In 2010 I was very fortunate to help chaperone my sons 8th grade class trip to the east coast. Of the many stops we made the trip finally came to an exhausting end in Manhattan, New York City, New York. Sadly I believe that I was one of the very few that gave much of a care about that particular leg by that point, but my fascination with this place has been constant since then. The fall after this trip (which occurred in May-June), I began studies in Geographic Information Systems (now referred to Sciences instead) Manhattan was a recurring theme for a handful of projects as it offered such deep history and tonnes of data to play with. Below you will find an website that offers deeper exploration of this place and also provides a fine example of how adaptive GIS technology can be.
"Urban layers is an interactive map created by Morphcode that explores the structure of Manhattan's urban fabric. The map lets you navigate through
historical fragments of the borough that have been preserved and are
currently embedded in its densely built environment. The rigid
archipelago of building blocks has been mapped as a succession of
structural episodes starting from 1765." -from webpage
Urban Layers. Explore the structure of Manhattan’s urban fabric. | MORPHOCODE
