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Is this the first time somebody's constructed an interactive map of every single building in the greater NYC metropolitan area? It's really the part of the arti
by QuelqueChose 9y ago
Is this the first time somebody's constructed an interactive map of every single building in the greater NYC metropolitan area? It's really the part of the article that I find most impressive.
- pokemongoaway 9y agoSeems like a good opportunity to sell data to those in real estate. For example, why would someone pay the same for two different apartments on the same floor when one gets direct sunlight door 30% of the day, and the other gets none!
- pavel_lishin 9y agoFor that matter, you can market both of those as advantages. Apt A: "Save hundreds on air-conditioning in the summer - this apartment never feels the full brunt of the scorching sun!" Apt B: "Wake up every morning to a New York sunrise - the best way to beat those winter blues." Just gotta know what the tenant is looking for.
- rdnt02 9y agoAlmost always you want Apt B. Bright sunlight can be controlled with electronic transition glass, curtains and other methods. You can't reproduce sunlight in your apartment.
- yathern 9y agoI find it surprising you mentioned electronic transition glass - I had thought it's not used pretty much anywhere as of yet, and prohibitively expensive.
- pavel_lishin 9y agoThe only place (I think?) I've seen it was on the Boeing Dreamliner.
- malnourish 9y agoDidn't some Maybachs have it? Or is that a different kind of glass?
- pavel_lishin 9y agoI have no idea :/
- jannes 9y agoProbably not. You can download the footprints of the buildings here: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/browse?q=buildings&provenance=official https://data.cityofnewyork.us/browse?q=buildings&provenance=... Other uses of this data: https://nycopendata.tumblr.com/post/156085577820/one-dataset-three-ways https://nycopendata.tumblr.com/post/156085577820/one-dataset...