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The Long Island Index with the CUNY Mapping Service officially launched a new interactive map for Long Island that promises to be a powerful and easy-to-use tool for community groups, public officials, the media, students and researchers, and the public at large.

Please visit the maps at www.longislandindexmaps.org  (Background info available here.)

The launch was covered by:

• The New York Times Long Island weekly section (12/21/08)
• Long Island's daily paper Newsday ran several pieces about the map:
• an editorial on Friday, December 19 titled "Data Gold Mine: LI Index goes interactive, block by block"
• an article online that was also published in its Wednesday (12/10) print edition; and
• a Newsday columnist with a great overview explaining how to use the maps and also relating the map to the Census Bureau's recent American Community Survey update;
• Directions Magazine, one of the top online news resources for geospatial professionals.
• In-depth online interview at DirectionsMag.com, posted 1/7/09
• Long Island Business News
• Fox News's local website
• community papers in Suffolk County -- including a feature piece highlighting the map's power and potential by the Rauch Foundation executive director
• several "hyperlocal" blogs

Background info for the news media

• news release [PDF] (Wednesday, December 10, 2008);
• sample screen image in PNG, JPG, and hi-resolution TIF formats;
• information about the Long Island Index; and
• information about the CUNY Mapping Service.

Media contacts:

• Deanna Morton, InfiniTech (516.829.5502 ; dmorton@infinitechpronline.com)
• David Manning, Public Affairs, CUNY Graduate Center (212-817-7177 ; dmanning@gc.cuny.edu)