Erie County elevation and terrain tools
Western New York • County seat: Buffalo
Erie County is part of New York's Western New York region. Lake plains give way to rolling uplands and stream valleys farther from the shoreline.
Open the mapLidar coverage
Lidar projects that cover Buffalo, from the USGS 3DEP index. Other parts of the county may come from other projects; the coverage guide explains how to check any spot.
| Project | Year | Cell size | Point density |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY_3County_2019used by the elevation model | 3.3 ft per pixel | — |
Property boundaries
The Property tool can select tax parcels in Erie County from the NYS GeoHub public tax parcels and use the boundary as the area for any other tool. Assessment parcel lines are not surveys.
Tools for Erie County
A PDF terrain report for a tax parcel: hillshade, contours, slope and elevation statistics.
How the tool worksContour lines at the interval you choose, on the map and as vector files.
How the tool worksHours of direct sun on any day of the year, with shadows cast by the terrain.
How the tool works