New York State Office of Cyber Security
Geographic Information Systems Clearinghouse
GIS Partnership Summary:
Empire
State Development's
NYSiteFinder Application
Partnership Purpose and Goal
NYSiteFinder is being deployed by Empire State Development to facilitate the site selection process in New York State. In partnership with local and regional economic development agencies, utility companies, commercial realtors, and other economic development professionals, we are able to provide a most extensive and current inventory of industrial sites and buildings. Properties are linked to interactive mapping, providing over 50 layers of GIS data.Participants and Resource Contributions
- Empire State Development -- project coordination and funding.
- Keane Solutions -- prime contractor for development of the system's software and functionality.
- Hundreds of economonic
development professionals from across the state input and maintain data
on sites and buildings. Participants include state agencies, regional and
county economic development organizations, industrial development agencies,
commercial realtors, utility companies, railroads, real estate developers,
and individual property oweners.
Through the NYSGIS Clearinghouse, data from various state agencies is obtained and used on the site.
Time Frame
Date Partnership
Began: June 2001
Completion Date: On-going
Deliverables
Over 50 layers of GIS information
are available on the system. In addition, through the use of the filtered web
link, local economic development organizations can access the interactive mapping
and GIS data from their website. An external GIS link has also just been added
to the system.
Brief Summary of Partnership
To date the partnership has worked very well. The data available throught the Clearinghouse enables site selection consultants and corporate real estate professionals from around the world the ability to conduct detailed analysis on locations in New York State.
The local economic development community in NYS has been very cooperative in entering information on sites and buildings into the system. Over one thousand properties and the attendant GIS data can be viewed on NYSiteFinder.
Additional Information Available On-line
http://www.nylovesbiz.com/NY_SiteFinder
Contact Information
Jim Jacob
Director of Industry Development
Empire State Development Organization
30 S. Pearl Street
Albany, NY 12245
Phone: (518) 292-5200
Fax: (518) 292-5810
E-Mail: jjacob@empire.state.ny.us