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OASIS Updates
The information below is sorted by the most recent
updates first.
Summer/Fall 2005
Links to more information through OASIS's maps:
 if you click on a park or playground to identify it on OASIS's maps, you'll see a link that will take you directly to the NYC Parks Dept's. interactive maps, highlighting the park on the map plus all the links that the Parks Dept. provides for more info about that park;
we have a similar direct link to the NYC Buildings Dept profile for each property, and a general link to the NYC Dept. of Finance data website (to help local groups do property research);
through our partnership with Council on the Environment, we've added a customized search page for community gardens;
the locations of waterfront access points have been added to OASIS's maps (such as boating and fishing areas) through a joint effort with Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance and the NY/NJ Baykeeper;
better maps of habitat sites in the NY Harbor region have been added through a project with US EPA, and more comprehensive information about natural areas throughout the five boroughs is now available, as compiled by NYC Audubon Society and New Yorkers for Parks;
each time you identify property information on the maps, you'll get a link directly to the official City Planning zoning map for that area (which can be useful for analyzing development proposals and other land use planning analysis); and
we've added information clarifying the "FAR" (floor area ratio) information for each tax parcel, in response to community groups asking for more details.
March 12, 2004
Stewardship information for NYC Dept. of Parks and
Recreation properties:
OASIS users can now use the identify tool to find out what groups care for
each individual NYC Dept. of Parks and Recreation property in New York City
(as indicated by the layers called "NYC Parks", "Playgrounds", "Green Spaces
along Streets").
The work is the result of a partnership including
Partnerships for Parks,
NYPIRG's Community Mapping Assistance Project,
and others who participate the the Stewardship sub-committee for OASIS.
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December 15, 2003
General OASIS data and design updates:
Several general OASIS updates were made to enhance the data and the
design of the OASIS interactive map. Included are:
Improved interface design
2003 RPAD information for every lot
in NYC (to view this information use the identify tool when you have zoomed in
to the point where block/lot boundaries are visible). You can now also view classified
landuse that was generated from the 2003 RPAD information.
New infrared imagery and the classified
landcover data that was derived from it. Photos were taken in 2001/2002 by the EMERGE
corporation.
City Council District boundaries
Ferry transportation information from the
Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance
Updated Community Gardens data from the
Council on the Environment for NYC
Updated Parks and Recreation information
from the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation
Regional expansion of OASIS to show more
information for areas beyond the 5 boroughs of New York City - including counties, towns,
wetlands
Harbor Estuary Program Priority Acquisition and Priority Restoration sites
Natural Areas in NYC collected by
NYC Audubon
and New Yorkers for Parks
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December 2, 2003
Community Information Technology Initiative -
www.myciti.org:
5 Community Boards were chosen to use new technologies to map New York City
from the community perspective. The Municipal Art Society, partnering with the
New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) and software company ESRI, has
created CITI – the Community Information Technology Initiative – which provides
a newer, faster, online technology that will allow users to view, access and
comment on information on subjects such as open space, administrative districts,
land use, transportation, planning proposals and more. This unique system allows
users to look-up information by street address, block and lot or Community Board.
The CITI pilot project will invite all 59 community boards to participate, and
will provide 5 community boards (one in each borough) with training on how to use
the interactive online mapping tools as well as define their specific mapping
needs.
Go to the CITI interactive map
The work is the result of a partnership including
Municipal Art Society,
NYPIRG's Community Mapping Assistance Project,
ESRI,
and others.
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April 25, 2003
Neighborhood trees:
OASIS participants have been funded through
the Forest Service's Urban and Community Forestry Program (Title VIII)
to focus on how neighborhood tree data can be collected by community
partners, enhanced through computer mapping and analysis, and returned
to the public through the OASIS maps. OASIS
now provides the data collected during the summer of 2002 by Citizen
Pruners about street trees in selected communities in the Bronx,
Manhattan, and Staten Island. Individual tree locations are shown
on the maps and OASIS web users can click on a tree to
find out its species, height, condition, and environmental & health
benefits.
Go to the Neighborhood Tree Interactive Map Theme
Learn more about the Neighborhood
Trees project
The work is the result of a partnership including
Council on the Environment,
Trees New York,
the Forest Service,
NYC Parks Department,
ESRI,
NYPIRG CMAP, and others.
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November 1, 2002
EMERGE infrared imagery for all of New York City is now
available on OASIS Interactive Maps (Infrared Aerial Imagery map theme).
The imagery was analyzed by the
College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) at the State
University of New York in conjunction with the
Forest Service's
Northeastern Research Station. The imagery data enabled a digital
landcover map to be developed citywide showing trees, grass, soil,
impervious ground, and water. Some results can be seen by going
to the
Neighborhood Trees
Map section of OASIS Resources.
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July 26, 2002
EMERGE (Aerial Infrared Photos) added to OASIS for 3
test areas: the World Trade Center area in lower Manhattan, the
middle portion of Central Park, and a section of the South Bronx.
Soon we'll be providing this imagry for the entire city much as
the basemap aerial photos are now.
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July 22, 2002
OASIS and the Community Garden Mapping Project were the
topic of a 1.5 hour presenation at the
1st Annual Public Participation GIS Conference
at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
Go to the OASIS powerpoint presentation to learn more.
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June 11, 2002
Major redesign of the OASIS website with additions
to the interactive map data and fuctionality as well as
additions to other web resources provided at
www.oasisnyc.net. Please
take a moment to rediscover OASIS and let us know what you
think (email CMAP at
cmap@nypirg.org).
Interactive Map Data changes:
2000 Census
- we've added population density, % of
the population that is under 18, % change in population
from 1990 to 2000, and the % change in the youth
population from 1990 to 2000. Income characteristics to
come when they are made available by the Census Bureau.
Parks
- can now be shown on top of aerial photos. A new layer
of NYC Department of Parks and Recreation owned properties
has also been added to the Property theme of the
interactive map (courtesy of the Parks Department).
NYC Basemap layers
- it's now possible to view and query certain
layers of information on top of the aerial photo. New layers,
such as cemeteries, piers, beaches, wetlands, streams, and
ponds have been added to the natural resources, parks &
recreation, and aerial photo themes of the interactive map.
Click here to
learn more.
Community Gardens and new CENYC data
- CENYC worked with several other non-profit organizations
to update their community garden database to
better reflect the exact area of gardens for the following
community boards: Manhattan 3,9,12; Brooklyn 1,3,4,6,16;
and Bronx 1,2,3,5,7. They also collected more accurate
information on vaccant lots and abandoned buildings for
those community boards.
Click here to
learn more.
Historic House Data
- has been provided by the Historic House Trust of New
York City
Property Data
- has been updated to show 2001 which means that vacant
lots, abandoned lots, and other property ownership information
should be more accurate.
Click here to
learn more.
Community Centers and Religious Property
- have been added to the Property view. Information is
from the Department of Finance RPAD data.
Click here to
learn more.
Interactive Map Functionality changes:
Larger map image
- you can now choose to view a larger map.
Displaying Layers
- the OASIS user now has more control over which layers
of information are visible.
Map Width
- can now be specified to be an exact distance by the
OASIS user which allows for better zoom in and zoom out
control
Resource changes:
Metadata
- more helpful information about the data layers on
OASIS is being made accessible as it becomes available.
New Help Pages
- were created to reflect the new look of the OASIS
interactive map.
Click here to
go to the new Help Section.
Guides to Using OASIS
- are being created by Open Road.
Click here to
go to them.
NYC City Council Profiles
- on the state of parks in each district were created
by New Yorkers for Parks.
Click here
to view the profiles.
Community Gardens
- by NYC council district and community board were mapped
by CMAP for CENYC.
Click here to
view these maps.
Map Gallery
- for static maps of open space and other relevant
information has been added to
the resources section. Email CMAP
(cmap@nypirg.org)
if you have maps to add.
Updated City Comparison Statistics
- have been added to the city comparison section of
the resources page.
Click here to
view the updated statistics.
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March 14, 2001
The Open Accessible Space Information System (OASIS)
for New York City is launched for public access on the
Internet. The prototype website was designed to give its users
up to date and accurate information about the green
infrastructure in their communities.
Click here to view a pdf version of the News Release.
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