ruddfawcett / nyc-maps

Maps of New York City geodata

NYC Maps

Maps of New York City public geodata

Source

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/bytes/applbyte.shtml

Process

1. Navigate to http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/bytes/applbyte.shtml
2. Locate a dataset in the "ESRI Shapefile" format
3. Download the zip file
4. Use ogr2ogr to convert to .geojson with the crs:84 SRS

Bulk processing

1. Follow the steps above to download one or more zipped shapefiles
2. Run this shell script

Requirements to convert

To convert shapefiles to geojson and reproject, you'll need ogr2ogr. On OS X, the easiest way to do this is with Homebrew, by running the command brew install gdal.

Contributing

1. Fork the project
2. Add a .geojson file
3. Submit a pull request

Fine print

The data made available here has been modified for use from its original source, which is the Government of New York City. The information contained in the BYTES of the BIG APPLE files was compiled for governmental use by the New York City Department of City Planning. The Department and the City make no representation as to the accuracy of the information or its suitability for any purpose. The Department and the City disclaim any liability for errors that may be contained therein.