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Service Description: <div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p><span>Building footprints in New York State are from four different sources: Microsoft, Open Data, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), and Geospatial Services. The majority of the footprints are from NYSERDA, except in NYC where the primary source was Open Data. Microsoft footprints were added where the other 2 sources were missing polygons.</span></p><p><span>Field Descriptions:</span></p><p><span>NYSGeo Source : tells the end user if the source is NYSERDA, Microsoft, NYC Open Data, and could expand from here in the future</span></p><p><span>County Name : County name populated from CIESINs. If not populated from CIESINs, identified by the GS</span></p><p><span>Municipality Name : Municipality name populated from CIESINs. If not populated from CIESINs, identified by the GS</span></p><p><span>Source: Source where the data came from. If NYSGeo Source = NYSERDA, the data would typically list orthoimagery, LIDAR, county data, etc.</span></p><p><span>Source Date: Date the footprint was created. If the source image was from 2016 orthoimagery, 2016 would be the Source Date.</span></p><p><span /></p><p><span>Description of each footprint source:</span></p><p><span>NYSERDA Building footprints were created by Columbia University Center For Integrated Earth System Information (CIESIN) as part of the New York State Flood Impact Decision Support Systems. Footprints vary in age from county to county.</span></p><p><span>Microsoft Building Footprints released 6/28/2018 - vintage unknown/varies. More info on this dataset can be found at </span><a href='https://blogs.bing.com/maps/2018-06/microsoft-releases-125-million-building-footprints-in-the-us-as-open-data' target='_blank' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>https://blogs.bing.com/maps/2018-06/microsoft-releases-125-million-building-footprints-in-the-us-as-open-data</span></a></p><p><span>NYC Open Data - Building Footprints of New York City as a polygon feature class. Last updated 7/30/2018, downloaded on 8/6/2018. Feature Class of footprint outlines of buildings in New York City. Please see the following link for additional documentation- </span><a href='https://github.com/CityOfNewYork/nyc-geo-metadata/blob/master/Metadata/Metadata_BuildingFootprints.md' target='_blank' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>https://github.com/CityOfNewYork/nyc-geo-metadata/blob/master/Metadata/Metadata_BuildingFootprints.md</span></a></p><p><span /></p><p><span>Spatial Reference of Source Data: UTM Zone 18, meters, NAD 83.</span></p><p><span>Spatial Reference of Web Service: Spatial Reference of Web Service: WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere.</span></p><p><span>Please contact NYS ITS Geospatial Services at </span><a href='mailto:nysgis@its.ny.gov' target='_blank' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>nysgis@its.ny.gov</span></a><span> if you have any questions.</span></p></div></div></div>

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Layers: Description: Building footprints in New York State are from four different sources: Microsoft, Open Data, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), and Geospatial Services. The majority of the footprints are from NYSERDA, except in NYC where the primary source was Open Data. Microsoft footprints were added where the other 2 sources were missing polygons.Field Descriptions:NYSGeo Source : tells the end user if the source is NYSERDA, Microsoft, NYC Open Data, and could expand from here in the futureCounty Name : County name populated from CIESINs. If not populated from CIESINs, identified by the GSMunicipality Name : Municipality name populated from CIESINs. If not populated from CIESINs, identified by the GSSource: Source where the data came from. If NYSGeo Source = NYSERDA, the data would typically list orthoimagery, LIDAR, county data, etc.Source Date: Date the footprint was created. If the source image was from 2016 orthoimagery, 2016 would be the Source Date.Description of each footprint source:NYSERDA Building footprints were created by Columbia University Center For Integrated Earth System Information (CIESIN) as part of the New York State Flood Impact Decision Support Systems. Footprints vary in age from county to county.Microsoft Building Footprints released 6/28/2018 - vintage unknown/varies. More info on this dataset can be found at https://blogs.bing.com/maps/2018-06/microsoft-releases-125-million-building-footprints-in-the-us-as-open-dataNYC Open Data - Building Footprints of New York City as a polygon feature class. Last updated 7/30/2018, downloaded on 8/6/2018. Feature Class of footprint outlines of buildings in New York City. Please see the following link for additional documentation- https://github.com/CityOfNewYork/nyc-geo-metadata/blob/master/Metadata/Metadata_BuildingFootprints.mdSpatial Reference of Source Data: UTM Zone 18, meters, NAD 83.Spatial Reference of Web Service: Spatial Reference of Web Service: WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere.Please contact NYS ITS Geospatial Services at nysgis@its.ny.gov if you have any questions.

Service Item Id: c3c910ee2aa9435188ae9ae4599b71f6

Copyright Text: NYSERDA; CIESIN; NYS ITS Geospatial Services; Microsoft; Open Data

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