Network of NYC.
For more information:
If you manage a website that provides direct links to community gardens or other
locations on OASIS, it's easy to update your
links.