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City of Newton, MA GIS Data Dictionary

Property boundaries for the City of Newton

MassGIS derived these contours from the USGS 2021 Central Eastern MA Lidar Project data.The Hydro-enforced digital elevation model (DEM) and water's edge breaklines were processed in ArcGIS Pro 3.0.3 using the Contours with Barriers3D Analyst Tool using a contour interval of 0.3048 (meters).The resultant isolines' meter elevations were then multiplied by 3.28084 in a new field to display the elevations with a vertical resolution of 1.0 foot

The Massachusetts House Legislative Districts (2012) datalayer reflects the state House of Representatives district boundaries as defined by Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 57: Section 4. These 160 districts were those used in the elections from 2012 and prior to 2022, when they were superseded by the 2021 House Districts.Staff at the Massachusetts House of Representatives developed this layer with its contractor, Caliper Corp. (Newton, MA), using Maptitude for Redistricting software. MassGIS appended the 1:100,000 coastline and state outline and added the attribute fields. Election results are obtained from the Secretary of State.

Public easements for the City of Newton

Historic properties, City of Newton, MA. Properties on state or national register and local landmarks.

Village centers for the City of Newton, MA. There are no village boundaries in Newton, they do not serve any administrative function. Some villages have mroe clearly defined centers than others. These locations are the best approximations of the centers.

Street Center Lines - Newton, Massachusetts

Address points for the City of Newton

Historic Districts as established by the City of Newton, Massachusetts

Community Boundaries (Towns) from Survey Points (Multi-part Polygons)

This data layer contains streams in Newton. Streams are generally narrow enough bodies of water to be represented as single lines at most mapping scales. Most streams in Newton run through underground drainage pipes for much of their length. The underground segments are represented as culverts and mostly have corresponding drainage pipes in the Storm Drainage layer. The Charles River is wide enough to be represented as a polygon feature at most common mapping scales so it is part of the Surface Water layer.

Three village center overlay districts were approved by the Newton City Council in 2023. These districts were created to target higher density housing near village centers and public transit.

Floodplains in Newton, Massachusetts. The floodplains support Newton's Floodplain Ordinance of 2010. The ordinance defines floodways as the 100 year floodplain as defined in FEMA's Flood Insurance Rate (FIRM) Maps. These correspond to Zone AE on those maps. In addition, the oridinance lists most streams, not studied on the FIRM's by name and established as 30 foot corridor or buffer around each one.

Inspection Districts, City of Newton, Massachusetts

MBTA Rapid Transit lines and stations