AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) Areas as Points

This dataset contains points depicting the general location of award areas for New York State's Downtown Revitalization Initiative program. New York's Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI), is transforming downtown neighborhoods into vibrant communities where the next generation of New Yorkers will want to live, work and raise families. Participating communities are nominated by the state’s ten Regional Economic Development Councils (REDCs) based on the downtown’s potential for transformation, and each community is awarded $10 million to develop a downtown strategic investment plan and implement key catalytic projects that advance the community’s vision for revitalization.
New York Forward (NYF) Areas as Points

This dataset contains polygons depicting the award areas for New York State's New York Forward program. New York Forward (NYF) was launched in 2022 to support a more equitable downtown recovery for New York’s smaller communities, with a focus on hamlets, villages, and neighborhood-scale commercial centers. Similar to the DRI, the Department of State administers the Governor’s NYF program in close coordination with HCR, ESD, NYSERDA, and several other State partners. Through the NYF program, these smaller downtowns will receive planning and implementation support needed to attract more businesses, residents, and visitors, while also providing a higher quality of life for all residents.
Mohawk Valley Community College Tree Data

Tree Data 2025 - metadata info: 2025 Tree Inventory, locations include:Proctor High School, JFK Middle School, Donovan Middle School, Albany Elementary, Columbus Elementary, Conkling Elementary, General Herkimer Elementary, Hughes elementary, Jones elementary, Kernan Elementary, MLK Elementary, Watson Williams Elementary, Valley View Golf Course, Utica Zoo, Memorial Parkway, New Forest Cemetery, St. Agnes Cemetery, St. Marry's Cemetery, and Forest Hill Cemetery . Link to storymap : [https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b0dfa7f3bcf9413896d561060f301154] Spatial Reference of Source Data: GCS WGS 1984. Spatial Reference of Web Service: WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere. Data current as of 2025. Tree Data Inventory 2020: 2020 Tree Inventory for TR Proctor Park and FT Proctor Park in the City of Utica. Data from Mohawk Valley Community College. Funding provided by NYSDEC Urban Forestry Grant Spatial Reference of Source Data: NAD 1983 StatePlane New York Central FIPS 3102 Feet Spatial Reference of Web Service: WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere. Data current as of 2020. Tree Data Inventory 2019: 2019 Tree Inventory, locations include: RFA, MVCC, Griffiss Park and Mohawk Trail. Data from Mohawk Valley Community College. Funding provided by NYSDEC Urban Forestry Grant. Spatial Reference of Source Data: GCS WGS 1984. Spatial Reference of Web Service: WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere. Data current as of 2019. Tree Data Inventory 2018: Summer 2018 Tree Data collection, around 3,400 trees were tagged and GPS using a Trimble Geo 7x, sites include 11 parks in the City of Utica, and MVCC Utica Campus. Data from Mohawk Valley Community College. Data obtained from a NYSDEC Urban Forestry Grant. [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi7dr2NSOHOQLDcHOERSl8g?app=desktop ] Spatial Reference of Source Data: State Plane NAD83 Feet Central Zone. Spatial Reference of Web Service: WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere. Data current as of 2018. Contact Information: Brian Judycki 1101 Sherman Drive Utica, New York 13501 PH: 315-792-5313 FAX: 315-731-5862 [bjudycki@mvcc.edu]
Hudson River Shoreline Survey

The Hudson River Estuary Shoreline was mapped in the field and on desktop to inventory all existing 'Engineered' and 'Natural' shorelines. Each shoreline segment was inventoried using a pre-defined set of descriptions for 'Nature', Structure', 'Substrate', 'Adjacent Land Use', and 'Condition'. Each shoreline was geo-located using ArcGIS Survey 123 on a computer tablet and a photo was taken for shorelines mapped in the field. Engineered shorelines immediately adjacent to railroad tracks and the river were mapped from desktop and used stock photos of rail road shorelines to represent the existing condition. .
Fishing Pier or Platform

Point data locating and differentiating assets on state lands. Assets represented as point features are man-made items, which require periodic maintenance or inspection. Examples include: bridge, dam, culvert, building, gate, sign, parking lot, lean-to, pit privy, campsite, trail structure, spring, well and many others. For a complete listing of asset types, along with specific objects represented by each type, refer to the asset list: http://internal/home/do/mmsreports/mmsindex.html
Hudson Valley Core Forests

This layer represents the results of applying the Landscape Fragmentation Tool v2.0 (http://clear.uconn.edu/tools/lft/lft2/download.htm) to forest patches within and immediately adjacent to the counties of the Hudson River Estuary Watershed. The patches were based on the 2016 National Land Cover Database. They represent continuous patches of forest unfragmented by major roads, railroads, and non-forest habitat. The forest patches were converted from polygons to a 10 meter raster for proper application of the tool. Any pixels that were not inside a polygon were treated as fragmenting habitat. The output of the Landscape Fragmentation Tool assigned each pixel to one of six classes. Patch forest, edge forest, perforated forest, and three classes of core forest based on size. Patch forest: Patch forests are small forested areas that are surrounded by non-forest land cover. In some cases, edge pixels were misclassified as patch forest due to the reduction in resolution when converting from polygon representation of a forest patch to a 10 meter raster representation. These pixels were re-classified as edge pixels in the final output. Patch forest was classified as a forest fragment in this layer. Edge forest: Edge forest pixels were any forest pixels that fall within the 100 meter boundary between core forest and non-forested landscape. Perforated forest: Forest pixels that fall in the interior boundary between core forest and small forest openings. For our purposes, perforated forest pixels were considered part of the forest core and reclassified as core before calculating the core area. Core forest: Core forests are forested areas that are surrounded by a buffer of at least 100 meters of forest. Layer is updated as needed.
Hudson Valley Significant Biodiversity Areas

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Hudson River Estuary Program worked with the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Cornell University and the NY Natural Heritage Program to develop Significant Biodiversity Areas (SBAs) for the Hudson River estuary region of New York State. SBAs are landscape areas with a high concentration of biological diversity or value for regional biodiversity. As a set, the 22 areas count for much of the range in biodiversity found in the region, but should not be interpreted as the only important areas within the region. The SBAs were first described and published in Penhollow et al. (2006) (available online: http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/5096.html). SBAs are defined by unique topography, geology, hydrology, and biology that distinguish them from neighboring areas. Biologists analyzed existing data provided by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS 1997), New York Natural Heritage Program (Finton et al. 1999, Finton et al. 2000, Howard et al. 2002), the National Audubon Society (Wells 1998), and the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (Smith et al. 2001) to determine the general locations of significant ecological features. The areas were then further inventoried and the boundaries refined following two years of field survey by the NY Natural Heritage Program (Howard et al. 2002).
Hudson Valley Forest Condition Index

Forest patches were identified using the 2016 National Land Cover Database and condition was estimated based on a series of metrics relating to fragmentation, ecological value, stressors, and ecosystem services. The layer is intended as a tool for municipal land-use decision-makers, government agencies, land trusts, and other regional conservation partners to prioritize forest areas for conservation and management efforts and provide a baseline for future assessment. Not all forests and forest landscapes are equal in their ability to support native species and be resistant and resilient to external stressors. The best way to assess the condition of a forest is to conduct a field survey and quantify the native species, invasive species, structural and habitat heterogeneity, forest health indicators, forest stress indicators, and other measures of forest condition. Lacking the ability to visit every forest patch, however, there are many remote measures that estimate different aspects of forest health that might be used, in concert, to estimate forest condition. These data are intended to be used to provide additional information and context to municipalities and land use managers about the character of their forests to aid in management, planning, and conservation priority setting. They are not meant to substitute for on the ground condition assessments. Layer is updated as needed and was last updated Feb 2020. For additional information see [https://gis.ny.gov/GISDATA/INVENTORIES/details.cfm?DSID=1364]
DEC Regions

Published: August 2022 A vector polygon GIS file of NYSDEC regional boundaries to shorelines in New York State. The file was originally a compilation of U.S. Geological Survey 1:100,000-scale digital vector files and NYS Department of Transportation 1:24,000-scale and 1:75,000-scale digital vector files. Boundaries were revised to 1:24,000-scale positional accuracy and selectively updated based on court decisions. Currently, boundary changes are made as needed based on authoritative sources.
Hudson Estuary Documented SAV Habitat

A map of the documented SAV habitat created from the aggregate extent of submerged aquatic vegetation in the Hudson River Estuary mapped in all six inventories (1997, 2002, 2007, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022). In SAV communities Vallisneria americana and Myriophyllum spicatum are dominant in association with Ceratophyllum dermersum, Elodea muttallii, Najas sp., and Potamogeton perfoliatus. The designation "submerged aquatic vegetation" explicitly excludes plant communities in which Trapa natans is dominant in association with Spriodela polyrhiza, Myriophyllum spicatum, and Nuphar advena. SAV mapping in the Hudson River Estuary was conducted in six time periods with different sources of funding. The 1997 mapping was initiated with NOAA funds, Hudson River Foundation funds, and N.Y. State Environmental Protection Funds through the Hudson River Estuary Program (HREP). In 2002, 2007, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2022 mapping was undertaken with N.Y. State Environmental Protection Funds through HREP. In 1994, a collaboration was initiated between the Institute of Ecosystem Studies (IES), now the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, HRNERR/NYSDEC, and the Cornell Laboratory for Environmental Applications of Remote Sensing (CLEARS), now IRIS. In addition, New York Sea Grant, HREP, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are identified as partners. These groups provided diverse expertise to enable the first broad delimitation of SAV in the Hudson. Major tributaries and coves were mapped in addition to the main river area.
Hudson Estuary Submerged Aquatic Vegetation

Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) is an important habitat and site of primary production in many aquatic ecosystems. Prior to 1995 there was no baseline information on SAV extent or distribution in the tidal freshwater Hudson River or any information on how the extent of SAV is changing with time. The 2022 mapping project is a continuation of SAV monitoring efforts from 1997, 2002, 2007, 2014, 2016 and 2018. The current SAV mapping was conducted in order to determine the status of the resource in 2022, and to compare the extent of SAV in 2022 with that observed in 2018. SAV mapping in the Hudson River Estuary was conducted in seven separate time periods using different sources of funding. The 1997 mapping was initiated with NOAA funds, Hudson River Foundation funds, and N.Y. State Environmental Protection Funds through the Hudson River Estuary Program. In 2002, 2007, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2022 mapping was undertaken with N.Y. State Environmental Protection Funds through the Hudson River Estuary Program (HREP). In 1994, collaboration was initiated between the Institute of Ecosystem Studies (IES), now the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, HRNERR/NYSDEC, and the Cornell Laboratory for Environmental Applications of Remote Sensing (CLEARS), now IRIS, in partnership with HREP. These groups provided diverse expertise to enable the first broad delimitation of SAV and Water Chestnut in the Hudson River. In 1997, SAV and Water Chestnut were mapped in the mainstem of the Hudson River. In 2002, 2007, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2022 six more SAV inventories were undertaken with expanded areas of study, which included coves and major tributaries. Nine major tributaries were identified as part of the SAV mapping area: Rondout Creek, Catskill Creek, Esopus Creek, Annsville Creek, Croton River, Stockport Creek, Moodna Creek, Fishkill Creek, and Wappingers Creek. SAV, Water Chestnut (Trapa natans) and Upland (buoys and islands that were included for georeferencing purposes) were mapped from Troy to Yonkers. Submerged Aquatic Vegetation is represented by Vallisneria americana. Vallisneria americana is dominant in association with Myriophyllum spicatum, Ceratophyllum dermersum, Elodea muttallii, Najas sp., and Potamogeton perfoliatus. Trapa natans is dominant in association with Spriodela polyrhiza, Myriophyllum spicatum, and Nuphar advena. The absence of mapped SAV means its presence was not discernable from the aerial photography due to water turbidity, higher than optimum tide, overhanging vegetation, shadow, sun glint, or SAV was not present. Discernible SAV may not have been mapped if the bed was smaller than the minimum mapping unit.
Hudson River NERR Vegetation Maps

Tidal wetland plant communities of the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve 2005 for Iona Island, Piermont Marsh, Stockport Flats and Tivoli Bays. This vegetation community mapping dataset was compiled by the Institute for Resource Information Sciences from the interpretation of high resolution 2005 aerial photography. The classification scheme contains 20 vegetation community type classes and was developed by Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserves (Hudson River NERR). This dataset was generated as an update to previous inventories (1991 & 1997) which utilized the same classification scheme. These datasets enable the Reserve Manager and Research Coordinator to assess trends in vegetation change, evaluate current management techniques, and direct future actions. The 2005 mapping of the Hudson River NERR sites is the third effort focused on documenting existing vegetation within the Reserve sites. These mapping efforts were designed to provide a management tool for each of the Reserve sites and therefore, are at a higher spatial and taxonomic resolution than other wetland inventories. In 1991, a mapping effort was undertaken by Coastal Services which resulted in analog maps comprised of 100 vegetation classes. Mapping of the vegetation community types at each of the four Hudson River NERR sites was undertaken again in 1997. The 1997 classification scheme of 20 classes was derived from the initial 1991 classification, modified as directed by the Hudson River NERR Research Coordinator. During the development of the 1997 dataset, the 1991 dataset was reclassified to the new 20 class scheme. This same classification scheme was used for all subsequent mapping at all Hudson River NERR sites. This project utilized the visual vocabulary of vegetation cover types and the methodology for boundary determination developed for the 1997 mapping effort (IRIS, 1997). The vocabulary is described in terms of key indicators. They are color, texture, pattern, shadow, size, shape, and landscape location. In the interpretation process, the analyst made a correlation between aerial photographic signatures and ground conditions through viewing photographs, visiting the marshes and consulting on a frequent basis with expert project collaborators. The classification of objects into vegetation community types is based upon their dominant visual characteristics. A vegetation community type polygon was defined by drawing a line at the boundary between different communities. When there was a distinct change in color, texture or other key indicator, the edge was delineated by tracing. When there was a gradual change the delineation was made where the two vegetation community constituents appeared in equal quantity.
Community Air Quality Screening Reports

This layer provides access to reports generated through DEC's Community Air Screen (CAS) program, through which DEC provides air sampling equipment and training to interested citizens and then analyzes collected air samples to provide an explanation of the results. Service layer is updated as needed and was last updated on 1/25. For more information please refer to https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/121063.html. Use limitations 1. The NYS DEC asks to be credited in derived products. 2. Secondary Distribution of the data is not allowed. 3. Any documentation provided is an integral part of the data set. Failure to use the documentation in conjunction with the digital data constitutes misuse of the data. 4. Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information, errors may be reflected in the data supplied. The user must be aware of data conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of the information with respect to possible errors, original map scale, collection methodology, currency of data, and other conditions.
Natural Heritage Important Areas NYNHP

Important Areas are lands and waters in the Hudson River Valley, delineated with GIS models, that support the continued presence and quality of known populations of rare animals and rare plants, or of documented examples of rare or high-quality ecological communities. Important Areas include the specific locations where the animals, plants, and/or ecological communities have been observed, but go beyond these to also include: additional habitat for the rare animal and plant populations, including areas which may be used by rare animals for breeding, nesting, feeding, roosting, or over-wintering; and areas that support the natural ecological processes critical to maintaining the habitats of these rare animal and plant populations, or critical to maintaining these significant communities.
Informational Freshwater Wetland Mapping

Please note that, due to the large size, the Informational Freshwater Wetland Mapping layer cannot be download in shapefile format. The Informational Freshwater Wetland Mapping layer is only intended to be used for informational purposes in identifying the general location and extent of freshwater wetland areas of any size throughout the state. Informational Freshwater Wetland Mapping is not regulatory. The Freshwater Wetlands Act changed in 2022 such that wetlands greater than 12.4 acres in size are regulated regardless of their mapping status. In addition to larger wetlands, the Freshwater Wetlands Act regulates smaller wetlands of “unusual importance” if they meet one of eleven criteria described in the law and regulation. While maps contained on the Environmental Resource Mapper provide information on the potential locations of wetlands, the only definitive way to determine if a particular parcel or property contains regulated wetlands outside the Adirondack Park is to request a jurisdictional determination through DEC’s website (https://dec.ny.gov/nature/waterbodies/wetlands/freshwater-wetlands-program). The Freshwater Wetlands Act regulates most development activities located in the wetland or within a regulated “adjacent area.” This adjacent area is a minimum of 100 feet but may be extended for a limited number of particularly sensitive wetlands. Not all activities in and near wetlands are regulated. There are many exempt activities that landowners may undertake without permits. However, if you are not sure of which activities require permits near New York State regulated wetlands, please contact your regional DEC office. Wetlands are classified from Class I (which provide the most benefits) to Class IV (which provide fewer benefits). The classification is based on the work that wetlands do, such as storing flood water and providing wildlife habitat. The system for classifying wetlands is contained in regulation (6 NYCRR Part 664) and the classification of individual wetlands is determined as part of the jurisdictional determination process. For additional information on NYS Freshwater Wetlands, see DEC"s website ([https://dec.ny.gov/nature/waterbodies/wetlands/freshwater-wetlands-program]). For information on wetlands inside the Adirondack Park, please contact the Adirondack Park Agency. For information on wetlands regulated under federal law, please contact the United State Army Corps of Engineers. Contact for this Data DFW, Bureau of Ecosystem Health 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233 Phone: 518-402-8920 [fw.ecohealth@dec.ny.gov]
Wildlife Management Units

This data set shows management units for deer and other wildlife in New York, beginning with the 2009/2010 season. Service layer is updated as needed. For more information please [https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/8302.html] 1. The NYS DEC asks to be credited in derived products. 2. Secondary Distribution of the data is not allowed. 3. Any documentation provided is an integral part of the data set. Failure to use the documentation in conjunction with the digital data constitutes misuse of the data. 4. Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information, errors may be reflected in the data supplied. The user must be aware of data conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of the information with respect to possible errors, original map scale, collection methodology, currency of data, and other conditions.
Long Island South Shore Benthic Habitat 2018

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) partnered with the New York Department of State (NYDOS), Office of Planning, Development &Community Infrastructure, contracting Dewberry Engineers Inc. to collect digital multi-spectral imagery and create digital benthic habitat data for the South Shore of Long Island, New York. This process relied upon community engagement in order to help determine optimal flight windows for collection of digital imagery. Local partners provided field logistics in support of ground-truthing efforts that helped inform photo-interpretation and habitat classification activities using the CMECS classification schema. These efforts were important to ensuring the data will support change analysis and habitat monitoring in both local and regional geographies. Dewberry produced Ortho Masaics for 70 tiles covering the area. The orthos were created with a 0.15 meter cell size. The data is intended to be used as an important management for assessing distribution trends of the seagrass resource. The survey data helps identify healthy areas that may deserve special protection efforts along with potential problem areas that require further investigation. [View Dataset on the Gateway]