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  1. Title: Backs of Sidewalks (Town of Brookline)

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    Summary: This map data layer represents the physical back-edge of sidewalks (property-side not street-edge side) observed from aerial photography for the Town of Brookline, Massachusetts. The aerial photographs were taken from 1990-1991. Digital planimetric data meets National Map Accuracy Standards for 1'=100' (1:1200) mapping. This layer is part of a comprehensive inventory map and database of the town's pedestrian and transportation system.

  2. Title: Street Edges (Town of Brookline)

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    Summary: The street edge transportation coverage is a polyline layer describing the driveable surface of streets within the Town of Brookline, Massachusetts. A related transportation feature (Back Edge of Sidewalks) is in a separate coverage. This data layer is from Boston Edison Company (BECo.). The street edge data layer was originally based on aerial photographs from 1990 and 1991 at 1' = 600' negative scale. Digital planmetric data meet National Map Accuracy Standards for 1'=100' (1:1200) mapping.

  3. Title: The Superior Group, with distances : a new railroad, post-office, township and county map of Minnesota and Wisconsin

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    Summary: Prime meridian: Greenwich. Includes index of principal cities and places with population, and distance chart. 96 x 104 centimeters Scale 1:823,680. 13 miles to 1 inch General Map Collection

  4. Title: Boston, Massachusetts, 1880 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: New map of Boston : with squares and numbers after the Baedeker plan, published by Boston Map Company in 1880. Scale [ca. 1:8,350]. Covers downtown Boston and Back Bay and parts of Charlestown, East Boston and South Boston. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Massachusetts State Plane Coordinate System, Mainland Zone (in Feet) (Fipszone 2001). All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, railroads, drainage, some public buildings, churches, hospitals, schools, universities, clubs, hotels, museums, monuments, parks, cemeteries, industry and business locations, city ward boundaries and more. Relief is shown by hachures. The map indicates original shoreline and radial distances from City Hall. It includes an index to points of interest. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Massachusetts from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates (1755-1922), scales, and purposes. The digitized selection includes maps of: the state, Massachusetts counties, town surveys, coastal features, real property, parks, cemeteries, railroads, roads, public works projects, etc.

  5. Title: Parcels

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    Summary: 1999 property tax assessment data from the City of Boston. Compiled for GIS use by the GIS specialist at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

  6. Title: 1975 general land use plan

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    Summary: Shows residential, commercial, industrial, institutional/public areas, and public open spaces by color coding.

  7. Title: Illustrative site plan : South End urban renewal area, Massachusetts R-56

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    Summary: Shows new and existing structures and facilities.

  8. Title: Illustrative siteplan : Government Center urban renewal area, Massachusetts R-35

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    Summary: Shows private and public rehabilitation and conservation, private and public construction, open area, landscaped area, state buildings, and historical buildings.

  9. Title: Illustrative site plan : Washington Park urban renewal area, Massachusetts R-24

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    Summary: Shows new housing, new commercial and community facilities, new schools, paks and open space, new parking, and other features.

  10. Title: Boston development program

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    Summary: A scanned map object.

  11. Title: Illustrative site plan : Charlestown urban renewal area, Massachusetts R-55

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    Summary: Shows new and existing structures, including housing, housing for the elderly, schools, industry, parking, and public parks.

  12. Title: Namibia (Catchments, 2001)

    • Polygon data
    • 2001
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    Summary: Namibia catchments

  13. Title: Namibia (Pans, 2001)

    • Polygon data
    • 2001
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    Summary: Namibia pans

  14. Title: Building Footprints - City of Newton

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    Summary: This map data layer represents the outlines of all buildings, larger than 100 square feet, for the City of Newton, Massachusetts. This layer is from Boston Edison Company (BECo.). The original aerial photography was flown in 1991 at 1' = 600' negative scale.

  15. Title: Streams - City of Newton

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    Summary: This data layer contains perennial and intermittent streams in Newton. Data supplied to Newton by Boston Edison Co. (now known as NSTAR). Although Boston Edison provided the original version of this data layer, the streams have since been updated to include missing stream features. The city's retired conservation planner who has a lifetime of field experience in Newton identified these missing features

  16. Title: Edge of Pavement - City of Newton

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    Summary: This data layer depicts the edge of Newton's paved roads, whether public or private. GIS data provided to Newton by Boston Edison Co. (now known as NSTAR).

  17. Title: Street Median Strips - City of Newton

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    Summary: This data layer contains road median strips and other open areas in street rights-of-way.

  18. Title: Utility Poles - City of Newton

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    Summary: This data layer contains point locations representing Boston Edison's (now known as NSTAR) utility poles throughout the City of Newton.

  19. Title: Birds-eye view from summit of Mt. Washington; White Mountains, New Hampshire

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    Summary: Includes key to 189 places. 62 centimeters diam, on sheet 71 x 67 centimeters Scale not given General Map Collection

  20. Title: Surface Water Features - City of Newton

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    Summary: This data layer contains rivers and ponds that occur in Newton. Boston Edison (now known as NSTAR) provided the original version of this data layer. Some editing was done based on the 2000 Orthophotography by the GIS Administrator.

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