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The Department of City Planning (DCP) is New York City’s primary land use agency and is instrumental in designing the City’s physical and socioeconomic framework. DCP’s ambition is to make all of New York a better place to live, to maintain what works, and improve what doesn’t.
Data Engineering is a team within DCP’s Geographic Data and Engineering (GDE) group.
We are passionate about data, and everything associated with it, from how it’s created and documented to how it’s shared and used. We believe that data are foundational and we’re excited to bring data to the forefront at NYC Planning.
As data engineers we develop data products. We’re responsible for creating new databases and modernizing the creation of existing datasets, such as NYC’s definitive tax lot dataset (aka PLUTO), for NYC Planning.
The data we produce are used by planners and civic technologists alike in analyses, which help inform decisions that ultimately shape NYC. Our data products also power downstream applications, such as NYC’s Zoning and Land Use Map, used by planners, policy makers, and the public. Therefore, it’s imperative that we publish data and supporting documentation of the highest quality.
Create and release high quality public datasets about NYC
Build highly transparent and automated data pipelines using open source technologies
Offer more than just data, but also comprehensive documentation and metadata
Bring people together across teams and agencies to share data and to learn from each other