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https://www.cambridgema.gov/GIS/gisdatadictionary/Boundary/BOUNDARY_Zipcodes

Description
This Polygon layer contains the boundaries of the five United States Postal Service (USPS) ZIP code areas in the city of Cambridge.

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https://www.cambridgema.gov/GIS/gisdatadictionary/Basemap/BASEMAP_PublicFootpaths

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City of Cambridge, MA, GIS basemap development project encompasses the land area of City of Cambridge with a 200-foot fringe surrounding the area and Charles River shoreline towards Boston. The basemap data was developed at 1" = 40' mapping scale using digital photogrammetric techniques. Planimetric features; both man-made and natural features like vegetation, rivers have been depicted. These features are important to all GIS/mapping applications and publication. A set of data layers such as Buildings, Roads, Rivers, Utility structures, 1 ft interval contours are developed and represented in the geodatabase. The features are labeled and coded in order to represent specific feature class for thematic representation and topology between the features is maintained for an accurate representation at the 1:40 mapping scale for both publication and analysis. The basemap data has been developed using procedures designed to produce data to the National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy (NSSDA) and is intended for use at 1" = 40 ' mapping scale. Where applicable, the vertical datum is NAVD1988.

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https://www.cambridgema.gov/GIS/gisdatadictionary/CDD/CDD_ZoningDistricts

Description
This polygon layer contains the City of Cambridge's zoning districts governing land and building use.

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https://www.cambridgema.gov/GIS/gisdatadictionary/Historical/HISTORICAL_LandmarksEasements

Description
This layer contains polygons representing individual properties, usually a single parcel or building. The GIS data layer was created from paper documents.

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https://www.cambridgema.gov/GIS/gisdatadictionary/Historical/HISTORICAL_NhoodConservationDist

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This layer contains five polygons representing the city's Neighborhood Conservation Districts (NCDs). Conservation districts are groups of buildings and their surroundings that are architecturally and historically distinctive. Exterior changes to buildings within NCDs are subject to review by NCD commissions made up of residents appointed by the City Manager. The GIS data layer was created in 2000 from paper documents. Cambridge designated its first NCD in 1984, following City Council legislation the year before allowing NCD establishment.

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https://www.cambridgema.gov/GIS/gisdatadictionary/Traffic/TRAFFIC_MeteredParkingSpaces

Description
This polygon layer contains metered street parking spaces in the City of Cambridge.

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This dataset contains compliance status and energy and water use data gathered through the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO). Property details, energy use and water use data are submitted by property owners or managers whose properties are subject to BEUDO through an online energy and water use benchmarking tool called ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. Parcel level property information is obtained from the City of Cambridge Property Database.

Energy and water use information submitted by property owners and managers is shown for properties that first began reporting in the 2015 BEUDO reporting cycle. These include nonresidential properties 50,000 square feet or more, residential properties with 50 or more units and municipal properties 10,000 square feet or more. In 2016, nonresidential properties 25,000 square feet or more began submitting reports for the first time and their data was disclosed beginning in 2017.

Please note that the “Property Type” column distinguishes reports based on whether they contain information about a single building or multiple buildings. If you are running summary statistics on this dataset, make sure to avoid duplicating data by filtering for “single” reports and “parent” reports. Child properties are buildings also included in parent reports. The “Buildings Included” column details what buildings are included in parent reports, with the first building ID indicating the parent property.

Note that the reporting year is the year data was submitted for the property, which represents energy use for the prior calendar year. For example, rows with reporting year 2021 represent energy use for calendar year 2020.

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https://www.cambridgema.gov/GIS/gisdatadictionary/Elections/ELECTIONS_WardsPrecincts

Description
This polygon layer contains 11 wards and 33 precincts within the City of Cambridge. These were adjusted in 2011 from the 2010 U.S. Census.

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https://www.cambridgema.gov/GIS/gisdatadictionary/CDD/CDD_ZoningOverlayDistricts

Description
This polygon layer contains the zoning overlay districts in the City of Cambridge that set out additional or alternative zoning regulations to an area's base zoning restrictions. Overlay districts typically govern aesthetic and physical features, rather than restricting use.

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https://www.cambridgema.gov/GIS/gisdatadictionary/Historical/HISTORICAL_HistoricDistricts

Description
This layer contains two polygons representing the city's Historic Districts, Fort Washington Historic District and Old Cambridge Historic District. Historic Districts are groups of buildings, structures, and their surroundings that are architecturally and historically distinctive. Exterior changes to buildings within Historic Districts are subject to review by the Historical Commission made up of residents appointed by the City Manager. The GIS data layer was created from paper documents. Cambridge designated its first Historic Districts in 1963, under the state enabling law, Ch. 40C of the Mass. General Laws.

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This data is automatically updated on a set schedule. The Socrata edit date may not reflect the actual edit dates in the data. For more details please see the update date on the full metadata page or view the edit date within the data rows.