Datasets

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Hydrography (Line)

Water body features within the City of Boston.

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Hospitals

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food_truck_schedule

Dataset containing food truck schedules in Boston. Updated daily and shared to Analyze Boston.

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Fire Hydrants

City of Boston fire hydrants. Maintained and updated by Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC). Last updated January 2019.

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Fire Districts

Boston Fire Department (BFD) district boundaries per general order of the fire department. New districts went into effect on 8/3/2011. This data was last updated on 9/22/2015 by BFD personnel. Boundaries are coincident…

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Fire Departments

City of Boston fire department locations.

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Community Centers

Boston community center locations (BCYF), point data. Updated in May 2018. https://www.boston.gov/community-centers

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Community Center Pools

Swimming pools managed by Boston Center for Youth and Families (BCYF).

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Colleges and Universities

Colleges and universities within the City of Boston.

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Coastal Flood Resilience Overlay District

The Coastal Flood Resilience Zoning Overlay District goes beyond the areas identified in FEMA flood maps, applying to areas of the City that could be inundated during a major coastal storm event, known as a 1 percent…

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City of Boston Outline Boundary (Water Included)

Boston MA city boundary including water features.

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City of Boston Outline Boundary (Water Excluded)

City of Boston boundary that excludes water.

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Boston Zoning Subdistricts

This layer represents City of Boston Zoning Subdistrict boundaries indicating geographic areas subject to specific zoning guidelines. Developed and maintained by the Planning Department GIS in accordance with the Boston…

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Boston Zoning Groundwater Conservation Overlay District (GCOD)

The City of Boston adopted a Groundwater Conservation Overlay District (GCOD), zoning Article 32, in sections of the City to protect wood pile foundations of buildings from being damaged by lowered groundwater levels.…

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Boston Zoning Districts

This layer represents Zoning District boundaries indicating geographic areas subject to specific zoning guidelines. Developed and maintained by the Planning Department GIS in accordance with the Boston Zoning Code.

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Boston Ward Boundaries

Ward boundaries that overlay with the new revised Precincts. July 2022.

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Boston Transportation Department (BTD) Districts

Boston Transportation Department (BTD) districts.

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Boston Precinct Boundaries

The precincts displayed on this map were developed based on the 2020 U.S Census blocks and revised by the City of Boston Election Commission to conform to the voting precinct guidelines. These precincts were adopted in…

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Boston Police Stations (BPD Only)

Point layer of Boston police station locations. Includes BPD Headquarters and Area police stations- shared publicly on Analyze Boston

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Boston Neighborhood Boundaries Approximated by 2020 Census Tracts

The Census Bureau does not recognize or release data for Boston neighborhoods. However, Census tracts can be aggregated to approximate Boston neighborhood boundaries to allow for reporting and visualization of Census…