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Datalayers/GIS Database
  • Overview - Description of how MassGIS Data is organized, and a general introduction of the broad categories the database - Base Map, Environmental, and Census. Includes details on the Massachusetts State Plane coordinate system and a brief overview on understanding map scale.
     
  • Available Datalayers - A complete list of all datalayers distributed by MassGIS, each with a link to each individual layer's complete description page. Organized into the following categories:
    • Image Data
    • Census/Statistical Data
    • Coastal and Marine Features
    • Conservation/Recreation
    • Cultural Resources
    • Environmental Monitoring
    • Indexes
    • Infrastructure
    • Physical Resources
    • Political/Administrative Boundaries
    • Regulated Areas
    • Miscellaneous
       
  • ArcSDE Layer Names and Descriptions
  • Introduction to MrSID - Answers to commonly asked questions on using the MrSID image format. MassGIS now distributes most imagery in this new raster format, in addition to Tiff images.
     
  • Introduction to JPEG 2000 - Answers to commonly asked questions on using the JPEG 2000 image format and how it is used by MassGIS.
     

Last Updated 5/18/2010
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