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    Land Cover Raster Data (2017) – 6in Resolution

    Metadata Updated: September 2, 2023

    A 6-in resolution 8-class land cover dataset derived from the 2017 Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data capture. This dataset was developed as part of an updated urban tree canopy assessment and therefore represents a ''top-down" mapping perspective in which tree canopy overhanging features is assigned to the tree canopy class. The eight land cover classes mapped were: (1) Tree Canopy, (2) Grass\Shrubs, (3) Bare Soil, (4) Water, (5) Buildings, (6) Roads, (7) Other Impervious, and (8) Railroads. The primary sources used to derive this land cover layer were 2017 LiDAR (1-ft post spacing) and 2016 4-band orthoimagery (0.5-ft resolution). Object based image analysis was used to automate land-cover features using LiDAR point clouds and derivatives, orthoimagery, and vector GIS datasets -- City Boundary (2017, NYC DoITT) Buildings (2017, NYC DoITT) Hydrography (2014, NYC DoITT) LiDAR Hydro Breaklines (2017, NYC DoITT) Transportation Structures (2014, NYC DoITT) Roadbed (2014, NYC DoITT) Road Centerlines (2014, NYC DoITT) Railroads (2014, NYC DoITT) Green Roofs (date unknown, NYC Parks) Parking Lots (2014, NYC DoITT) Parks (2016, NYC Parks) Sidewalks (2014, NYC DoITT) Synthetic Turf (2018, NYC Parks) Wetlands (2014, NYC Parks) Shoreline (2014, NYC DoITT) Plazas (2014, NYC DoITT) Utility Poles (2014, ConEdison via NYCEM) Athletic Facilities (2017, NYC Parks)

    For the purposes of classification, only vegetation > 8 ft were classed as Tree Canopy. Vegetation below 8 ft was classed as Grass/Shrub.

    To learn more about this dataset, visit the interactive "Understanding the 2017 New York City LiDAR Capture" Story Map -- https://maps.nyc.gov/lidar/2017/ Please see the following link for additional documentation on this dataset -- https://github.com/CityOfNewYork/nyc-geo-metadata/blob/master/Metadata/Metadata_LandCover.md

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. Non-Federal: This dataset is covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov. See Terms License: No license information was provided.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date August 7, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date September 2, 2023

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NYC JSON

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date August 7, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date September 2, 2023
    Publisher data.cityofnewyork.us
    Maintainer
    Identifier https://data.cityofnewyork.us/api/views/he6d-2qns
    Data First Published 2018-12-07
    Data Last Modified 2022-09-23
    Category Environment
    Public Access Level public
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.cityofnewyork.us/data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
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    Harvest Source Title NYC JSON
    Homepage URL https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/he6d-2qns
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash b41bee6eae595e10dc9c2ac34f324c63b3fac12e31ae8460e92c2531cce4c7b9
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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