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This layer contains Places of Worship in Massachusetts, including churches, synagogues, and mosques. Places appearing in this layer are those overseen by the Massachusetts Council of Churches, Massachusetts Roman Catholic Dioceses, Synagogue Council of MA, or Islamic Council of New England. MassGIS generated the dataset by address-matching (geocoding) place of worship data. Whenever possible, development locations were manually refined using the most current Google Imagery. Internet sources were also used to refine locations.
This dataset contains points which represent locations of all public libraries and their branches currently registered with the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners(MBLC). MassGIS created the layer from a list received in July 2017 from the MBLC of libraries that are members of the Massachusetts Library System (MLS). The list was cross-referenced to points in our master address databaseto create this geospatial layer.
This layer also includes a small subset of "special" libraries as categorized by the MBLC whose main function is to operate as a library. Many schools, hospitals, trial courts, law offices, historical societies, museums, private companies and other public and private institutions house libraries in addition to their primary operations. They are not included in this data layer. MassGIS has separate layers for some of these types of facilities. Search the MBLC Library Directoryfor more.
In ArcSDE the layer is named LIBRARIES_PT.
MassGIS extracted from its master address database all points that were identified as libraries in building names. Using ArcGIS these were compared to the previous (2005) version of the Libraries point layer as well as to the latest database list from the MBLC. MassGIS checked library websites where there were discrepancies in names and addresses among the different sources. With the 2017 update, MassGIS dropped most special and all academic libraries that were included in the previous version because their MLS membership status changes frequently or may not be updated in the MLS in a timely manner by the library director or designee.
The protected and recreational open space datalayer contains the boundaries of conservation lands and outdoor recreational facilities in Massachusetts. The associated database contains relevant information about each parcel, including ownership, level of protection, public accessibility, assessor’s map and lot numbers, and related legal interests held on the land, including conservation restrictions. Conservation and outdoor recreational facilities owned by federal, state, county, municipal, and nonprofit enterprises are included in this datalayer. Not all lands in this layer are protected in perpetuity, though nearly all have at least some level of protection.
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 OpenSpace layer includes two feature classes:
OPENSPACE_POLY - polygons of recreational and conservation lands as described above
OPENSPACE_ARC - attributed lines that represent boundaries of the polygons
These feature classes are stored in an ArcSDE feature dataset named OPENSPACE that includes ArcGIS geodatabase topology.
OPENSPACE_POLY - 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 Agricultural Resources (DAR, formerly the Dept. of Food and Agriculture (DFA))
aquifer protection land - not zoning overlay districts
watershed protection land - not zoning overlay districts
cemeteries - if a recognized conservation or recreation resource
forest land -- if designated as a Forest Legacy Area