Census/Demographic Data
- 2020 Environmental Justice Populations (New! 6/24/2021)
- Datalayers from the 2010 U.S. Census
- Datalayers from the 2000 U.S. Census
- Datalayers from the 1990 U.S. Census
Blocks, Block Groups, Tracts and their associated tables, and TIGER Roads for all years.
For 2000 and 2010, additional derived datasets include:
- Environmental Justice Populations
- Hydrography
- Municipal Boundaries
Coastal and Marine Features
- Bathymetry of the Gulf of Maine
- Bathymetry (Offshore - 1:250,000)
- Coastal Barrier Resource Units
- Coastline (1:25,000)
- CZM MORIS layers
- Designated Shellfish Growing Areas
- MA DMF Lobster Harvest Zones
- Hurricane Surge Inundation Zones
- Marine Beaches
- The Massachusetts Coastal Zone
- Massachusetts Geographic Response Plan
- MassDEP Eelgrass Mapping Project (Updated 10/28/2020)
- NOAA Sea Level Rise (New! 4/23/2021)
- Ocean Mask
- Shellfish Suitability Areas
- State Designated Barrier Beaches
- Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
- Tidelands Jurisdiction (Chapter 91)
Conservation/Recreation
- Areas of Critical Environmental Concern
- Bicycle Trails
- Community Preservation Act (CPA) Projects (Updated 4/18/2022)
- Community Preservation Act (CPA) Towns (Updated 4/28/2022)
- Forest Stewardship Program Properties
- DCR Roads and Trails
- Long Distance Trails
- Office of Fishing and Boating Access Sites (Updated 7/1/2022)
- Protected and Recreational Open Space (Updated 4/8/2022)
- Tracks and Trails
- BioMap2
- NHESP Priority Habitats of Rare Species (Updated 8/1/2021)
- NHESP Estimated Habitats of Rare Wildlife (Updated 8/1/2021)
- NHESP Certified Vernal Pools
- NHESP Potential Vernal Pools
- NHESP Natural Communities
Cultural Resources
- MHC Historic Inventory (Updated 6/24/2022)
Environmental Monitoring
Image Data
Ortho Imagery (Aerial Photography)
Scanned Reference Maps
Elevation
- LiDAR Terrain Data
- Lidar DEM and Shaded Relief (New! 1/5/2022)
Indexes
- 2021 Aerial Imagery Index (New! 1/28/2022)
- 2019 Aerial Imagery Index
- 2015 Satellite Imagery Indexes
- 1994 Coastal Aerial Imagery Index
- Coastal Zone Tiling Index
- Aerial Imagery Index (1990s, 2001/2003, & 2005)
- Latitude-Longitude Grids
- LiDAR Terrain Data Index
- Surficial Geology (1:24,000) Status Index
- 2008/2009 Aerial Imagery Indexes
- 2013/2014 Aerial Imagery Indexes
- USGS Quadrangle Template (Digital Data)
- USGS Quadrangle Template (Topographic Maps)
- UTM Grid and Points
Infrastructure
Transportation
- Airports
- Boston Harbor Water Taxi Stops
- Census 2000 TIGER Roads
- Census 2010 TIGER Roads
- Ferry Routes
- Highway Mile Markers
- Limited Access Highway Exits
- MassDOT Roads (Updated 5/9/2022)
- MBTA Bus Routes and Stops
- MBTA Parking Lots
- MBTA Rapid Transit (Updated 12/29/2021)
- Park and Ride Lots
- RMV Locations
- Seaports
- Trains (and MBTA Commuter Rail) (Updated 4/6/2022)
Other Facilities and Structures
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Non-acute Care Hospitals
- Aqueducts
- Building Structures (2-D) (Updated 7/18/2021)
- Colleges and Universities
- Community Health Centers
- Courthouses
- Dams
- DCR Pools
- Farmers' Markets
- Fire Stations (Updated 6/13/2022)
- Ice Rinks
- Libraries
- Lighthouses
- Long Term Care Residences
- Master Address Data (Updated Continually)
- MWRA Water/Sewer Service Areas
- Places of Worship (Updated 7/1/2022)
- Police Stations (Updated 5/25/2022)
- Prisons
- Public Utility Service Providers (Updated 11/30/2021)
- Public Water Supplies (Updated 3/9/2022)
- Schools (Pre-K through High School) (Updated 5/17/2022)
- Survey Control
- Town and City Halls
- Transmission Lines
Physical Resources
Land Use/Land Cover, Geological/Geophysical, Atmospheric
- Aquifers
- Bedrock Lithology
- Interior Forest
- Land Cover/Land Use (2016)
- Land Use (2005)
- Land Use (1951-1999)
- Land Use Summary Statistics
- Soils SSURGO-Certified NRCS (Updated 11/23/2021)
- Outstanding Resource Waters
- Prime Forest Land
- Priority Natural Vegetation Communities
- Surficial Geology (1:24,000)
- Surficial Geology (1:250,000)
- U.S. EPA Designated Sole Source Aquifers
- U.S. EPA Ecoregions
- Wind Power Density at 50m
Elevation and Derived Products
Inland Water Features
- Drainage Sub-basins
- Inland Water Bathymetry (1:10,000)
- Quabbin Reservoir Bathymetry
- MA Wildlife Coldwater Fisheries Resources (Updated 2/11/2021)
- Major Drainage Basins
- Major Watersheds
- MassDEP Hydrography (1:25,000)
- MassDEP Wetlands (2005)
- MassDEP Wetlands Original (1:12,000)
- MassDEP Wetlands (1:12,000) Change
- MassDEP Wetlands (2005) Human Altered Areas
- Mega Basins
- National Wetlands Inventory (Updated 11/23/2020)
- Networked Hydro Centerlines
- NRCS HUC Basins (8, 10, 12)
- Surface Water Supply Watersheds
- USGS Hydrography (1:100,000)
- USGS Major Ponds and Major Streams
Political/Administrative Boundaries
- Municipalities (Updated 4/27/2022)
- Municipalities in Adjacent States
- Atlantic Canadian Provinces
- Community Health Network Areas
- Counties (Updated 4/28/2022)
- CZM Regions (Updated 4/27/2022)
- DCR Mass Parks Regions
- DCR Service Forestry Districts (New! 2/3/2022)
- DFS State Fire Districts (Updated 4/27/2022)
- DFS State HazMat Districts (Updated 4/27/2022)
- Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Districts (Updated 4/27/2022)
- Emergency Medical Services Regions (Updated 4/27/2022)
- Emergency Preparedness Regions and Regional Coalitions (Updated 4/27/2022)
- Emergency Service Zones (Updated 1/19/2022)
- Executive Office of Health & Human Services Regions (Updated 4/27/2022)
- Governor's Council Districts
- Governor's Council Districts (2021) (New! 3/3/2022)
- Homeland Security Planning Regions (Updated 4/27/2022)
- MassDEP Regions (Updated 5/27/2022)
- MassDOT Highway Districts (Updated 4/27/2022)
- Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Regions (Updated 4/27/2022)
- Massachusetts House Legislative Districts (Updated 3/9/2022)
- Massachusetts House Legislative Districts (2021) (New! 3/3/2022)
- Massachusetts Senate Legislative Districts (Updated 3/9/2022)
- Massachusetts Senate Legislative Districts (2021) (New! 3/3/2022)
- MSAG Communities (Updated 1/19/2022)
- New England Boundaries
- Property Tax Parcels (Updated 6/22/2022)
- Public School Districts
- Regional Planning Agencies (Updated 4/27/2022)
- Regional Transit Authorities
- Registries of Deeds Districts (Updated 4/27/2022)
- State Outlines
- U.S. Congressional Districts (117th)
- U.S. Congressional Districts (118th) (New! 3/3/2022)
- Urban Boundaries (2010 Census)
- Wards and Precincts
- ZIP Codes (5-Digit) from HERE
Regulated Areas
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
- FEMA Q3 Flood Zones from Paper FIRMs
- MassDEP 2002 Integrated List of Waters (305(b)/303(d))
- MassDEP 2010 Integrated List of Waters (305(b)/303(d))
- MassDEP 2012 Integrated List of Waters (305(b)/303(d))
- MassDEP 2014 Integrated List of Waters (305(b)/303(d))
- MassDEP 2016 Integrated List of Waters (305(b)/303(d))
- MassDEP 2018/2020 Integrated List of Waters (305(b)/303(d)) (New! 3/21/2022)
- MassDEP Ground Water Discharge Permits (Updated 12/29/2021)
- MassDEP Major Facilities
- MassDEP Solid Waste Diversion and Disposal
- MassDEP Oil and/or Hazardous Material Sites with Activity and Use Limitations (AUL) (Updated 12/29/2021)
- MassDEP Tier Classified Chapter 21E Sites (Updated 12/29/2021)
- MassDEP Underground Storage Tanks
- MassDEP Wellhead Protection Areas (Zone II, Zone I, IWPA) (Updated 3/9/2022)
- Non-Potential Drinking Water Source Areas
- Surface Water Supply Protection Areas (ZONE A, B, C)
- Title 5 Setback Areas
Miscellaneous
Contact
Address
Room 819
Boston, MA 02108