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  1. Title: Map of the boundary between Massachusetts & New York: showing the ancient colonial and provincial grants and settlements; by Franklin Leonard Pope, member of the Berkshire Historical and Scientific Society.

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    Summary: Extends west to Schenectady and the Hudson River, covering Columbia County and most of Rensselaer County. Extend east to cover most of Berkshire County. Shows the Commissioners boundary, 1787. Relief shown by hachures. Publisher from front cover. Probably also published to accompany: The western boundary of Massachusetts: a study of Indian and colonial history / by Franklin Leonard Pope. Pittsfield, Mass.: Privately printed, 1886. 1 map; 37 x 28 cm., folded in cover 22 x 14 cm.

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  2. Title: University of Michigan campus Ann Arbor, Michigan

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    Summary: 1 map ; 33 x 28 cm Includes index of buildings.

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  3. Title: Protected and Recreational Open Space, Hamilton, Massachusetts, 1997 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Protected and recreational open space mapping project : Hamilton. It was published by MassGIS in 1997. Scale 1:25,000. 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Includes also legend and ownership categories of protected and recreational open space. 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.

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  4. Title: Boston, Massachusetts Region, Digital Elevation Model with Bathymetry

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    Summary: This raster layer represents surface elevation and bathymetry data for the Boston Region, Massachusetts. It was created by merging portions of MassGIS Digital Elevation Model 1:5,000 (2005) data with NOAA Estuarine Bathymetric Digital Elevation Models (30 m.) (1998). DEM data was derived from the digital terrain models that were produced as part of the MassGIS 1:5,000 Black and White Digital Orthophoto imagery project. Cellsize is 5 meters by 5 meters. Each cell has a floating point value, in meters, which represents its elevation above or below sea level.

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  5. Title: Boston, Massachusetts Region, Digital Elevation Model (1:5,000), 2005 - Integer version

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    Summary: This raster layer represents surface elevation for the Boston Region, Massachusetts. This datalayer is a subset (covering only the Boston region) of the Massachusetts statewide digital elevation model. It was created from the digital terrain models that were produced as part of the 1:5,000 Black and White Digital Orthophoto imagery project. Cellsize is 5 meters by 5 meters. Each cell has an integer value, in meters, which represents its elevation above or below sea level.

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  6. Title: Boston, Massachusetts, 2-Dimensional Building Footprints with Height Data (from LIDAR data), 2002

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    Summary: This dataset consists of 2D footprints of the buildings in the metropolitan Boston area, based on tiles in the orthoimage index (orthophoto quad ID: 229890, 229894, 229898, 229902, 233886, 233890, 233894, 233898, 233902, 237890, 237894, 237898, 237902, 241890, 241894, 241898, 241902, 245898, 245902). This data set was collected using 3Di's Digital Airborne Topographic Imaging System II (DATIS II). Roof height and footprint elevation attributes (derived from 1-meter resolution LIDAR (LIght Detection And Ranging) data) are included as part of each building feature. This data can be combined with other datasets to create 3D representations of buildings and the surrounding environment.

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  7. Title: MassGIS 2003 Massachusetts Hydrography (1:100,000) (Polygons) (August 2000)

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    Summary: This datalayer contains polygons representing Massachusetts ponds, lakes, reservoirs, and rivers. MassGIS has adapted and modified the U.S. Geological Survey 1:100,000 Hydrography Digital Line Graph (DLG) quadrangle files to produce two layers: Hydrography (1:100,000) Polygons - ponds and lakes, Hydrography (1:100,000) Arcs - streams and rivers.

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  8. Title: MassGIS 2003 Massachusetts Protected and Recreational Open Space (Region Polygons) (March 2003)

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    Summary: This protected and recreational open space datalayer contains polygon regions representing the boundaries of conservation lands and outdoor recreational facilities in Massachusetts. Regions are classified by site name so that multiple adjacent parcels with identical property names are grouped together as a site. This is useful for linking annotation and SCCRP information to sites. The region attribute table contains a subset of the fields in the polygon attribute table including SITE_NAME, SCORP_ID, FEE_OWNER, SYMOP1, and a field called REGION-ID used for linking to annotation. Conservation and outdoor recreation facilities owned by federal, state, county, municipal, and nonprofit enterprises are included in this datalayer. Privately owned lands with deeded restrictions are also included, as are lands in the Chapter 61 program. This datalayer can also be linked, through related tables, with the 1988 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) inventory, with facilities and activities data for recreation sites. The datalayer is paneled into 351 town coverages and significant updates are ongoing. This update effort, coordinated by MassGIS, uses volunteers from state environmental agencies, regional planning commissions, local watershed associations, town conservation commissions, municipal planning and engineering departments, local and regional nonprofits, and open space plan committees. Although the initial data collection effort for this data layer has been completed, open space changes continually and this data layer is therefore considered to be under development. Additionally, due to the collaborative nature of this data collection effort, the accuracy and completeness of open space data varies across the state's municipalities. Attributes, while comprehensive in scope, may be incomplete for many parcels. The following types of land are included in this datalayer: Conservation land - habitat protection with minimal recreation, such as walking trails Recreation land - outdoor facilities such as town parks, commons, playing fields, school fields, golf courses, bike paths, scout camps, and fish and game clubs. These may be privately or publicly owned facilities. Town forests Parkways - green buffers along roads, if they are a recognized conservation resource Agricultural land - land protected under an Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) and administered by the state Department of Food and Agriculture (DFA) Aquifer protection land - not zoning overlay districts Watershed protection land - not zoning overlay districts Cemeteries - if they are a recognized conservation or recreation resource Also included for some towns are lands in the Chapter 61 program (61 = Forestry; 61A = Agriculture; 61B = Recreation). These parcel boundaries are not currently available state-wide, and may not be maintained over time, but can be useful for municipal planning purposes.

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  9. Title: MassGIS 2003 Massachusetts Major Drainage Basins (Arcs) (March 2003)

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    Summary: This datalayer, produced by MassGIS, contains polylines representing boundaries of the 28 major drainage basins of Massachusetts as defined by the USGS Water Resources Division and the MA Water Resources Commission. (See also the Major Drainage Basins (Polygons) datalayer).

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  10. Title: MassGIS 2003 Massachusetts National Wetlands Inventory (Polygons) (February 2003)

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    Summary: This layer contains polygon features representing various wetlands and deepwater habitats for the state for Massachusetts. The National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) project, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, was established to generate information about the characteristics, extent and status of the Nation's wetlands and deepwater habitats. This information is used by Federal, State, and local agencies, academic institutions, U.S. Congress, and the private sector. The Emergency Wetland Resources Act of 1986 directs the Service to map the wetlands of the United States. The NWI has mapped 89% of the lower 48 states, and 31% of Alaska. The Act also requires the Service to produce a digital wetlands database for the United States. About 39% of the lower 48 states and 11% of Alaska are digitized. Approximately 50 percent of Massachusetts is available in digital format. For full details on the national mapping project visit the National Wetlands Inventory web site: http://www.fws.gov/nwi/

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  11. Title: MassGIS 2003 Massachusetts Geographic Place Names : Hypsographic Features (March 2003)

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    Summary: This point datalayer represents place names for hypsographic features in the state of Massachusetts (March 2003), which may be used for map labels. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) GIS Group and MassGIS maintain the data. Geographic Place Names for the state are grouped into 3 separate datalayers: Hydrographic Features - lakes, ponds, streams, rivers, bays, harbors, channels Civic Features - city and town names, sections, villages Hypsographic Features - hills, mountains, points, beaches, islands

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  12. Title: MassGIS 2003 Massachusetts Cape Cod Non-potential Drinking Water Source Areas (March 1997)

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    Summary: This datalayer contains polygons representing Non-Potential Drinking Water Source Areas (NPDWSA) for Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and the Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts. For the purpose of identifying areas in which clean up of hazardous waste sites must meet drinking water standards, as defined in the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP) (310 CMR 40.0000), the DEP has coded polygons within the aquifer coverage to identify 'Non Potential Drinking Water Source Areas' (NPDWSAs). NPDWSAs include any Potentially Productive Aquifer or portion thereof which underlies land areas of at least 100 acres developed for one or more of the following uses as of January 1, 1996: Industry; Commerce; Dense residential development and associated uses; Transportation; or Urban open space; and those portions of Potentially Productive Aquifers that underlie US Census block groups with population densities of greater than 4,400 persons/square mile. Polygons for which the item NPDWSA = 1 are designated as NPDWSAs; those coded 0 for NPDWSA are not designated as NPDWSAs. As defined in the MCP, a Potentially Productive Aquifer means all aquifers delineated by the USGS as high or medium yield, and all aquifers located east of the Cape Cod Canal (Cape Cod), on the Elizabeth Islands, on Martha's Vineyard, or on Nantucket. NPDWSA polygons were delineated by the DEP based on land use information in the MassGIS land use coverage and population density data from the 1990 US Census. Municipalities were given the opportunity to review the DEP's delineation of NPDWSAs prior to the September 1996 promulgation of the current MCP groundwater clean up regulations. The delineation of NPDWSAs may reflect additional land use information provided by municipalities.

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  13. Title: MassGIS 2003 Massachusetts bicycle trails (January 2003)

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    Summary: This dataset, formerly named 'Rail Trails,' was created by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management for the purpose of regional planning and mapping. In 2002 the layer was updated and renamed 'Bicycle Trails'. The linework in this layer represents trails which all permit bicycle travel or corridors with conversion potential; however, bicycles are not the exclusive travel mode permitted on these trails. The manager or owner of the trail should be contacted for detailed information about the permitted uses and rules of conduct that are specific to that trail. Most such corridors use, or connect to, old railway lines. Many of the trails represented in this layer are open to some combination of activities such as walking, jogging, rollerblading, skiing, horse riding, snowmobiling, etc., as well as bicycling.

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  14. Title: MassGIS 2003 Massachusetts Soil Spot Features (Arcs) (December 2000)

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    Summary: This datalayer is a companion layer to the Soils (Polygons) datalayer and contains arcs representing 'special' or 'ad hoc' line features such as bedrock escarpments, short, steep slopes, and others for a portion of the state of Massachusetts. The soils datalayer has been automated from 1:25,000 published soils surveys as provided on various media by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). All soils data released by MassGIS have been 'SSURGO-certified ,' which means they have been reviewed and approved by the NRCS and meet all standards and requirements for inclusion in the national release of county-level digital soils data. Soil survey areas are roughly based on county boundaries.

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  15. Title: MassGIS 2003 Massachusetts MHD Routemarker Locations (December 2002)

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    Summary: This datalayer is a point coverage that may be used for plotting route shields that have the look of those on actual highway signs (i.e. red, white and blue Interstate; U.S. shields; boxes for State routes). The layer is intended to be used in conjuction with other Massachusetts Highway Department (MHD) datalayers. Please note that the locations of these points have been chosen to optimize display and do not represent actual roadside locations of route signs. To download and use Massachusetts highway route shields created by Jim Mossman, visit the MassGIS Web MHD page: http://www.mass.gov/mgis/majrdmhd.htm

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  16. Title: MassGIS 2003 Massachusetts Surface Water Supply Protection Areas (Zone A) (Region Polygons) (March 2003)

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    Summary: This datalayer consists of polygons representing Massachusetts Surface Water Supply Protection Zone regions (Zone A). (See also the Surface Water Supply Protection Zones (Zone A) (Polygons) datalayer.) Three datalayers (ZONE A, ZONE B, ZONE C) delineate those areas included in 310 CMR 22.00, the Massachusetts Drinking Water Regulations, as Surface Water Supply Protection Zones: ZONE A: represents a) the land area between the surface water source and the upper boundary of the bank; b) the land area within a 400 foot lateral distance from the upper boundary of the bank of a Class A surface water source, as defined in 314 CMR 4.05(3)(a); and c) the land area within a 200 foot lateral distance from the upper boundary of the bank of a tributary or associated surface water body. ZONE B: represents the land area within one-half mile of the upper boundary of the bank of a Class A surface water source, as defined in 314 CMR 4.05(3)(a), or edge of watershed, whichever is less. Zone B always includes the land area within a 400 ft lateral distance from the upper boundary of the bank of the Class A surface water source. ZONE C: represents the land area not designated as Zone A or B within the watershed of a Class A surface water source, as defined in 314 CMR 4.05(3)(a). All known surface water supplies have zones delineated, but some may be covered by other legislation. Areas with a status value of M are included for reference but are not covered by 310 CMR 22.00. Each area is delineated in a separate datalayer, Zone A, Zone B, and Zone C.

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  17. Title: MassGIS 2003 Massachusetts Orthophoto Wetlands (1:5,000) (February 2003)

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    Summary: This datalayer consists of polygons representing wetlands (marshes, bogs, swamps, etc.) in the state of Massachusetts. It is one of two datalayers that comprise the MassGIS Orthophoto Wetlands and Streams (1:5,000) data (see also the Orthophoto Streams (1:5,000) arc datalayer). State coverage is incomplete. Portions of North Central and Western Massachusetts are not covered.

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  18. Title: MassGIS 2003 Massachusetts Hospitals (September 2002)

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    Summary: This point datalayer shows the location of 145 hospitals in Massachusetts. This data was developed by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) GIS Program based on database information provided by the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy (DHCFP) and various Internet sources. Please be aware that the attributes for the points in this layer do not include information on the type of care (e.g. specialty hospitals, acute care hospitals with emergency departments, mental health, rehabilitation, etc.) provided at each facility. Future enhancements to the layer may include such information. Therefore this layer should not be used as the primary source when seeking emergency care.

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  19. Title: MassGIS 2003 Massachusetts Soils (Polygons) (December 2000)

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    Summary: This datalayer contains polygons representing soil survey areas for a portion of the state of Massachusetts (see also Soils (Arcs)). The soils datalayer has been automated from 1:25,000 published soils surveys as provided on various media by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). All soils data released by MassGIS have been 'SSURGO-certified ,' which means they have been reviewed and approved by the NRCS and meet all standards and requirements for inclusion in the national release of county-level digital soils data. Soil survey areas are roughly based on county boundaries.

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  20. Title: MassGIS 2003 Massachusetts Designated Shellfish Growing Areas (Polygons) (October 2000)

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    Summary: The Designated Shellfish Growing Area (DSGA) datalayer was compiled by the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Environmental Law Enforcement's (DFWELE) Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF). Three hundred and three growing areas in Massachusetts have been designated by DMF's Shellfish Project. The data are stored in two feature layers: Designated Shellfish Growing Areas (Arcs) and Designated Shellfish Growing Areas (Polygons). A designated shellfish growing area is an area of potential shellfish habitat, and all three hundred and three DSGA's make up the territorial waters (tidal zone out to the territorial line) of the Commonwealth. Growing areas are managed with respect to shellfish harvest for direct human consumption, and comprise at least one or more classification areas. The classification areas are the management units, and range from being approved to prohibited (six different classification types in all) with respect to shellfish harvest. For example, one growing area may be composed of four classification areas, all of which are managed separately (have a classification type the same or different from the rest in the growing area). This coverage reflects classification areas as of July 1, 2000. The dataset was originally issued in October 2000.

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