Schuyler County elevation and terrain tools

Southern Tier • County seat: Watkins Glen

Schuyler County is part of New York's Southern Tier region. Dissected plateaus form rounded ridges above branching stream and river valleys.

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Lidar coverage

Lidar projects that cover Watkins Glen, from the USGS 3DEP index. Other parts of the county may come from other projects; the coverage guide explains how to check any spot.

ProjectYearCell sizePoint density
NY_FingerLakes_1_2020used by the elevation model3.3 ft per pixel—

Property boundaries

The Property tool can select tax parcels in Schuyler 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 Schuyler County

Property

Select a public tax parcel and use its boundary as the analysis area.

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Property Report

A PDF terrain report for a tax parcel: hillshade, contours, slope and elevation statistics.

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Contour Lines

Contour lines at the interval you choose, on the map and as vector files.

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Slope & Aspect

How steep the ground is and which way each slope faces.

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Sunlight

Hours of direct sun on any day of the year, with shadows cast by the terrain.

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Water & Drainage

Where water drains across the ground and where it would pond.

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Viewshed

Which ground is in line of sight from a point.

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Elevation Profile

A cross-section along a line, with ascent, descent and grade.

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Download Data

Contours, a DEM raster or a 3D surface mesh for the selected area.

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