WMS Map: Papscanee Island

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.

USGS Aerial Imagery - Moderate-resolution, summer aerial photography from USGS. National Map. WMS Service: https://basemap.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/USGSImageryOnly/MapServer/WMSServer, Layer: 0

OpenTopoMap - Open Topopgraphic Map based on Open Street Map. Contours are metric on this map. Map data: © OpenStreetMap, SRTM | Map style: © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA). XYZ Tiles: https://{s}.tile.opentopomap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png

Tax Maps (25 NY counties) - NYSGIS. Download KMZ File / Download GeoJSON File
ArcMap FeatureService: https://gisservices.its.ny.gov/arcgis/rest/services/NYS_Tax_Parcels_Public/MapServer/1

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 Papscanee Island Nature Preserve...

The Papscanee Island Nature Preserve is open to visitors and is enjoying its third year under the management of the Rensselaer County Legislature through the Rensselaer County Environmental Management Council. The preserve is a 156-acre natural area located in East Greenbush and Schodack and offers public access to over 2 miles of Hudson River shoreline. It is open dawn to dusk 365 days each year, and is free to the public.

Maps and Interactives

Stats Island 1960
Papscanee Island

... photos, maps and other content from from Papscanee Island Nature Preserve.