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The Long Island Index, working with CUNY Mapping Service at the Center for Urban Research, today updated its widely used interactive mapping feature with new data and new tools to allow users to mine the latest published data for residential land use, Pre-K sites, schools, and brownfields and create detailed visual presentations.

The news release on this page [PDF] describes the updates in detail.  The updated map is available at www.longislandindexmaps.org.  The image below highlights some of the new data on the map.

The new applications allow users to view:

• Detailed residential land use information for Nassau County showing patterns of single-family versus multi-family residential properties. Now the user can see the locations in Nassau County of 2-to-3 family residences, multi-family buildings with four or more units, condominiums and co-ops.  [Interactive example]
• Detailed information on Pre-K sites and schools. The user may click on a Pre-K site on the map to view the school’s name, address and enrollment statistics as well as view more precise data about Pre-K enrollments by school district. For schools, the user can locate public schools on the map and download the school’s NYS Education Department report card.  [Sample image]
• Brownfields information, including property data and spending for clean-up activities.
• Updated census figures that include the latest American Community Survey data (2005-2007) for both the Population and Housing sections of the maps.  [Sample image]
• Video tutorials to help you get the most out of the maps.

Related coverage:

• Long Island Business news "Technofile" blog post (June 30, 2009)