New York City
ZoLa (NYC Zoning & Land Use)
New York City's official zoning and land use map
zola.planning.nyc.govOpen
City & Urban Maps
City maps are where planning meets everyday life: what can be built on a lot, how a neighbourhood will look in 3D, where the sun falls in winter, how far you can get by transit in 30 minutes.
22 maps · 21 completely free
Worldwide
City Roads
Draw every road in a city as a minimalist poster
anvaka.github.ioOpen
United States
Mapping Inequality
The 1930s redlining maps of American cities, digitised
dsl.richmond.eduOpen
Japanese cities
PLATEAU VIEW
Open 3D city models of Japan's cities from the national PLATEAU project
plateauview.mlit.go.jpOpen
Worldwide
ShadeMap
Simulate shadows from buildings, trees and terrain at any time
shademap.appOpen
Los Angeles
ZIMAS (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles' zoning and parcel information system
zimas.lacity.orgOpen
Many cities worldwide
Mapnificent
See everywhere you can reach by public transport in a given time
mapnificent.netOpen
Worldwide
SunCalc
Sun position, sunrise and sunset directions for any place and time
suncalc.orgOpen
US, Canada and other countries
Walk Score
How walkable, bikeable and transit-friendly an address is
walkscore.comOpen
Worldwide
Global Human Settlement Layer
Global maps of built-up areas and population over 50 years
human-settlement.emergency.copernicus.euOpen
Worldwide
OSM Buildings
Worldwide 3D buildings generated from OpenStreetMap
osmbuildings.orgOpen
England
Planning Data (England)
National map of planning and housing data for England
planning.data.gov.ukOpen
Amsterdam
3D Amsterdam
The City of Amsterdam's 3D model in the browser
3d.amsterdam.nlOpen
Singapore
OneMap
Singapore's official national map
onemap.gov.sgOpen
San Francisco
SF Property Information Map
Zoning, permits and history for any San Francisco property
sfplanninggis.orgOpen
Netherlands
3D BAG
Open 3D model of every building in the Netherlands
3dbag.nlOpen
Worldwide sample of cities
Atlas of Urban Expansion
How 200 cities around the world grew, mapped from satellite data
atlasofurbanexpansion.orgOpen
England
England Noise and Air Quality Viewer
Road and rail noise maps for England
extrium.co.ukOpen
Hong Kong
GeoInfo Map
Hong Kong's official map with 3D buildings and public facilities
map.gov.hkOpen
New York City
NYC Population FactFinder
Census and survey data for New York City neighbourhoods on a map
popfactfinder.planning.nyc.govOpen
New York City
NYC Street Tree Map
Every street tree in New York City, with species and benefits
tree-map.nycgovparks.orgOpen
Chicago
Second City Zoning
Chicago's zoning map made easy to read
secondcityzoning.orgOpen
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How to choose
For rules on a specific property, use the official city zoning or planning map. Civic tech versions such as Second City Zoning explain them in plainer language.
3D city models and shadow tools such as ShadeMap help you judge light and views. Isochrone tools such as Mapnificent show real accessibility.
Official data can lag behind reality; check the date of each layer.