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NEW YORK METROPOLITAN REGION:
MAPPING CHANGE THROUGH TIME
Project Overview
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) built upon their previous
successful experience by expanding the temporal mapping work to the
New York City Metropolitan Region: New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
To meet the needs of its customers and partners, the USGS selected a 29-county
study area.
Researchers documented urban extent through time in the anticipation of
evaluating the land use/land cover changes and assessing the impact of
development. They prepared datasets showing over 60 years of urban change,
from 1928 to 1993, and distributed these to the project partners. The USGS
continues to work with its partners, Cornell University, Regional Plan Association,
New York Public Library, University of California Santa Barbara, and its own mapping centers.
Partnerships
USGS would like to hear from you if you are interested in collaborating with
us in any way, or if you have ideas/suggestions that you would like
to provide. We are also interested in organizations that can help to contribute
data to our temporal database, and those who can help to build
and refine our database.
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U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
