This series consists of map and photographic print indexes created or collected by the Department of Transportation and its predecessor agencies. Although many of the projects associated with this series are identified, none of the records indexed by the series are held by the New York State Archives. Record types chiefly consist of aerial photographs and annotated maps showing flight paths and numbers identifying photographs taken at each point in the flight.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
This series indexes the aerial photographs depicting the Barge Canal System (series 22424), and was created to provide a current inventory of canal property.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
This series consists of overlay maps corresponding to United States Geological Survey (USGS) quadrangle maps showing locations of state lands in the Adirondack region (mostly eastern Adirondacks). The maps also depict survey patents. Maps are 1:24,000 scale and contain extensive pencil and color-coded notations and additions. Some camera negatives are included.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Department of Transportation Map Information Unit county index maps
Series Number
B2285
Summary
This series consists of maps, plans, and aerial photographs created by the Map Information Unit apparently for the purpose of creating or updating county maps. The material was created by several private companies and is commonly annotated. Indexes may not be present for all counties.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
This series consists of a small quantity of satellite imagery collected by the Department of Transportation. Most images depict New York State or portions thereof or the larger Mid-Atlantic Region.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
This series documents the recovery of the World Trade Center site in the months immediately following the September 11 terrorist attacks. Information includes restricted zones, debris calculations, thermal hot spots, damaged buildings and command posts, and other aerial photographs showing progress over time. Also included are aerial photographs of the Staten Island debris processing site at Fresh Kills. The maps assisted federal, state, and local government emergency personnel working at the World Trade Center site.
Creator
New York (State). Office for Technology
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Tabulation of public lands owned by the State of New York
Series Number
B2440
Summary
This series consists of tabulations of data gathered from state agencies showing public lands owned by New York State, specifically those acquired by the state between 1937 and 1939. The data was gathered by the Division of State Planning. The tabulations include descriptions of each parcel of state owned land, acreage total, a map reference number, and handwritten annotations by division planning members.
Creator
New York (State). Executive Department. Division of State Planning
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Maps in this series cover 23 counties and vary in size from 27 x 30 inches to dimensions as great as 46 inches. Scale of maps is either 1:75,000 or 1:100,000. Maps show civil boundaries; roads; railroads; airports; publicly owned recreation areas; and non-recreation areas such as prisons, military installations, and university forests.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
This series consists primarily of paper copies of large scale maps of the State of New York, created for sale by the Department of Transportation. Each sheet depicts one of four regions of the state and measures approximately 40 x 55 inches. When joined together, the sections create a map of the entire state measuring approximately 7 x 5 feet.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
This series consists of data used to update master overlay quadrangle maps maintained by the former Department of Transportation Map Information Unit. Included are previous edition compilation manuscripts; current edition reviews of county highways, railroads, city schools, and current edition proof copies to DOT Regions and County Planning Offices not transferred to the compilation manuscript. Some quad map packets contain master transparencies.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Reports and administrative plans relating to aerial photography
Series Number
B2319
Summary
This series contains reports on such topics as a proposed aerial mapping survey of the state and automation of the base mapping program, generated by the New York State Department of Transportation's Base Mapping Unit.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Base Mapping Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
These records document the production of major ongoing series of maps created by the Base Mapping Unit. These files contain metadata and other background information relative to cartography projects and also include information on creation of the individual series of maps, sources of information used, reasons for corrections and revisions, technical information on map production, and related correspondence.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
New York State Department of Transportation Map Information Unit planimetric and topographic quadrangle maps
Series Number
B2020
Summary
This series consists of planimetric maps showing the location and identification of the reference marker system of New York State highways. The marker system was established by the New York State Department of Transportation to provide unique identification of specific points along the state highway system.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
This series consists of black and white aerial photographs that depict the entire New York State Barge Canal System. The photographs are indexed by State Archives series B2315, Index to Barge Canal aerial photographs.
Creator
New York State Canal Corporation
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
This series documents the production of a variety of maps created by the Base Mapping Unit. The files contain background information relative to special one-time mapping projects explaining why the maps were created, their revisions, and information they contain. Specific examples of these special projects include the production of an Airport Map, the Long Island Bridge Study, a Bike Map and Bus Map, the State Office Campus Map, the Canal Map, the Empire State Plaza Map, and an Oil and Gas Map.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Base Mapping Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.