New York State Local Data Index by County and Municipality

Local Data Index is a catalog of datasets collected by the state of New York with a local focus. The index, hosted by data.ny.gov, allows discovery of data across categories like health, transportation, and economic development. It was last updated on April 14, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map local facilities like farmer's markets or child care centers using Latitude, Longitude, and Category columns.
• Filter datasets by administrative boundaries for a specific region using County/Municipality, Counties, or NYS Municipal Boundaries columns.
• Assess dataset scale and relevance for a project using the # Rows and Granularity columns.
• Discover and access source datasets via the URL and Dataset Name columns for further analysis.

Strengths

• Includes explicit geospatial reference columns (Latitude, Longitude, Georeference) for mapping applications.
• Covers a broad range of public interest categories as described, from health to economic development.
• Provides multiple file formats for access, including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.ny.gov

Collection Method

Aggregated from data collected by various state agencies.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 15:28:34; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York State, with granularity down to county and municipality levels.