PUBLIC RECORD MAPS
New York City Department of City Planning District 4 & District 1
District Map / Boundaries / Zip Codes
PlanNYC – neighborhood development updates
Map from the NYC Department of Urban Planning
Open Space Alliance – Brooklyn Parks
NYFA’s New York Media Arts Map
BUSHWICK COMMUNITY MAPPING
Bushwick BK Culture Map
AIB Beta Spaces – Bushwick Exhibition Triangle of Alternative Spaces
Make the Road By Walking Future Needs Map
NYC Academy of Urban Planning
- Walking Historical Tour of Bushwick
- AUP Compendium of Mapping Studies
Neighborhood-Based Policy Mapping INITIATIVES
The Center for Urban Pedagogy
Mapping the Grand Concourse
Making Policy Public
Spatial Information Lab – Million Dollar Blocks
and other social justice mapping projects based at Columbia University
Urban Omnibus – Let’s talk about maps
ARTS-BASED MAPPING PROJECTS
Brooklyn Housing Typologies - Fake is the New Real
New York City Sound Map
iSee – mapping surveillance cameras in Manhattan
Did someone say participate?
You are not here - Corresponding maps of Baghdad/NYC and Gaza/Tel Aviv
Barcelona/NYC/Bangalore Urban Fabric
Emotion Mapping in Barcelona
FAHR RAD. FILM. – a bike ride through Berlin and red string mapping.
MAPPING TOOLS
WEB_BASED MAPPING TOOLS:
CITI Community Information Technology Institute
Habitat Map
HabitatMap is an environmental health justice organization that leverages community knowledge to achieve just and sustainable urban places. Our online collaborative mapping and social networking tools are designed to maximize the impact of community voices on city planning, strengthen ties between organizations and activists working to build greener, greater cities and establish a shared advocacy platform.
Pratt Center for Community Development
Helps develop strategies for preserving and creating affordable housing, decent schools, desirable retail, accessible open space, and authentic neighborhood character.
View their map here.
US Census Bureau Cartographic & Mapping Resources
Flowmapper
“An interactive flow mapping program that allows for the production of a total movement map shown by volume-scaled bands, net movement given by scaled arrows, or simultaneous two-way moves.”
GPS Visualizer is a free, easy-to-use online utility that creates maps and profiles from GPS data (tracks and waypoints, including GPX files), street addresses, or simple coordinates. Use it to see where you’ve been, plan where you’re going, or visualize geographic data (business locations, scientific observations, events, customers, real estate, geotagged photos, etc.).
ResMap provides free online access to GIS-ready satellite data. Imagery covering the entire globe is accessible, with resolutions ranging from 1 km to 14.25 meters for most areas, and in some selected regions 1 meter imagery is available. Over 10 Terabytes of LANDSAT imagery is available for direct and free use in GIS/CAD/RS/MS Office applications on your desktop without the need to download the data.
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