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Datasets

11 datasets

Environment Department

Central Library Electricity Usage

Electric power load at Boston Public Library's Central Branch (700 Boylston Street, in Copley Square) measured every five minutes.

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Updated Nov 12, 2026

Environment Department

Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO)

Amended in 2021, the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO) aims to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions generated by large buildings in Boston. BERDO gives the City of Boston…

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Updated Oct 1, 2026

Boston Water and Sewer Commission

Rainfall Data

The Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) maintains collection sites throughout the city. Those collection sites are equipped with solar powered rain gauges on top of public buildings which log measurements of…

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Updated Apr 1, 2025

Boston Transportation Department

Blue Bikes System Data

Blue Bikes (formerly Hubway) is jointly owned and managed by the municipalities of Boston, Arlington, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Newton, Revere, Salem, Somerville, and Watertown. This…

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Updated Jan 14, 2025

Boston Maps

2016 Land Cover

High resolution land cover dataset for City of Boston, MA. Seven land cover classes were mapped: (1) tree canopy, (2) grass/shrub, (3) bare earth, (4) water, (5) buildings, (6) roads, and (7) other paved surfaces. The…

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Updated Jul 9, 2023

Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics

TreeTect - Likely Tree Locations in Nubian Square

Can we use emerging technology to support and enhance our tree inventory? We worked with a small technology startup, Green City Watch, to use Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite imagery. We used this tool to remotely…

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Updated Sep 4, 2020

Environment Department

City Hall Electricity Usage

Electric power load at City Hall (1 City Hall Square) measured every 15 minutes.

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Updated Jun 30, 2020

Environment Department

Boston Buildings Inventory

This dataset pulls from many different data sources to identify individual building characteristics of all buildings in Boston. It also identifies high-potential retrofit options to reduce carbon emissions in…

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Updated May 11, 2020

Public Works Department

Big Belly Locations

Big Belly trash receptacles are solar powered, internet connected, compacting trash receptacles that can collect up to five times as much waste as traditional bins and help the city more efficiently manage the waste…

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Updated May 18, 2019

Public Works Department

Big Belly Alerts 2014

Big Belly trash receptacles are solar powered, internet connected, compacting trash receptacles that can collect up to five times as much waste as traditional bins and help the city more efficiently manage the waste…

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Updated May 18, 2019

City of Boston Archaeology Program

Clough House Archaeology

Catalog of archaeological artifacts excavated in 2013 from the rear of the Clough House, 21 Unity St., North End, Boston. Data set created to complete analysis and report of the archaeological survey. Collection spans…

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Updated May 14, 2019

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