Impervious Surfaces in the Jamaica Bay Estuary
Land Use/Land Cover in the Jamaica Bay Estuary
The two maps above have been constructed from data provided by Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), and the Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium's National Land Cover Database (NLCD 2001). The maps highlight development pressures that threaten the viability of habitats in the Jamaica Bay Estuary. To view a larger (PDF) version of these images click on the maps; to download the images, right-click > save link target as (Netscape), right-click > save target as (IE), and right-click > save link as (Firefox). Mac users, hold down your mouse button on the link to see browser options.
Jamaica Bay Base Map
May 2003, containing data from the New Yory City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT), New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), and the National Park Service (NPS) Gateway National Recreation Area (GNRA).To view larger versions of these images ( ~3Mb where available) click on the map itself; to download the image, right-click > save link target as (Netscape), right-click > save target as (IE), and right-click > save link as (Firefox). Mac users, hold down your mouse button on the link to see browser options.
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The Extensive Jamaica Bay Watershed
Jamaica Bay Watershed Land Use
from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Jamaica Bay Watershed Congressional Districts
from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
June 1995
October 1995
The New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program (HEP) Pumpout map
created by Going Coastal Inc |
