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Once Downloaded: Export files must be imported prior to use in GIS software. Each Shapefile .exe file contains all the necessary components for the shapefile format (.dbf, .shx, .shp files) for each feature class (e.g. point, arc, polygon, region, node, section, route) present in the coverage. Once downloaded, extract the files by double-clicking on the .exe file name in Windows Explorer or by entering the name at the DOS Command Prompt and hitting return. The StuffIt software (for Windows or Macintosh) or the Unix  and Linux command "unzip" can also be used to extract the data from the .exe files. File names that are not links are not currently available.

Export and Shape .exe files contain standard MassGIS documentation (metadata) and related database files.

For metadata (datalayer description) on each layer click on its name in the "State Layer" column

State Layer ARC/INFO Export Files ESRI Shapefiles
Abandoned Cranberry Bogs ab_cran.e00 ab_cra.exe
Aqueducts aqueduct.e00 aqudct.exe
Areas of Critical Env. Concern acecs.e00 acecs.exe
Barrier Beaches barrierb.e00 barrb.exe
Bedrock Lithology
 N/A
 bedlith.exe
Bicycle Trails bikter.e00 (route class) biketrails_arc.exe
Building Footprints (2-D, from Lidar data) N/A buildingfp_poly.exe
COQ 1/2m MrSID Mosaic Index coqhmos.e00 coqhmo.exe
CZM Sheet Index czmsheet.e00 czmsht.exe
Canoe Access Points rivrecpt.e00 rivrec.exe
Canoe Trips rivtrip.e00 rivtri.exe
Coastal Barrier Resource Units cbrs.e00 cbrs.exe
Colleges and Universities
 N/A
 colleges.exe
Color Infrared Flight Lines cir93.e00 cir93.exe
Color OQ (10K) Mainland Index coqmain.e00 coqmai.exe
Congressional Districts (108th) cong108.e00 con108.exe
Counties counties.e00 cntys.exe
Counties - no coast countync.e00 cntync.exe
Crime Statistics By Colleges and Universities N/A spoliver_sf_crime_colleges.exe
Crime Statistics By Municipality N/A spoliver_sf_crime_towns.exe
DEP Approved Zone IIs N/A (Request restricted data)
DEP BWP Major Facilities N/A
 (Request restricted data)
DEP Eelgrass N/A eelgrass.exe
DEP 2002 Integrated List of Waters (305(b)/303(d)) N/A wbs2002.exe
DEP Regions N/A regdep.exe
DEP Tier Classified 21E Sites N/A
 c21e_pt.exe
DEP Water Monitoring Stations dwm_stat.e00 dwm_st.exe
DFW Districts N/A dfwdistricts.exe
FEMA FIRM Zones V and AO firmaov.e00 firmav.exe
Fish Trap (Weir) Locations fish-trp.e00 fshtrp.exe
Fire Stations N/A firestations_pt.exe
Ground Water Discharge Pts. gwp.e00 gwp.exe
Highway Exit Locations exits.e00 exits_pt.exe
Highway Route Markers N/A rtemarkers_pt.exe
Homeland Security Planning Regions N/A hlspregions.exe
Hospitals & Emergency Room Facilities
 hospital.e00 hospit.exe
House Districts (2002) N/A
 house02.exe
Ice Rinks N/A
 icerinks_pt.exe
Interim Wellhead Prot. Areas N/A (Request restricted data)
Land Use Photo Year Status lustat.e00 lustat.exe
Landmarks landmark.e00 landma.exe
Libraries
 N/A
 libraries.exe
Lighthouses
 N/A
 lighthouses.exe
Long-distance Trails ldtrails.e00 ldtrai.exe
MBTA Rapid Transit N/A
 mbta.exe
Major Basins maj_bas.e00 maj_ba.exe
Major Ponds and Lakes maj_pond.e00 maj_po.exe
Major Roads (from EOT) N/A
 eotmajroads.exe
Major Streams and Rivers maj_strm.e00 maj_st.exe
Major Watersheds watrshds.e00 watshd.exe
Marine Beaches N/A marinebeaches.exe
Mass. Coastal Zone cstzone.e00 cstzon.exe
MassDEP AUL Sites N/A aul_pt.exe
Mass. Emergency Preparedness Regions N/A regdphep_poly.exe
Mass. Emergency Preparedness Regional Coalitions N/A regdphepc_poly.exe
Mass. EMS Regions
 reg_ems.e00
 regems.exe
Mass. EOHHS Regions N/A reg_eohhs.exe
MassHighway Districts mhddist.e00 mhddis.exe
Mega Basins megabas.e00 megbas.exe
MEMA Regions
 regmema.e00 regmem.exe
MWRA Water/Sewer Service Areas N/A mwraservice.exe
MEPA ENF Projects N/A mepa.exe
NHESP BioMap Core Habitat biocore.e00 biocor.exe
NHESP BioMap Supprt Nat Lndscp biosnl.e00 biosnl.exe
NHESP Living Waters Core Habitats N/A lwcore.exe
NHESP Living Waters Critical Supporting Watersheds N/A lwcsw.exe
NHESP Natural Communities N/A natcomm.exe
NHESP Potential Vernal Pools pvp.e00 pvp.exe
Non-Potential Drinking Water Source Areas npdwsa.e00 npdwsa.exe
NRCS HUC Basins (8,10,12) N/A npdwsa.exe
Orthophoto (OQ) Index - Islands oqisle.e00 oqisle.exe
Orthophoto (OQ) Index - Mainland N/A oqmain_poly.exe
Outstanding Resource Waters orw.e00 orw.exe
Police Employment By Colleges and Universities N/A spoliver_sf_employ_colleges.exe
Police Employment By Municipality N/A spoliver_sf_employ_towns.exe
Police Stations N/A policestations_pt.exe
Prisons N/A prison.exe
Public Access Boards pab.e00 pab.exe
Public School Districts N/A schooldistricts.exe
Public Utility Service Providers (Table) N/A pubutil.exe
Public Water Supplies (Wells) N/A (Request restricted data)
Public Water Supply Service Territories N/A pwsterr.exe
Quabbin Reservoir Bathymetry N/A qrbath.exe
Quadrangle Sheets quads.e00 quads.exe
Quadrangle Sheets - Digital usgsgrid.e00 usgsgr.exe
Regional Planning Agencies N/A rpas_poly.exe
Registries of Deeds Districts N/A regdeeds.exe
Salt Marsh Restoration Sites smrestor.e00 smrstr.exe
Scenic Landscapes scen-inv.e00 scninv.exe
Schools N/A
 schools.exe
Senate Districts (2002) N/A senate02.exe
Soil Status N/A soilstat.exe
Soil Survey Index soilindx.e00 soilin.exe
Sole Source Aquifers aq_sole.e00 aq_sol.exe
Solid Waste Facilities sw.e00 sw.exe
State Outline (100k coast) outline.e00 outlin.exe
State Outline (25k coast) N/A
 outline25k.exe
State Reg. of Historic Places srhp1.e00 srhp1.exe
State Reg. of Historic Places srhp2.e00 srhp2.exe
State Reg. of Historic Places srhp3.e00 srhp3.exe
State Reg. of Historic Places srhp4.e00 srhp4.exe
State Reg. of Historic Places srhppt.e00 srhppt.exe
State of Environment Regions stenvreg.e00 stenvr.exe
Stellwagen Bank Sanctuary stellbnk.e00 stellb.exe
Stream-Gaging Stations gages94.e00 gages.exe
Tidal Restrictions tidalrst.e00 tidrst.exe
Town Boundaries - no coast boundary.e00 bndry.exe
Town Boundaries - with coast towns.e00 towns.exe
Town Boundaries - from Survey Points Personal GDB townssurvey_shp.exe
Town Boundaries - multi-part polygons with coast N/A towns_polym.exe
Tracks and Trails trails.e00 trails.exe
Trains (includes MBTA Commuter Rail) trains_cov.exe trains_shp.exe
Transmission Lines N/A (Request restricted data)
US EPA Ecoregions eco-reg.e00 ecoreg.exe
USGS Data Collection Stations dcsite98.e00 dcs98.exe
UTM Grid utmgrid.e00 utmgr.exe
UTM Points utmpoint.e00 utmpt.exe
Underground Storage Tanks N/A (Request restricted data)
VC - Acidic Peatland vcpeat.e00 vcpeat.exe
VC - Coastal vccoast.e00 vccoas.exe
VC - Coastal Plain Pond vccppond.e00 vcpond.exe
VC - Pine Barrens I vcpinbar.e00 vcpbar.exe
VC - Pine Barrens II vcpinbr2.e00 vcpbr2.exe
VC - Riverine vcriv.e00 vcriv.exe
VC - Sandplain vcsandpl.e00 vcsand.exe
VC - Upland Forest vcforest_e00.zip vcfore.exe
Water Quality Monitoring Stas. wqm_stat.e00 wqmst.exe
Zone A Surface Water Area N/A
 (Request restricted data)
Zone B Surface Water Area N/A (Request restricted data)
Zone C Surface Water Area N/A (Request restricted data)

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