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  1. Title: National Register of Historic Places, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2009

    • Polygon data
    • 2009
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    Summary: This polygon layer contains buildings, sites, structures, objects, and districts that have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of their importance to American history, culture, or archaeology. National Register designation means that changes to these places must be reviewed if federal or state funds, permits, or licenses are used.

  2. Title: Cambridge, MA (National Register, 2007)

    • Polygon data
    • 2008
    Contributors:

    Summary: This polygon layer contains buildings, sites, structures, objects, and districts that have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of their importance to American history, culture, or archaeology. National Register designation means that changes to these places must be reviewed if federal or state funds, permits, or licenses are used.

  3. Title: Cambridge, MA (Neighborhood Conservation Districts, 2000)

    • Polygon data
    • 2000
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    Summary: This layer contains five polygons representing the city's Neighborhood Conservation Districts (NCDs). Conservation districts are groups of buildings and their surroundings that are architecturally and historically distinctive. Exterior changes to buildings within NCDs are subject to review by NCD commissions made up of residents appointed by the City Manager.

  4. Title: Election Wards and Precincts, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2001

    • Polygon data
    • 2001
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    Summary: Wards and precincts determine where residents vote and in which elective district citizens reside. This polygon layer contains the 11 voter wards and 33 precincts within the City's voting wards. These wards and precincts were determined by a June 6, 2001 redistricting plan approved by the Cambridge Election Commissioners.

  5. Title: Cambridge Building Footprint Lines

    • Line data
    • 1999
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    Summary: This map data layer represents the outlines of all buildings, larger than 100 square feet, for the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Coverage includes Institutional (public buildings, including schools, libraries, churches, government centers, hospitals, major government institutions); Municipal (City owned buildings); Subway headhouses (outline of subway headhouse). Detached garages are included, but other minor structures such as sheds are not. No structure smaller than 10'x10' is represented.

  6. Title: Cambridge Contour Lines

    • Line data
    • 1999
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    Summary: This map data layer represents the 2-foot interval topographic contour lines for the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

  7. Title: Cambridge Building Footprint Polygons

    • Polygon data
    • 1999
    Contributors:

    Summary: This map data layer represents the footprints of all buildings, larger than 100 square feet, for the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Coverage includes Institutional (public buildings, including schools, libraries, churches, government centers, hospitals, major government institutions); Municipal (City owned buildings); Subway headhouses (outline of subway headhouse). Detached garages are included, but other minor structures such as sheds are not. No structure smaller than 10'x10' is represented.

  8. Title: Cambridge Hydrography Lines

    • Line data
    • 1999
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    Summary: This map data layer depicts hydrographic line features (streams, ditches, swamps, reservoirs, shorelines, etc.) in the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

  9. Title: Cambridge Major Transportation Corridors

    • Polygon data
    • 1999
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    Summary: This map polygon data layer represents various features (roads, alleys, bridges, parking areas) described as major transportation corridors in the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

  10. Title: Cambridge Minor Transportation Lines

    • Line data
    • 1999
    Contributors:

    Summary: This map data layer represents various features (sidewalks, footpaths, driveways) described as minor transporation lines in the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

  11. Title: Cambridge Hydrography Polygons

    • Polygon data
    • 1999
    Contributors:

    Summary: This data layer polygon coverage depicts hydrographic features (ponds, streams, reservoirs, lakes, swamps) in the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

  12. Title: Cambridge Rail Lines

    • Line data
    • 1999
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    Summary: This map data layer represents the various types of railways (elevated, abandoned, subways) depicted by their centerlines in the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

  13. Title: Election Districts, City of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1978 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2013
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: City of Cambridge, Massachusetts, wards and precincts, state representative districts, state senatorial districts, governor councillor districts, prepared by Cambridge Election Commission with graphic assistance from Cambridge Community Development Department. It was published by the Cambridge Election Commission in 1978. Scale ca. 1:17,500. 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, railroads, drainage, parks, structures, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Includes also street and building names and voting information. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

  14. Title: Community Gardens, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2006

    • Point data
    • 2006
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    Summary: This point layer contains the 14 community gardens within the City of Cambridge.

  15. Title: Metered Parking Spaces, Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 2009

    • Polygon data
    • 2009
    Contributors:

    Summary: This polygon layer contains metered street parking spaces in the City of Cambridge.

  16. Title: Traffic Signals, Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 2007

    • Point data
    • 2009
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    Summary: This layer contains point features representing traffic signals in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

  17. Title: Building Footprints - City of Newton

    • Polygon data
    • 2001
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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.

  18. Title: School Districts - City of Newton

    • Polygon data
    • 1998
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    Summary: This data layer contains elementary school boundaries. The elementary school areas are, in turn, aggregated to create middle or high school boundaries. Some areas of the city have options for school attendance at the elementary or middle school level. This data layer includes areas showing the limits of those boundaries.

  19. Title: Inspection Districts - City of Newton

    • Polygon data
    • 1998
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    Summary: This layer shows the boundaries of the Inspectional Services Department's inspection districts. The City of Newton Inspectional Services Dept. (ISD) is responsible for insuring that buildings are constructed safely and used properly. ISD enforces the provisions of the state building code, city zoning ordinance (Article I - In General, Article II - Use Regulations), and other applicable ordinances. ISD issues permits to allow the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, and demolition of buildings and structures, as well as the installation of equipment and the location, use and occupancy of all buildings, structures and land.

  20. Title: Water Distribution System Lines - City of Newton

    • Line data
    • 1998
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    Summary: This line data layer contains Newton's water distribution system mains and pipes. A second, related layer (Water Distribution System, Points) includes data for various types of water valves, meter pits, blow offs, pump stations, and water towers.

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