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    Data from: Reconnaissance map of southeastern Massachusetts showing the...

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    Reconnaissance map of southeastern Massachusetts showing the distribution of deposits of Quaternary age [Dataset]. http://datadiscoverystudio.org/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/fbc6a46a06b74d91959bf0caca595c44/html
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    Massachusetts Shoreline Change Project Map

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    Updated Nov 28, 2022
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    Center for Coastal Studies (2022). Massachusetts Shoreline Change Project Map [Dataset]. https://www.mapthatcapecod.com/maps/24670bfaa3b04632a90122b251c0e365
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    Nov 28, 2022
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    Center for Coastal Studies
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    This map includes shoreline change data for the state of Massachusetts hosted by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management.The active data layer in this map is Massachusetts Shoreline Change Transect (1970-2014) with short-term shoreline change rates. To view long-term rates, open map in Map Viewer to turn on layer.The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management launched the Shoreline Change Project in 1989 to identify erosion-prone areas of the coast. The shoreline position and change rate are used to inform management decisions regarding the erosion of coastal resources. In 2001, a shoreline from 1994 was added to calculate both long- and short-term shoreline change rates along ocean-facing sections of the Massachusetts coast. In 2013, two oceanfront shorelines for Massachusetts were added using 2008-9 color aerial orthoimagery and 2007 topographic lidar datasets obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Ocean Service, Coastal Services Center. In 2018 two new mean high water (MHW) shorelines for Massachusetts were extracted from lidar collected between 2010 and 2014 (described below). 2018 addition shoreline 1The North Shore and South Coast uses 2010 lidar data collected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise. The South Shore and Outer Cape uses 2011 lidar data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Geospatial Program Office. Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard uses 2012 lidar data collected by the USACE (post Sandy)from a 2012 USACE Post Sandy Topographic lidar survey. 2018 addition shoreline 2The North Shore, Boston, South Shore, Cape Cod Bay, Outer Cape, South Cape, Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, and the South Coast (around Buzzards Bay to the Rhode Island Border) is from 2013-14 lidar data collected by the (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program. This 2018 update of the rate of shoreline change in Massachusetts includes two types of rates. Some of the rates include a proxy-datum bias correction, this is indicated in the filename with “PDB”. The rates that do not account for this correction have “NB” in their file names. The proxy-datum bias is applied because in some areas a proxy shoreline (like a High Water Line shoreline) has a bias when compared to a datum shoreline (like a Mean High Water shoreline). In areas where it exists, this bias should be accounted for when calculating rates using a mix of proxy and datum shorelines. This issue is explained further in Ruggiero and List (2009) and in the process steps of the metadata associated with the rates. This release includes both long-term (~150 years) and short term (~30 years) rates. Files associated with the long-term rates have “LT” in their names, files associated with short-term rates have “ST” in their names.

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    Functional trait map of southeast Asia (Leaf mass per area)

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    Updated Feb 1, 2002
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    Michio Oguro; Tohru Nakashizuka; Hiroko Kurokawa; Masahiro Aiba (2002). Functional trait map of southeast Asia (Leaf mass per area) [Dataset]. https://search.diasjp.net/en/dataset/GRENE_ei_EcoBiodiv_TraitMap_SE_Asia_LMA
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    Dataset updated
    Feb 1, 2002
    Dataset provided by
    Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
    Tohoku University
    Authors
    Michio Oguro; Tohru Nakashizuka; Hiroko Kurokawa; Masahiro Aiba
    Area covered
    Asia, South East Asia
    Description

    This data contains leaf mass per area (LMA) map of southeast Asia. For the details of data provision and term of use, please contact us by e-mail.

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    USGS Historical Coastal Topographic Map Image

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    Updated Feb 15, 2019
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    MassGIS - Bureau of Geographic Information (2019). USGS Historical Coastal Topographic Map Image [Dataset]. https://gis.data.mass.gov/maps/massgis::usgs-historical-coastal-topographic-map-image/about
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    Feb 15, 2019
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    MassGIS - Bureau of Geographic Information
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    This tile service is derived from a digital raster graphic of the historical 15-minute USGS topographic quadrangle maps of coastal towns in Massachusetts. These quadrangles were mosaicked together to create a single data layer of the coast of Massachusetts and a large portion of the southeastern area of the state.The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) obtained the map images from the Harvard Map Collection. The maps were produced in the late 1890s and early 20th century at a scale of 1:62,500 or 1:63,360 and are commonly known as 15-minute quadrangle maps because each map covers a four-sided area of 15 minutes of latitude and 15 minutes of longitude.

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    Physiographic Zones of the Sea Floor offshore of western and southern...

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    Updated Jan 7, 2015
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    (2015). Physiographic Zones of the Sea Floor offshore of western and southern Martha's Vineyard and north of Nantucket, Massachusetts [Dataset]. https://gimi9.com/dataset/data-gov_physiographic-zones-of-the-sea-floor-offshore-of-western-and-southern-marthas-vineyard-and/
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    Jan 7, 2015
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    Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Massachusetts
    Description

    Geologic, sediment texture, and physiographic zone maps characterize the sea floor south and west of Martha's Vineyard and north of Nantucket, Massachusetts. These maps were derived from interpretations of seismic-reflection profiles, high-resolution bathymetry, acoustic-backscatter intensity, bottom photographs, and surficial sediment samples. The interpretation of the seismic stratigraphy and mapping of glacial and Holocene marine units provided a foundation on which the surficial maps were created. This mapping is a result of a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management to characterize the surface and subsurface geologic framework offshore of Massachusetts.

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    MassGIS Data: Counties

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    Updated Apr 26, 2022
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    MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information) (2022). MassGIS Data: Counties [Dataset]. https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massgis-data-counties
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    Apr 26, 2022
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    MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information)
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    Massachusetts
    Description

    April 2022

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    COVID-19 reporting

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    Updated Dec 4, 2023
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    Executive Office of Health and Human Services (2023). COVID-19 reporting [Dataset]. https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-reporting
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    Dec 4, 2023
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    Department of Public Health
    Executive Office of Health and Human Services
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    Massachusetts
    Description

    The COVID-19 dashboard includes data on city/town COVID-19 activity, confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, confirmed and probable deaths related to COVID-19, and the demographic characteristics of cases and deaths.

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    USGS US Topo 7.5-minute map for Siasconset OE SE, MA 2012

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    Updated May 16, 2012
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    U.S. Geological Survey (2012). USGS US Topo 7.5-minute map for Siasconset OE SE, MA 2012 [Dataset]. http://datadiscoverystudio.org/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/dc3256355b704d4fa45ee7707720b934/html
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    Dataset updated
    May 16, 2012
    Dataset provided by
    United States Geological Surveyhttp://www.usgs.gov/
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    Description

    Layered GeoPDF 7.5 Minute Quadrangle Map. Layers of geospatial data include orthoimagery, roads, grids, geographic names, elevation contours, hydrography, and other selected map features.

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    Massachusetts arbovirus update

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    Updated Sep 12, 2019
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    Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences (2019). Massachusetts arbovirus update [Dataset]. https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-arbovirus-update
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    Sep 12, 2019
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    Department of Public Health
    Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences
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    Massachusetts
    Description

    Find local risk levels for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile Virus (WNV) based on seasonal testing from June to October.

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    Surficial geologic map database of the Aztec 1-degree by 2-degree...

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    Updated Jul 20, 2024
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    U.S. Geological Survey (2024). Surficial geologic map database of the Aztec 1-degree by 2-degree quadrangle, northern New Mexico and southern Colorado: Contributions to the National Geologic Map [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/surficial-geologic-map-database-of-the-aztec-1-degree-by-2-degree-quadrangle-northern-new-
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    Jul 20, 2024
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    Description

    This data release presents geologic map data for the surficial geology of the Aztec 1-degree by 2-degree quadrangle. The map area lies within two physiographic provinces of Fenneman (1928): the Southern Rocky Mountains province, and the Colorado Plateau province, Navajo section. Geologic mapping is mostly compiled from published geologic map data sources ranging from 1:24,000 to 1:250,000 scale, with limited new interpretive contributions. Gaps in map compilation are related to a lack of published geologic mapping at the time of compilation, and not necessarily a lack of surficial deposits. Much of the geology incorporated from published geologic maps is adjusted based on digital elevation model and natural-color image data sources to improve spatial resolution of the data. Spatial adjustments and new interpretations also eliminate mismatches at source map boundaries. This data set represents only the surficial geology, defined as generally unconsolidated to moderately consolidated sedimentary deposits that are Quaternary or partly Quaternary in age, and faults that have documented Quaternary offset. Bedrock and sedimentary material directly deposited as a result of volcanic activity are not included in this database, nor are faults that are not known to have moved during the Quaternary. Map units in the Aztec quadrangle include alluvium, glacial, eolian, mass-wasting, colluvium, and alluvium/colluvium deposit types. Alluvium map units, present throughout the map area, range in age from Quaternary-Tertiary to Holocene and form stream-channel, floodplain, terrace, alluvial-fan, and pediment deposits. Along glaciated drainages terraces are commonly made up of glacial outwash. Glacial map units are concentrated in the northeast corner of the map area and are mostly undifferentiated till deposited in mountain valleys during Pleistocene glaciations. Eolian map units are mostly middle Pleistocene to Holocene eolian sand deposits forming sand sheets and dunes. Mass-wasting map units are concentrated in the eastern part of the map area, and include deposits formed primarily by slide, slump, earthflow, and rock-fall processes. Colluvium and alluvium/colluvium map units form hillslope and undifferentiated valley floor/hillslope deposits, respectively. The detail of geologic mapping varies from about 1:50,000- to 1:250,000-scale depending on the scale of published geologic maps available at the time of compilation, and for new mapping, the resolution of geologic features on available basemap data. Map units are organized within geologic provinces as described by the Seamless Integrated Geologic Mapping (SIGMa) (Turner and others, 2022) extension to the Geologic Map Schema (GeMS) (USGS, 2020). For this data release, first order geologic provinces are the physiographic provinces of Fenneman (1928), which reflect the major geomorphological setting affecting depositional processes. Second order provinces are physiographic sections of Fenneman (1928) if present. Third and fourth order provinces are defined by deposit type. Attributes derived from published source maps are recorded in the map unit polygons to preserve detail and allow database users the flexibility to create derivative map units. Map units constructed by the authors are based on geologic province, general deposit type and generalized groupings of minimum and maximum age to create a number of units typical for geologic maps of this scale. Polygons representing map units were assigned a host of attributes to make that geology easily searchable. Each polygon contains a general depositional process (‘DepositGeneral’) as well as three fields that describe more detailed depositional processes responsible for some deposition in that polygon (‘LocalGeneticType1’ – ‘LocalGeneticType3’). Three fields describe the materials that make up the deposit (‘LocalMaterial1’ – ‘LocalMaterial3’) and the minimum and maximum chronostratigraphic age of a deposit is stored in the ‘LocalAgeMin’ and ‘LocalAgeMax’ fields, respectively. Where a polygon is associated with a prominent landform or a formal stratigraphic name the ‘LocalLandform’ and ‘LocalStratName’ fields are populated. The field ‘LocalThickness’ provides a textual summary of how thick a source publication described a deposit to be. Where three fields are used to describe the contents of a deposit, we attempt to place descriptors in a relative ordering such that the first field is most prominent, however for remotely interpreted deposits and some sources that provide generalized descriptions this was not possible. Values within these searchable fields are generally taken directly from source maps, however we do perform some conservative adjustments of values based on observations from the landscape and/or adjacent source maps. Where new features were interpreted from remote observations, we derive polygon attributes based on a conservative correlation to neighboring maps. Detail provided at the polygon level is simplified into a map unit by matching its values to the DescriptionOfMapUnits_Surficial table. Specifically, we construct map units within each province based on values of ‘DepositGeneral’ and a set of chronostratigraphic age bins that attempt to capture important aspects of Quaternary landscape evolution. Polygons are assigned to the mapunit with a corresponding ‘DepositGeneral’ and the narrowest chronostratigraphic age bin that entirely contains the ‘LocalAgeMin’ and ‘LocalAgeMax’ values of that polygon. Therefore, users may notice some mismatch between the age range of a polygon and the age range of the assigned map unit, where ‘LocalAgeMin’ and ‘LocalAgeMax’ (e.g., Holocene – Holocene) may define a shorter temporal range than suggested by the map unit (e.g., Holocene – late Pleistocene). This apparent discrepancy allows for detailed information to be preserved in the polygons, while also allowing for an integrated suite of map units that facilitate visualization over a large region.

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    Carte de masse

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    Updated May 20, 2017
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    (2017). Carte de masse [Dataset]. https://ldf.belgif.be/datagovbe?subject=https%3A%2F%2Fmetadata.vlaanderen.be%2Fsrv%2Fresources%2Fdatasets%2Fb9020d60-99cd-4cc7-a882-d4b4b83fe023
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    http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/data-theme/ENVI
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    Die Masse-Karten wurden 1729-1730 erstellt, als die französischen Ingenieurgeographen Claude und François Masse (Vater und Sohn) das Grenzgebiet zwischen Frankreich und den südlichen Niederlanden kartographierten (aus dem später Belgien hervorging). Der Grund für diese Kartierung war der Krieg um die spanische Thronfolge, der in Europa zwischen 1701 und 1713 tobte. Der Konflikt drehte sich darum, wer Anspruch auf den spanischen Thron hatte, nachdem der letzte Nachkomme kinderlos gestorben war. Frankreich wurde von dieser Schlacht verletzt und verlor einen Teil seines Territoriums, einschließlich in Westflandern. Die neue Grenze zeigte ein kompliziertes Muster mit Enklaven entlang der Grenze. Für Frankreich war dies eine „Entschuldigung“ für eine Kartierung der gesamten Region. Die Kartierung begann 1724. Aber die Geländeaufnahmen für die Kartenblätter von Ypern, Menen, Kortrijk, Wervik, Veurne, Nieuwpoort, Ostende geschahen in 1729-1730.Ursprünglicher Maßstab 1:28.800 (1 Zoll = 400 Faden)

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    Data from: Digital geologic map of the Thirsty Canyon NW quadrangle, Nye...

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    Updated Jun 8, 2018
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    (2018). Digital geologic map of the Thirsty Canyon NW quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada. [Dataset]. http://datadiscoverystudio.org/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/3dd2aa2d666d4ce191fb60ac36e95d4d/html
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    Jun 8, 2018
    Area covered
    Thirsty Canyon
    Description

    description: This digital geologic map compilation presents new polygon (i.e., geologic map unit contacts), line (i.e., fault, fold axis, dike, and caldera wall), and point (i.e., structural attitude) vector data for the Thirsty Canyon NW 7 1/2' quadrangle in southern Nevada. The map database, which is at 1:24,000-scale resolution, provides geologic coverage of an area of current hydrogeologic and tectonic interest. The Thirsty Canyon NW quadrangle is located in southern Nye County about 20 km west of the Nevada Test Site (NTS) and 30 km north of the town of Beatty. The map area is underlain by extensive layers of Neogene (about 14 to 4.5 million years old [Ma]) mafic and silicic volcanic rocks that are temporally and spatially associated with transtensional tectonic deformation. Mapped volcanic features include part of a late Miocene (about 9.2 Ma) collapse caldera, a Pliocene (about 4.5 Ma) shield volcano, and two Pleistocene (about 0.3 Ma) cinder cones. Also documented are numerous normal, oblique-slip, and strike-slip faults that reflect regional transtensional deformation along the southern part of the Walker Lane belt. The Thirsty Canyon NW map provides new geologic information for modeling groundwater flow paths that may enter the map area from underground nuclear testing areas located in the NTS about 25 km to the east. The geologic map database comprises six component ArcINFO map coverages that can be accessed after decompressing and unbundling the data archive file (tcnw.tar.gz). These six coverages (tcnwpoly, tcnwflt, tcnwfold, tcnwdike, tcnwcald, and tcnwatt) are formatted here in ArcINFO EXPORT format. Bundled with this database are two PDF files for readily viewing and printing the map, accessory graphics, and a description of map units and compilation methods.; abstract: This digital geologic map compilation presents new polygon (i.e., geologic map unit contacts), line (i.e., fault, fold axis, dike, and caldera wall), and point (i.e., structural attitude) vector data for the Thirsty Canyon NW 7 1/2' quadrangle in southern Nevada. The map database, which is at 1:24,000-scale resolution, provides geologic coverage of an area of current hydrogeologic and tectonic interest. The Thirsty Canyon NW quadrangle is located in southern Nye County about 20 km west of the Nevada Test Site (NTS) and 30 km north of the town of Beatty. The map area is underlain by extensive layers of Neogene (about 14 to 4.5 million years old [Ma]) mafic and silicic volcanic rocks that are temporally and spatially associated with transtensional tectonic deformation. Mapped volcanic features include part of a late Miocene (about 9.2 Ma) collapse caldera, a Pliocene (about 4.5 Ma) shield volcano, and two Pleistocene (about 0.3 Ma) cinder cones. Also documented are numerous normal, oblique-slip, and strike-slip faults that reflect regional transtensional deformation along the southern part of the Walker Lane belt. The Thirsty Canyon NW map provides new geologic information for modeling groundwater flow paths that may enter the map area from underground nuclear testing areas located in the NTS about 25 km to the east. The geologic map database comprises six component ArcINFO map coverages that can be accessed after decompressing and unbundling the data archive file (tcnw.tar.gz). These six coverages (tcnwpoly, tcnwflt, tcnwfold, tcnwdike, tcnwcald, and tcnwatt) are formatted here in ArcINFO EXPORT format. Bundled with this database are two PDF files for readily viewing and printing the map, accessory graphics, and a description of map units and compilation methods.

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    navd_bath_30m - 30-m Topography and bathymetry grid produced from swath...

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    Updated Nov 4, 2015
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    Elizabeth Pendleton (2015). navd_bath_30m - 30-m Topography and bathymetry grid produced from swath interferometric, multibeam, and lidar datasets (Esri binary grid, UTM Zone 19N, WGS84) [Dataset]. https://search.dataone.org/view/bcac3f73-6709-4f7e-8097-48197658b2bf
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    Dataset updated
    Nov 4, 2015
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    United States Geological Surveyhttp://www.usgs.gov/
    Authors
    Elizabeth Pendleton
    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1994 - May 7, 2008
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    Description

    These data are qualitatively derived interpretive polygon shapefiles and selected source raster data defining surficial geology, sediment type and distribution, and physiographic zones of the sea floor from Nahant to Northern Cape Cod Bay. Much of the geophysical data used to create the interpretive layers were collected under a cooperative agreement among the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology Program, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Initiated in 2003, the primary objective of this program is to develop regional geologic framework information for the management of coastal and marine resources. Accurate data and maps of seafloor geology are important first steps toward protecting fish habitat, delineating marine resources, and assessing environmental changes because of natural or human effects. The project is focused on the inshore waters of coastal Massachusetts. Data collected during the mapping cooperative involving the USGS have been released in a series of USGS Open-File Reports (http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/html/current_map.html). The interpretations released in this study are for an area extending from the southern tip of Nahant to Northern Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts. A combination of geophysical and sample data including high resolution bathymetry and lidar, acoustic-backscatter intensity, seismic-reflection profiles, bottom photographs, and sediment samples are used to create the data interpretations. Most of the nearshore geophysical and sample data (including the bottom photographs) were collected during several cruises between 2000 and 2008. More information about the cruises and the data collected can be found at the Geologic Mapping of the Seafloor Offshore of Massachusetts Web page: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/.

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    Viral respiratory illness reporting

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    Updated Oct 5, 2023
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    Executive Office of Health and Human Services (2023). Viral respiratory illness reporting [Dataset]. https://www.mass.gov/info-details/viral-respiratory-illness-reporting
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 5, 2023
    Dataset provided by
    Executive Office of Health and Human Services
    Department of Public Health
    Area covered
    Massachusetts
    Description

    The following dashboards provide data on contagious respiratory viruses, including acute respiratory diseases, COVID-19, influenza (flu), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Massachusetts. The data presented here can help track trends in respiratory disease and vaccination activity across Massachusetts.

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    Geologic map of the Yucca Mountain region, Nye County, Nevada

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    Updated Mar 22, 2021
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    U.S. Geological Survey (Point of Contact) (2021). Geologic map of the Yucca Mountain region, Nye County, Nevada [Dataset]. https://data.doi.gov/dataset/geologic-map-of-the-yucca-mountain-region-nye-county-nevada
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    Mar 22, 2021
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    U.S. Geological Survey (Point of Contact)
    Area covered
    Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada
    Description

    Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, has been identified as a potential site for underground storage of high-level radioactive waste. This geologic map compilation, including all of Yucca Mountain and Crater Flat, most of the Calico Hills, western Jackass Flats, Little Skull Mountain, the Striped Hills, the Skeleton Hills, and the northeastern Amargosa Desert, portrays the geologic framework for a saturated-zone hydrologic flow model of the Yucca Mountain site. Key geologic features shown on the geologic map and accompanying cross sections include: (1) exposures of Proterozoic through Devonian strata inferred to have been deformed by regional thrust faulting and folding, in the Skeleton Hills, Striped Hills, and Amargosa Desert near Big Dune; (2) folded and thrust-faulted Devonian and Mississippian strata, unconformably overlain by Miocene tuffs and lavas and cut by complex Neogene fault patterns, in the Calico Hills; (3) the Claim Canyon caldera, a segment of which is exposed north of Yucca Mountain and Crater Flat; (4) thick densely welded to nonwelded ash-flow sheets of the Miocene southwest Nevada volcanic field exposed in normal-fault-bounded blocks at Yucca Mountain; (5) upper Tertiary and Quaternary basaltic cinder cones and lava flows in Crater Flat and at southernmost Yucca Mountain; and (6) broad basins covered by Quaternary and upper Tertiary surficial deposits in Jackass Flats, Crater Flat, and the northeastern Amargosa Desert, beneath which Neogene normal and strike-slip faults are inferred to be present on the basis of geophysical data and geologic map patterns. A regional thrust belt of late Paleozoic or Mesozoic age affected all pre-Tertiary rocks in the region; main thrust faults, not exposed in the map area, are interpreted to underlie the map area in an arcuate pattern, striking north, northeast, and east. The predominant vergence of thrust faults exposed elsewhere in the region, including the Belted Range and Specter Range thrusts, was to the east, southeast, and south. The vertical to overturned strata of the Striped Hills are hypothesized to result from successive stacking of three south- vergent thrust ramps, the lowest of which is the Specter Range thrust. The CP thrust is interpreted as a north-vergent backthrust that may have been roughly contemporaneous with the Belted Range and Specter Range thrusts. The southwest Nevada volcanic field consists predominantly of a series of silicic tuffs and lava flows ranging in age from 15 to 8 Ma. The map area is in the southwestern quadrant of the southwest Nevada volcanic field, just south of the Timber Mountain caldera complex. The Claim Canyon caldera, exposed in the northern part of the map area, contains thick deposits of the 12.7-Ma Tiva Canyon Tuff, along with widespread megabreccia deposits of similar age, and subordinate thick exposures of other 12.8- to 12.7-Ma Paintbrush Group rocks. An irregular, blocky fault array, which affects parts of the caldera and much of the nearby area, includes several large-displacement, steeply dipping faults that strike radially to the caldera and bound south-dipping blocks of volcanic rock. South and southeast of the Claim Canyon caldera, in the area that includes Yucca Mountain, the Neogene fault pattern is dominated by closely spaced, north-northwest- to north- northeast-striking normal faults that lie within a north- trending graben. This 20- to 25-km-wide graben includes Crater Flat, Yucca Mountain, and Fortymile Wash, and is bounded on the east by the "gravity fault" and on the west by the Bare Mountain fault. Both of these faults separate Proterozoic and Paleozoic sedimentary rocks in their footwalls from Miocene volcanic rocks in their hanging walls. Stratigraphic and structural relations at Yucca Mountain demonstrate that block-bounding faults were active before and during eruption of the 12.8- to 12.7-Ma Paintbrush Group, and significant motion on these faults continued until after the 11.6-Ma Rainier Mesa Tuff was deposited. North of Crater Flat, in and near the Claim Canyon caldera, most of the tilting of the volcanic section predated the 11.6-Ma Rainier Mesa Tuff. In contrast, geologic relations in central and southern Yucca Mountain indicate that much of the stratal tilting there occurred after 11.6 Ma, probably synchronous with the main pulse of vertical-axis rotation that occurred between 11.6 and 11.45 Ma. Beneath the broad basins, such as Crater Flat, Jackass Flats, and the Amargosa Desert, faults are inferred from geophysical data. Geologic and geophysical data imply the presence of the large-offset, east-west-striking Highway 95 fault beneath surficial deposits along the northeast margin of the Amargosa Desert, directly south of Yucca Mountain and Crater Flat. The Highway 95 fault is interpreted to be downthrown to the north, with a component of dextral displacement. It juxtaposes a block of Paleozoic carbonate rock overlain by a minimal thickness of Tertiary rocks (to the south) against the Miocene volcanic section of Yucca Mountain (to the north). Alluvial geomorphic surfaces compose the bulk of Quaternary surficial units in the Yucca Mountain region. Deposits associated with these surfaces include alluvium, colluvium, and minor eolian and debris-flow sediments. Photogeologic and field studies locally have identified subtle fault scarps that offset these surfaces, and other evidence of Quaternary fault activity.

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    MassGIS Data: Soils SSURGO-Certified NRCS

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    Elevation of the late Wisconsinan to early Holocene regressive unconformity...

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    U.S. Geological Survey (2024). Elevation of the late Wisconsinan to early Holocene regressive unconformity (Ur) offshore of western and southern Martha's Vineyard and north of Nantucket, Massachusetts [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/elevation-of-the-late-wisconsinan-to-early-holocene-regressive-unconformity-ur-offshore-of
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    Geologic, sediment texture, and physiographic zone maps characterize the sea floor south and west of Martha's Vineyard and north of Nantucket, Massachusetts. These maps were derived from interpretations of seismic-reflection profiles, high-resolution bathymetry, acoustic-backscatter intensity, bottom photographs, and surficial sediment samples. The interpretation of the seismic stratigraphy and mapping of glacial and Holocene marine units provided a foundation on which the surficial maps were created. This mapping is a result of a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management to characterize the surface and subsurface geologic framework offshore of Massachusetts.

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    Ferry Routes

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    Massachusetts geoDOT (2024). Ferry Routes [Dataset]. https://geo-massdot.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/ferry-routes
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    This arc data layer contains ferry routes within Massachusetts. This layer denotes if a ferry route transports freight and/or passengers as well as whether or not it is part of the National Highway System (NHS). The seasonal operation of the ferry route is also provided in this layer.ProductionThe locations of the ferry routes were digitized from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1:5000 color orthophoto imagery and from the NOAA Raster Navigational Charts.MetadataStatusThis data is current as of January 2012.

  19. Trout stocking report

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    Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (2016). Trout stocking report [Dataset]. https://www.mass.gov/info-details/trout-stocking-report
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    This spring, MassWildlife stocked brook, brown, rainbow, and tiger trout in over 450 lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams in 264 towns across Massachusetts!

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    Inventory map of submarine and subaerial-to-submarine landslides in Glacier...

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    U.S. Geological Survey (2024). Inventory map of submarine and subaerial-to-submarine landslides in Glacier Bay, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/inventory-map-of-submarine-and-subaerial-to-submarine-landslides-in-glacier-bay-glacier-ba
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    Mass-wasting events that displace water, whether they initiate from underwater sources (submarine landslides) or subaerial sources (subaerial-to-submarine landslides), have the potential to cause tsunami waves that can pose a significant threat to human life and infrastructure in coastal areas (for example towns, cruise ships, bridges, oil platforms, and communication lines). Sheltered inlets and narrow bays can be locations of especially high risk as they often have higher human populations, and the effects of water displacement from moving sediment can be amplified as compared to the effects from similarly sized mass movements in open water. In landscapes undergoing deglaciation, such as the fjords and mountain slopes adjacent to tidewater glaciers found in Southeast Alaska, glacial retreat and permafrost decay can destabilize rock slopes and increase landslide potential. Establishing and maintaining inventories of subaerial and submarine landslides in such environments is critical for identifying the magnitude and frequency of past events, as well as for assessing areas that may be susceptible to failures in the future. To maintain landslide inventories, multi-temporal surveys are needed. High-resolution digital elevation models (DEM) and aerial imagery can be used to establish and maintain subaerial landslide inventories, but repeat bathymetric surveys to detect submarine landslides are generally less available than their terrestrial counterparts. However, existing bathymetry can be used to establish a spatial inventory of landslides on the seafloor to provide a baseline for understanding the magnitude of past events and for locating areas of high submarine landslide susceptibility. These data can then be used to address how future failures and the tsunamis that they could trigger could impact surrounding areas. Here, we present an inventory of mapped landslide features in Glacier Bay, Alaska that includes landslide source areas, deposits, and scarps. This data release contains geographic information system (GIS) polygons and polylines for these mapped features; the underlying digital elevation model (DEM) raster compiled from available bathymetry from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); a slope map created from the compiled DEM; ¬and a derivative topographic openness map used to help identify the landslide features. Bathymetric DEMs used in the compilation cover 1012.5 sq. km, which represents approximately 80% of the total area of Glacier Bay. The DEMs were collected in 2001 and 2009 for the southern and northern parts of the bay, respectively. To minimize resolution bias and maximize mapping consistency while maintaining visual fidelity, we re-sampled all the original bathymetry (resolution ranging from 1 to 16 m) to 5 m, which represents the minimum resolution for the majority of mapped areas; the lower resolution areas generally covered deeper and flatter portions of the bay where fewer landslides were present. For mapping, we used a topographic openness map (Yokoyama and others, 2002) in combination with a traditional slope map (see Red Relief Image Map in Chiba and others, 2008), which allows for good discernment of subtle concavities and convexities in the bathymetry and is well-suited for identifying landslide scars and deposits. We classified mapped landslides based on their source area type and used two primary classification categories of “slide” and “debris flow”. We used a third category, “mixed”, to classify landslides that showed evidence of both types of source area contributing to the deposit. For each landslide classified as slide or mixed, we mapped the source area and deposit as separate polygons. For landslides classified as debris flow, we mapped only deposits. Since debris flow source areas are subaerial drainage basins, delineating them should be part of larger future subaerial landslide mapping efforts in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Similarly, for mixed landslides, we delineated source areas as the slide contribution area and not the larger debris-flow drainage basin component. For any source areas (for mixed and slide polygons) or deposits that included a subaerial portion, we used 2012 5-m IFSAR data, and Landsat and DigitalGlobe imagery to map subaerial parts of the polygons. IFSAR and Landsat data are available from Earth Explorer (https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/) and DigitalGlobe imagery is available from DigitalGlobe (https://www.digitalglobe.com/). These data and images are not included in this data release. Thirty-five of the forty-four slide and mixed features initiated as subaerial landslides. However, in all cases, we only mapped landslides if we could identify a submarine deposit. For example, we did not map the subaerial Tidal Inlet landslide (Wieczorek and others, 2007) because we could not identify a submarine deposit associated with it. Additionally, we did not map subaerial and submarine deposits that appeared to be deposited by water-dominated flows (e.g., alluvial fans and fan deltas), or large submarine fans that likely resulted from turbidite flows, such as the one at the junction of Queen Inlet and Glacier Bay. Because we could not observe mapped submarine landslides in the field, we assigned a level of moderate (77 landslides) or high (31 landslides) confidence based on our certainty that the mapped features represented actual slope failures. We omitted low confidence landslides from the map. In total, we mapped 108 landslides, with 22, 64, and 22 classified as slide, debris flow, and mixed, respectively. The total area (source and deposit) for slide and mixed type landslides ranged from 0.026 to 2.35 sq. km. Debris-flow deposits ranged from 0.012 to 0.61 sq. km. Finally, we mapped a total of 7,097 individual landslide scarps where we could not identify any clear associated deposits, and where the distance between lateral flanks was approximately 50 m or more. Though we did our best to map only arcuate-shaped scarps typically formed by landslides (that is, single-mass failures), as opposed to geomorphic features formed by gradual glacial or submarine-current-related erosion (for example, submarine canyon walls), we acknowledge that some mapped scarps may have been formed by processes other than landsliding. Thus, for purposes of landslide susceptibility mapping, these scarp data are intended to be used in conjunction with other data, such as slope angle, geologic substrate, or geomorphic units. Ultimately, the full dataset is meant to serve as a qualitative component to inform future submarine and subaerial landslide susceptibility assessments in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. References used: Chiba, T., Kaneta, S., and Suzuki, Y., 2008, Red relief image map: new visualization method for three dimensional data: The international archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences, v. 37, no. B2, p. 1071–1076. Wieczorek, G.F., Geist, E.L., Motyka, R.J., Jakob, M., 2007, Hazard assessment of the tidal inlet landslide and potential subsequent tsunami, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska: Landslides, v. 4 p. 205–215. Yokoyama, R., Shirasawa, M., and Pike, R.J., 2002, Visualizing topography by openness: a new application of image processing to digital elevation models: Photogrammetric engineering and remote sensing, v. 68, no. 3, p. 257–266.

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