The Hollowing Out of General Electric 🗺️
About The Hollowing Out of General Electric ....
This comparison map shows the Schenectady Headquarters of General Electric taken roughly 20 years apart -- 1997 vs 2017.
LEFT: 2017 False Color Aerial Photo
RIGHT: 1997 False Color Aerial Photo
Helpful Hint: While I suggest you look on blog for a downloadable PDF Map, you should be able to print or save this map by clicking the print button on the map above.
Data Sources
Road Trip to Coal Country by Nate Matthews - You can download the KMZ File used in creation of this map.
NY False-Color Aerial - High-resolution false-color aerial photography from NYSGIS, photos taken with leaves off in spring time between the years 2016-2020. NYSGIS. WMS Service: https://orthos.its.ny.gov/arcgis/services/wms/Latest_cir/MapServer/WMSServer, Layer: 0,1,2,3
NY Aerial (1995) - High-resolution aerial photography from National Agricultural Photograph Program taken between 1994 and 1998. These are false color images. NYSGIS. WMS Service: https://orthos.its.ny.gov/arcgis/services/wms/napp/MapServer/WMSServer, Layer: 0
3DEP Elevation Hillshade. LIDAR and legacy USGS DRG Topo Derived hillshades used as a background. DEM - WMS Service: https://elevation.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/3DEPElevation/ImageServer/WMSServer, Layer: 3DEPElevation:Hillshade Gray
Full List of WMS and ArcMap Services - CSV Spreadsheet with all web map services currently used on the blog.
More about Schenectady County...
Schenectady County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 154,727. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Schenectady. Schenectady County is located west of Albany on the Mohawk River, and contains both the river and uplands around it.
