Title: FEMA Floodplain Boundaries - City of Newton
- Polygon data
- 1996
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
Dates
- Coverage: 1996
Summary
This layer shows the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) floodplain boundaries for Newton, Massachusetts. The Q3 Flood Data are derived from the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The file is georeferenced to the earths surface using the geographic projection and the decimal degree coordinate system. Specifications for the horizontal control of Q3 Flood Data files are consistent with those required for mapping at a scale of 1:24000.
Subjects
- Newton
- Massachusetts
- inlandWater
- utilitiesCommunication
- Municipal
- Insurance
- Floodplain management
- Flood control
- Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA)
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (-71.270496, -71.156784, 42.367999, 42.282877)
- Geometry: BBOX (-71.270496, -71.156784, 42.367999, 42.282877)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Restricted
Citation
City of Newton GIS. FEMA Floodplain Boundaries - City of Newton. Polygon data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-nwtnfemafldpy
Format
Shapefile