The zoning boundaries map layer is an integral part of the planning data in the City of Worcester Geographic Information System. This data is used by many City Departments in case review, code enforcement, and long range planning. Planning data layers are accessed by personnel in most City departments for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production. More advanced user applications may focus on planning analysis, spatial analysis, presentation output, and review of proposed development. The zoning boundaries data layer is governed by ordinance and is only changed accordingly. The zoning data layer was digitized by L. Robert Kimball & Associates, Inc. as part of a data conversion project in 1995. Further updates have been made by the City of Worcester since that time to reflect ordinance changes.Informing Worcester is the City of Worcester's open data portal where interested parties can obtain public information at no cost.

Geospatial data about Worcester County, Massachusetts Parcels. Export to CAD, GIS, PDF, CSV and access via API.

Geospatial data about City of Worcester Boundary. Export to CAD, GIS, PDF, CSV and access via API.

Points representing known parcel and/or structure addresses in the City of Worcester, MA. Data sources include field work and City databases. Updated as needed from Department of Public Works & Parks documents. This is not a complete list of addresses.Informing Worcester is the City of Worcester's open data portal where interested parties can obtain public information at no cost.

This layer is updated as needed with data supplied by the WPS Facilities Management Department. It was last updated in February 2024.More Information:Visit the WPS Facilities Management Department webpage to learn more.Informing Worcester is the City of Worcester's open data portal where interested parties can obtain public information at no cost.

The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line File is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation.Block Groups (BGs) are defined before tabulation block delineation and numbering, but are clusters of blocks within the same census tract that have the same first digit of their 4-digit census block number from the same decennial census. For example, Census 2000 tabulation blocks 3001, 3002, 3003,.., 3999 within Census 2000 tract 1210.02 are also within BG 3 within that census tract. Census 2000 BGs generally contained between 600 and 3,000 people, with an optimum size of 1,500 people. Most BGs were delineated by local participants in the Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP). The Census Bureau delineated BGs only where the PSAP participant declined to delineate BGs or where the Census Bureau could not identify any local PSAP participant.A BG usually covers a contiguous area. Each census tract contains at least one BG, and BGs are uniquely numbered within census tract. Within the standard census geographic hierarchy, BGs never cross county or census tract boundaries, but may cross the boundaries of other geographic entities like county subdivisions, places, urban areas, voting districts, congressional districts, and American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian areas. BGs have a valid code range of 0 through 9. BGs coded 0 were intended to only include water area, no land area, and they are generally in territorial seas, coastal water, and Great Lakes water areas. For Census 2000, rather than extending a census tract boundary into the Great Lakes or out to the U.S. nautical three-mile limit, the Census Bureau delineated some census tract boundaries along the shoreline or just offshore. The Census Bureau assigned a default census tract number of 0 and BG of 0 to these offshore, water-only areas not included in regularly numbered census tract areas.Informing Worcester is the City of Worcester's open data portal where interested parties can obtain public information at no cost.

This dataset is a subset of the MassGIS Libraries layer. It has been projected into the NAD 1983 StatePlane MA FIPS 2001 (US Feet) coordinate system. This dataset contains points which represent locations of all public and some special libraries currently registered with the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC). More information: Visit the MassGIS Data: Libraries webpage to learn more.Informing Worcester is the City of Worcester's open data portal where interested parties can obtain public information at no cost.

A polling place or polling location is where voters cast their ballots in elections. Polling locations in the City of Worcester, MA are determined by the Election Commission and managed by the City Clerk's office.Informing Worcester is the City of Worcester's open data portal where interested parties can obtain public information at no cost.

Spot elevations display the elevation of a selected point. This data was collected from the 2003 flyover project whose purpose was to update planimetric data. Applied Geographics, Inc (acquired by The Sanborn Company, Inc) managed the project and Chas. H. Sells, Inc. (acquired by WSP) was responsible for the data.The vertical datum associated with this elevation data is NAVD88.Informing Worcester is the City of Worcester's open data portal where interested parties can obtain public information at no cost.

This dataset is a subset of the MassGIS Colleges and Universities layer. It has been projected into the NAD 1983 StatePlane MA FIPS 2001 (US Feet) coordinate system. The dataset shows the locations of institutions of higher education in Massachusetts.More information: Visit the MassGIS Data: Colleges and Universities webpage to learn more.Informing Worcester is the City of Worcester's open data portal where interested parties can obtain public information at no cost.

Geospatial data about Worcester County, Massachusetts Contours. Export to CAD, GIS, PDF, CSV and access via API.

This dataset includes street centerlines in the City of Worcester, MA. The separate Street Name Table can be joined to this dataset to add the associated street names to the respective street centerlines.The fields "Official" and "Admin" enable users to select or draw centerlines for various purposes. For example, DPW&P maintains the Official Street Map and will use the "Official = yes" to model this. Major Roads are categorized as public streets on the official map (Official = 0 Admin = 0) or interstates, which are not on the official map and administered by other jurisdictions (Official = 1 Admin = 4). Informing Worcester is the City of Worcester's open data portal where interested parties can obtain public information at no cost.

Polygon feature class representing building footprints in Worcester, MA. Original features digitized from 1998 orthoimagery project and updated from 2003 imagery. Further updates from City of Worcester information.Informing Worcester is the City of Worcester's open data portal where interested parties can obtain public information at no cost.

Geospatial data about Worcester City Council Districts. Export to CAD, GIS, PDF, CSV and access via API.

City Council Districts in Worcester, MA. In addition to five District representatives, six At-Large councilors are elected to represent the city as a whole. For electoral purposes, this dataset has been superseded by the City Council Districts Based on 2020 Census Data dataset which applies starting in 2022. The City Councilors elected in the municipal election on November 2, 2021 continued represent Worcester residents and voters in alignment with these 2010 Census-derived boundaries until a new council was elected and sworn in January 2024.Informing Worcester is the City of Worcester's open data portal where interested parties can obtain public information at no cost.

City Council Districts for Worcester, MA that reflect Census 2020 data, finalized by the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth in collaboration with the Worcester City Clerk. These boundaries have been approved by the Local Election District Review Commission (LEDRC) and apply for electoral purposes starting in 2022. Note that the City Councilors elected in the municipal election on November 2, 2021 continued to represent Worcester residents and voters in alignment with the previous 2010 Census-derived boundaries until a new council was elected and sworn in January 2024.Informing Worcester is the City of Worcester's open data portal where interested parties can obtain public information at no cost.

Polygons representing municipal parking facilities in the City of Worcester, MA. Originally derived from City building and parking datasets in the City Geographic Information System. Informing Worcester is the City of Worcester's open data portal where interested parties can obtain public information at no cost.

Geospatial data about Worcester Railroads. Export to CAD, GIS, PDF, CSV and access via API.

This document contains details on the terms of use for items found on the City of Worcester, MA, Open Data Portal.Informing Worcester is the City of Worcester's open data portal where interested parties can obtain public information at no cost.

Local Historic Districts (LHDs) are land use regulations regulated by the City's General Revised Ordinance.Informing Worcesteris the City of Worcester's open data portal where interested parties can obtain public information at no cost.