GIS resources and services for municipalities

Below is basic information about GIS, and information about how municipalities are saving money and increasing efficiencies using GIS along with answers to getting started with GIS in your community

To help maintain the 911 Address database, cities and towns are required to notify MassGIS when new addresses are adopted. Most municipalities have an internal reporting system for all departments and we need to be notified too.

MassGIS is maintaining a complete Statewide address point database for State 911. The links below explain 911 grants, how to get address data files, and other mapping layers we've created to support 911. The mapping layers can be used for many purposes.

These pages for municipal assessors and others explain the value of maintaining standardized parcel mapping and how to do it. The presentations contain animations and are best viewed in slideshow mode and include notes under many of the slides.

We've assembled examples of legal disclaimers for maps, webmaps and parcel maps. Electronic records are subject to the Public records Law.

As the Commonwealth’s Bureau of Geographic Information, another of MassGIS’s responsibilities is working with stakeholders on establishing standards for the acquisition, management, and reporting of geographical information.