Image Data | Political/Regional/Administrative Boundaries | Indexes | Infrastructure | Demographics (Population) | Topography | Physical Resources | Hydrographic (water-related) Features | Conservation/Recreation | Regulated Areas | Environmental Monitoring | Coastal and Marine Features | Miscellaneous

Each digital dataset name below links to a complete datalayer description and link to that layer's free download page. Please note that the date below each datalayer title on the individual description pages represents the month and year that the data first appeared in the MassGIS library or the date of the datalayer's most recent update.

IMAGE DATA

Ortho Imagery (Aerial photography)

• 1:5,000 Color Ortho Imagery
  
• 1:5,000 Black and White Digital Orthophoto Images
• USGS 1:12,000 Black and White Digital Orthophoto Images
• 1:10,000 Coastal Color Orthophoto Images

Scanned Reference Maps

• USGS Topographic Quadrangle Images
• NOAA Nautical Chart Images

Elevation

• Digital Elevation Model (1:5,000) 2/28/2005
• Shaded Relief (1:5,000) 2/28/2005
  

Environmental Analysis

• Forested Landcover Images
• Crop Evapotranspiration and Potential Evaporation Grids 6/24/2005

Political/Regional/Administrative Boundaries

• Community Boundaries (Towns) from Survey Points 6/29/2004
• Community Boundaries (Towns)
  
• Community Boundaries (Towns) without Coast
  
• County Boundaries
• State Outlines
• Massachusetts House Legislative Districts (2002) - Updated October 2005
• Massachusetts Senate Legislative Districts (2002) - Updated October 2005
• U.S. Congressional Districts (108th)
• Zoning
  
• Mass. DEP Regions
• Mass. DEM Regions
• Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Districts 2/7/2005
  
• Regional Planning Agencies
• Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Regions
• Massachusetts Emergency Medical Services Regions
• Massachusetts Executive Office of Health & Human Services Regions
• Mass. Emergency Preparedness Regions and Regional Coalitions 7/5/2005
  
• MassHighway Districts
• Homeland Security Planning Regions 2/7/2005
• Registries of Deeds Districts 7/29/2005
• State of Environment Regions
• Adjacent States' Town Boundaries
• New England Boundaries
• Atlantic Canadian Provinces

Indexes

• Quadrangle Template
• Digital Quadrangle Template
• Latitude-Longitude Grids - Updated July 2005
• UTM Grid and Points
• Digital Orthophoto Index - Updated September 2005
• 1:5,000 Color Ortho 1/2-Meter MrSID Mosaic Index
• Coastal Color Orthophotos Index
• Coastal Zone Tiling Index

Infrastructure

• Executive Office of Transportation-OTP Roads - Updated June 2005
  
• Highway Exits and Routemarker Locations - Updated June 2005
  
• Census 2000 TIGER Roads
  
• 1:5,000 Road and Rail Centerlines
• Trains
  
• MBTA Rapid Transit
  
• Transmission Lines
• MWRA Water/Sewer Service Areas 10/3/2005
  
• Schools
• Colleges and Universities 7/13/2005
  
• Hospitals and Emergency Room Facilities
• Prisons
• Libraries 2/3/2005
• Building Footprints (2-D, from Lidar data) 1/10/2005
• Aqueducts
  

Demographics (Population)

• Datalayers from the 2000 U.S. Census
  • Blocks
  • Block Groups
  • Tracts
  • TIGER LInework (Roads, Railroads, Rivers and Streams, Ferry Routes, Powerlines, etc.)
  • TIGER Water Bodies
  • TIGER Towns
  • Environmental Justice Populations
    

Topography

• Elevation Contours (1:5,000)
  
• Elevation Contours (1:250,000)
  
• Digital Orthophoto Elevation Points
• Digital Orthophoto Topographic Breaklines
• Digital Terrain Model (DTM) Files
  
• Digital Elevation Model (1:5,000) from DTM Files 2/28/2005
• Shaded Relief (1:5,000) 2/28/2005
  

Physical Resources

• Land Use
  
• Land Use Summary Statistics
• Soils
  
• Surficial Geology
• Bedrock Lithology
  
• Priority Natural Vegetation Communities
  
• MRIP Contiguous Natural Lands
• MRIP Riparian Corridors
• MRIP Natural Land Riparian Corridors
• Aquifers
  
• EPA Designated Sole Source Aquifers
• U.S. EPA Ecoregions

Hydrographic (water-related) Features

• Hydrography (1:25,000) - Updated October 2004
  
• Hydrography (1:100,000)
• Major Ponds and Major Streams
• DEP Wetlands (1:12,000) (formerly 1:5,000 Orthophoto Wetlands and Streams) - Updated September 2005
• National Wetlands Inventory
  
• Public Water Supplies - Updated September 2005
• Public Water Supply Service Territories 2/9/2005
• Major Drainage Basins
  
• Drainage Sub-basins
  
• Major Watersheds
• Watershed Analyst Data (includes Networked Hydro Centerlines)
• Abandoned Cranberry Bogs
• DEP Eelgrass

Conservation/Recreation

• Areas of Critical Environmental Concern
  
• Protected and Recreational Open Space - Updated August 2005
• Public Access Board Sites
• Canoe Trips and Access Points
• Tracks and Trails
• Bicycle Trails
  
• Long Distance Trails
• Scenic Landscapes
• State Register of Historic Places
• Landmarks
• NHESP Priority Habitats of Rare Species - Updated June 2005
• NHESP Estimated Habitats of Rare Wildlife - Updated June 2005
  
• NHESP Certified Vernal Pools
  
• NHESP Potential Vernal Pools
• NHESP BioMap Core Habitat
• NHESP BioMap Supporting Natural Landscape
• NHESP Living Waters Core Habitats
• NHESP Living Waters Critical Supporting Watersheds

Regulated Areas

• Non-Potential Drinking Water Source Areas
  
• DEP Solid Waste Facilities (includes Landfills)
• Underground Storage Tank Locations
• DEP Wellhead Protection Areas (Zone_IIs, IWPA) - Updated October 2005
• Surface Water Supply Protection Areas (ZONE A, B, C) - Updated September 2005
• Title 5 Setback Areas - Updated September 2005
• DEP Tier Classified Chapter 21E Sites - Updated October 2005
• DEP BWP Major Facilities - Updated March 2005
• DEP 2002 Integrated List of Waters (305(b)/303(d)) - Updated 1/10/2005
• Outstanding Resource Waters
• Ground Water Discharge Permits
• FEMA Q3 Flood
• Flood Insurance Rate Map Zones V and AO

Environmental Monitoring

• Insect Infestation (BUGS)
• DEP DWM Monitoring Stations
• USGS Data-Collection Stations
• Stream-Gaging Stations
• Water Quality Monitoring Stations
• Shellfish Sampling Stations

Coastal and Marine Features

• Coastline (1:25,000)
• Marine Beaches 1/10/2005
• State Designated Barrier Beaches
• Fish Traps (Weirs)
• Anadromous Fish
• Designated Shellfish Growing Areas
• Shellfish Suitability Areas
  
• MA DMF Lobster Harvest Zones
• Tidal Restrictions
• Bathymetry for the Gulf of Maine
• Offshore Bathymetry (1:250,000)
• The Massachusetts Coastal Zone
• Coastal Barrier Resource Units
• Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
• Federal & State Marine Sanctuaries
• Salt Marsh Restoration Sites
• Nautical (linework from NOAA Charts)

Miscellaneous

• Cape Cod Commission Datalayers - a large collection of data, including layers specific to the Mass. Military Reservation, assessors' parcels for 14 Cape towns, and more.
• Geographic Place Names
  
• Digital Orthophoto Annotation

Last Updated 10/12/2005
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