GIS Maps & Demographics

Map Collections

Access the most frequently requested maps.

Several City departments house map collections. Contact each department directly to review a complete listing of their existing map collections.

• Department of Public Works - Engineering Division: 607-274-6530
  
  • Official Engineering plans
  • Survey control points
• Division of Planning & Economic Development: 607-274-6550
  • Planning Division maps by theme/subject (e.g., assessment, urban renewal, population, traffic/parking, historic preservation, etc.)
  • Sanborn maps
    
    • Note: The Tompkins County Public Library has online digital versions of the following Sanborn maps: Sanborn Map of Ithaca, NY (1893); Sanborn Map of Ithaca, NY (1904); Sanborn Map of Ithaca, NY (1910); and Sanborn Map of Ithaca, NY (1919).
  • Planning Division maps by neighborhood
  • City of Ithaca official zoning map
• Department of Public Works - Water & Sewer Division: 607-272-1717
  • Sewer collection system
  • Water distribution system
  • Water meter zones

Map Requests

The GIS Program staff produce maps by request for City staff, City of Ithaca officials, and government or educational agencies working on community development projects that benefit the City of Ithaca residents. Requests made by the public are considered on a case-by-case basis. If the request can be honored, there is a plotting fee. Contact the GIS Program for further information.

GIS Datasets

Various GIS datasets covering the City of Ithaca are available for download via the Cornell University Geospatial Information Repository (CUGIR) website and the New York State GIS Clearinghouse. If you have any more questions about GIS data specific to the City of Ithaca, please contact the GIS Program.