Record of Forestry planting spaces for NYC Parks & Recreation.

Tree Points and Planting Spaces form the basis of ForMS 2.0’s data inventory and are the core entities that all Service Requests, Inspections, and Work Orders are associated to. The system has built-in rules to ensure that every Tree Point has a Planting Space and each Planting Space can have no more than one active Tree Point at a given time. Locations that have had one tree removed and another tree replanted will appear in ForMS 2.0 as a single Planting Space associated with one retired Tree Point (that has a removal Work Order) and one active Tree Point.

User guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PVPWFi-WExkG3rvnagQDoBbqfsGzxCKNmR6n678nUeU/edit?usp=sharing

Data dictionary: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yMfZgcsrvx9M0b3-ZdEQ3WCk2dFxgitCWytTrJSwEAs/edit?usp=sharing

This is the 500-Year Floodplain for the 2020s based on FEMA's Preliminary Work Map data and the New York Panel on Climate Change's 90th Percentile Projects for Sea-Level Rise (11 inches). Please see the Disclaimer PDF for more information. Data Provided by the Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability (OLTPS) on behalf of CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities (CISC) and the New York Panel on Climate Change (NPCC).

Sites listed in the DonateNYC Directory. For more information, see: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/donate/site/Directory

To reduce needless waste and increase diversion of reusable material from landfills, the NYC Department of Sanitation established donateNYC in 2016. donateNYC helps New Yorkers give goods, find goods, and do good, with tools that make it easy to donate or find used goods.

By donating and reusing goods instead of discarding them, New Yorkers can greatly reduce waste, conserve energy and resources, save money, and help provide jobs and human services for New Yorkers in need. donateNYC is an essential part of NYC’s Zero Waste Goals.

donateNYC also provides vital support for New York City’s reuse community, helping nonprofit organizations and local reuse businesses increase and promote their reuse efforts.

The Forever Wild layer delineates the location of ecologically important natural resources within NYC Parks property.

Map: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/dataset/Forever-Wild-Map/br7w-st33

Data Dictionary and User Guide: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BGfs3SaRlh0p2itOIimg1OQMvfkVuT0NQE6xDitZDQM/edit#gid=1692110788

Location of DSNY Special Waste Drop-Off Sites. For hours of operation, what to bring, and rules and procedures, please see: https://www.nyc.gov/site/dsny/what-we-do/programs/special-waste-drop-off.page.

The sustainability indicators are used by the Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability to track the progress of the PlaNYC program.

This data set contains information and locations of (E) Designations, including CEQR Environment Requirements (Table 1) and CEQR Restrictive Declarations (Table 2), in Appendix C of the Zoning Resolution. An (E) Designation provides notice of the presence of an environmental requirement pertaining to potential hazardous materials contamination, high ambient noise levels or air emission concerns on a particular tax lot.

All previously released versions of this data are available at BYTES of the BIG APPLE- Archive

Record of Forestry service requests for NYC Parks & Recreation.

Two-way integration with 311 is maintained in ForMS 2.0. Forestry related Service Requests (SRs) created by a 311 operator or submitted by the caller through either the 311 website, 311 phone app, or the Parks website stream into the system. Conversely, updates are sent from ForMS 2.0 to 311 when SRs are actioned.

Service Requests can be created directly in ForMS 2.0, however, it is important to note that they will NOT receive a 311 SEIBEL number or be visible in 311. Internally generated SRs should be used to track correspondence, commissioner, or other requests that do not originate from 311.

User guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PVPWFi-WExkG3rvnagQDoBbqfsGzxCKNmR6n678nUeU/edit?usp=sharing

Data dictionary: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yMfZgcsrvx9M0b3-ZdEQ3WCk2dFxgitCWytTrJSwEAs/edit?usp=sharing

This dataset captures all water features within NYC Parks. It combines the State’s hydrography layer with known water fountains. Made for cartographic purposes, the attribute data isn’t as maintained as the geometry.

User guide: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1A7KhVk3LW_IKPHYfYUNAHSPgsVAJb1Chk3ZICtVwDsI
Data Dictionary: https://drive.google.com/open?id=124PsGwqsgf1cW2eWnEEjdO3cojoRtloAh3r37eTAXAM

6 inch resolution raster image of New York City, classified by landcover type.

High resolution land cover data set for New York City. This is the 6 inch version of the high-resolution land cover dataset for New York City. Seven land cover classes were mapped: (1) tree canopy, (2) grass/shrub, (3) bare earth, (4) water, (5) buildings, (6) roads, and (7) other paved surfaces. The minimum mapping unit for the delineation of features was set at 3 square feet. The primary sources used to derive this land cover layer were the 2010 LiDAR and the 2008 4-band orthoimagery. Ancillary data sources included GIS data (city boundary, building footprints, water, parking lots, roads, railroads, railroad structures, ballfields) provided by New York City (all ancillary datasets except railroads); UVM Spatial Analysis Laboratory manually created railroad polygons from manual interpretation of 2008 4-band orthoimagery. The tree canopy class was considered current as of 2010; the remaining land-cover classes were considered current as of 2008. Object-Based Image Analysis (OBIA) techniques were employed to extract land cover information using the best available remotely sensed and vector GIS datasets. OBIA systems work by grouping pixels into meaningful objects based on their spectral and spatial properties, while taking into account boundaries imposed by existing vector datasets. Within the OBIA environment a rule-based expert system was designed to effectively mimic the process of manual image analysis by incorporating the elements of image interpretation (color/tone, texture, pattern, location, size, and shape) into the classification process. A series of morphological procedures were employed to insure that the end product is both accurate and cartographically pleasing. More than 35,000 corrections were made to the classification. Overall accuracy was 96%. This dataset was developed as part of the Urban Tree Canopy (UTC) Assessment for New York City. As such, it represents a 'top down' mapping perspective in which tree canopy over hanging other features is assigned to the tree canopy class. At the time of its creation this dataset represents the most detailed and accurate land cover dataset for the area. This project was funded by National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC) and the National Science Fundation (NSF), although it is not specifically endorsed by either agency. The methods used were developed by the University of Vermont Spatial Analysis Laboratory, in collaboration with the New York City Urban Field Station, with funding from the USDA Forest Service.

Data and metrics on water and energy consumption in privately owned buildings over 25,000 ft2 and in City-owned buildings over 10,000 ft2.

Citywide street tree data from the 2005 Street Tree Census, conducted partly by volunteers organized by NYC Parks & Recreation. Trees were inventoried by address, and were collected from 2005-2006. Data collected includes tree species, diameter, condition.

At-the-tap samples tested for lead and copper

Current number of times a given tree has been marked as a favorite by registered users of the NYC Street Tree Map (nyc.gov/parks/treemap).

This dataset can be joined to the Forestry Tree Points dataset (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Environment/Forestry-Tree-Points/k5ta-2trh) by joining the TreeId to OBJECTID from Forestry Tree Points.

Live data feed: https://www.nycgovparks.org/tree-map-feeds/favorite-trees.json

Blockface data from the TreesCount! 2015 Street Tree Census, conducted by volunteers and staff organized by NYC Parks & Recreation and partner organizations. Blockface data includes tree counts and data collection status by block. Accompanying street tree data is available, indicating tree-level details such as tree species, size and other characteristics.

This data tracks the blocks that have been planted through NYC Parks’ street tree block planting program, a major component of the MillionTreesNYC initiative. When a block planting is completed for specific street segment, all available and appropriate locations for street tree installation have been planted. This dataset is based on the Citywide Street Centerline data.

The polygons in this dataset show mapped forest restoration planting polygons. These polygons depict areas where invasive plants were removed and native trees and/or shrubs were planted under the purview of NYC Parks? Natural Resources Group as part of the MillionTreesNYC initiative on property under the jurisdiction of NYC Parks. Spring plantings occur between January 1 and June 30, while Fall plantings occur between July 1 and December 31 of any year. Older restoration polygons were mapped via heads-up digitizing while the location of newer polygons have been collected using a high-accuracy GPS device.

The sustainability indicators are used by the Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability to track the progress of the PlaNYC program.

Record of Forestry inspections for NYC Parks & Recreation. Inspections are initiated by a service request or internal process and may result in a work order.

Inspections are used to record field observations. ForMS 2.0 requires that Inspections can only be created from either a Tree Point or Planting Space based on the asset in question. Inspection types vary depending on the inspector’s workflow:
• level 1 (limited visual)
• level 2 (basic)
• level 3 (advanced)
• Re-inspection
• Sidewalk Rating (Trees and Sidewalks Inspections)
• General – Planting Space (Street Tree Planting Inspections)

This dataset can be joined to the Forestry Tree Points dataset by joining TreePointGlobalID from Forestry Inspections to GLOBALID from Forestry Tree Points.

User guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PVPWFi-WExkG3rvnagQDoBbqfsGzxCKNmR6n678nUeU/edit?usp=sharing

Data dictionary: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yMfZgcsrvx9M0b3-ZdEQ3WCk2dFxgitCWytTrJSwEAs/edit?usp=sharing

Location of DSNY garages. Essential to DSNY operations are our 59 garages across the five boroughs. This structure enables the Department’s uniformed personnel to efficiently perform regular duties – and quickly execute emergency response. For more information about DSNY garages, see: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/about/dsny-garage-locations

The Department conducted the 2017 NYC Residential, School, and NYCHA (NYC Housing Authority) Waste Characterization Study over three seasons: spring, summer, and fall. This study builds on decades of research and analysis into the evolving composition of NYC's waste stream. The study team hand sorted samples into 70 main sort categories. Sub-sorting of an additional 172 categories was conducted to get a more detailed understanding of the wide variety of plastic products in the waste stream, as well as a sub-set of Paper products. Results are presented in absolute terms as the quantity by weight of each material type. The quantity of each material is calculated by applying the percent composition to the total quantity of DSNY collections for fiscal year 2017 (July 2016-June 2017).

The number of NYC households, residential buildings, and new schools receiving curbside organics collection, by Fiscal Year that collection began. Curbside Composting service is currently available to all Queens and Brooklyn residents (no sign-up needed), as well as select community boards in Bronx and Manhattan. Curbside Composting is expanding to ALL NYC residents. For more information, visit: https://nyc.gov/curbsidecomposting. Note that Curbside Composting service was suspended from May 4, 2020 until October 1, 2021.

The DEP Application and Permit data will contain information about the different types of applications approved and permits issued on a regular basis.

Data and metrics on water and energy consumption in privately owned buildings over 25,000 ft2 and in City-owned buildings over 10,000 ft2.

Locations where NYC residents can drop off their pharmaceuticals and syringes for safe disposal. For more information, see: https://www.nyc.gov/site/dsny/collection/get-rid-of/pharmaceutical-sharps-drop-off.page.
Carefully place household sharps in leak-proof and puncture-resistant container labeled "Home Sharps - not for recycling". Bring to a collection center or drop-off site or discard as trash. ALL New York State hospitals and nursing homes are required by law to act as collection centers for used household sharps, including syringes and lancets, with no identification required.