South Boston Designated Port Area Boundary
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- Originator: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
- Publication_Date: 20110301
- Title: South Boston Designated Port Area Boundary
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Online_Linkage: https://www.mass.gov/mapping-and-data-management-program
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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The dataset shows the boundary of the South Boston Designated Port Area. The state has designated areas in developed ports for the purposes of promoting and protecting marine industrial activities and certain supporting uses. According to the purpose section of the Designation of Port Area regulations (at 301 CMR 25.01(2)), Designated Port Areas (DPAs) are "geographic areas of particular state, regional, and national significance with respect to the promotion of commercial fishing, shipping, and other vessel-related activities associated with water-borne commerce, and of manufacturing, processing, and production activities reliant upon marine transportation or the withdrawal or discharge of large volumes of water. These water-dependent industrial uses vary in scale and intensity but generally share a need for infrastructure with three essential components: a waterway and associated waterfront that has been developed for some form of commercial navigation or other direct utilization of the water; backland space that is conducive in both physical configuration and use character to the siting of industrial facilities and operations; and land-based transportation and public utility services appropriate for general industrial purposes." DPAs have been set aside in Gloucester Inner Harbor, Beverly Harbor, Salem Harbor, Lynn, Mystic River, Chelsea Creek, East Boston, South Boston, Weymouth Fore River, New Bedford-Fairhaven, and Mount Hope Bay. For more information on the DPAs, please see CZM's DPA website at https://www.mass.gov/service-details/designated-port-area-planning-and-implementation .
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This layer was created to show the boundary of the South Boston Designated Port Area. This dataset was created for planning purposes only and should not be used for, and is not intended for, survey and engineering purposes. The dataset does not take the place of a legal survey or other primary source documentation.
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- Calendar_Date: 20180523
- Currentness_Reference: update date
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.049987
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.004647
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.371679
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.336736
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- Theme_Keyword: oceans, 014
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NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0
- Theme_Keyword: Human Dimensions > Boundaries > Administrative Divisions
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: U.S. Board on Geographic Names
- Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
- Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine
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NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0
- Place_Keyword: Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean
- Place_Keyword: Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Gulf Of Maine
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Continent > North America > United States Of America > Massachusetts
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None. These data are in the public domain. GIS files are freely available for download.
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Public domain data from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM), an agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management as the source of these data. You are not permitted to use CZM's name or to suggest that CZM endorses your project or product, without its express written consent. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, CZM cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by any inaccuracies in the data or as a result of changes to the data caused by system transfers. The user must be aware of data conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of these data with respect to possible errors, original map scale, collection methodology, currency of data, and other conditions specific to these data.
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
- Contact_Position: CZM Data Manager
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- Address_Type: mailing address
- Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
- City: Boston
- State_or_Province: MA
- Postal_Code: 02114-2138
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-626-1200
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 617-626-1240
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: czm@mass.gov
- Hours_of_Service: 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs EST
- Contact_Instructions: email only
- Data_Set_Credit:
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These spatial data were created by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA).
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Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report: There are no attributes assigned to these data.
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These data are topologically clean. The boundary line does not self-overlap, self-intersect, or have dangles. The tests for logical consistency were performed with a geodatabase topology in ArcGIS 10.0.
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The entire Designated Port Area boundary was mapped in the dataset.
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This DPA boundary was compiled from various sources and best available information, including NOAA nautical charts, ortho imagery, and town assessors' parcel maps, of varying spatial accuracies and was not the result of an on-the-ground survey. The boundary depiction, therefore, is for planning purposes only. Where projects and parcels are located proximate to this boundary and an accurate location of defining features is required, the accompanying boundary description should be reviewed and a Professional Land Surveyor consulted to determine accurately the location of the boundary. Pursuant to 301 CMR 25.05(3), it is the exclusive responsibility of CZM to formally interpret the DPA boundary maps and project proponents and landowners of parcels adjacent to any DPA boundary are encouraged to contact CZM's DPA Coordinator to discuss steps required to document the boundary location.
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- Originator: Massachusetts Office of Geographic Information (MassGIS)
- Publication_Date: 200104
- Title: 1:5,000 Color Ortho Imagery
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- Calendar_Date: 200104
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- Source_Contribution: One of the sources from which the DPA boundary was compiled.
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- Originator: Massachusetts Office of Geographic Information (MassGIS)
- Publication_Date: 201808
- Title: Licensed Google Ortho Imagery
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https://docs.digital.mass.gov/dataset/massgis-data-licensed-google-ortho-imagery
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- Originator: Massachusetts Office of Geographic Information (MassGIS)
- Publication_Date: 201003
- Title: Standardized Assessors' Parcels
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The MassGIS Assessors' Parcels comprise a collection of digital data provided to MassGIS by individual cities and towns or regional planning agencies.
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https://docs.digital.mass.gov/dataset/massgis-data-standardized-assessors-parcels
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- Originator: BostonGIS
- Publication_Date: 201709
- Title: City of Boston Parcels
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Other_Citation_Details: 2017 City of Boston parcels.
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<http://bostonopendata-boston.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/4b703cc3d05f425586faa546248ccd25_0>
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- Calendar_Date: 201709
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U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey (OCS)
- Publication_Date: 200808
- Title: Chart 13272: Boston Inner Harbor
- Edition: 50
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- Online_Linkage: <http://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/13272.shtml>
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- Calendar_Date: 200808
- Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NOAA nautical chart
- Source_Contribution: One of the sources from which the DPA boundary was compiled.
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Using the Designation of Port Area regulations (at 301 CMR 25.00) as guidance, the DPA boundary was compiled from the 2001 ortho imagery, assessors' parcels, and NOAA nautical chart.
- Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2001 ortho imagery
- Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: assessors' parcels
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- Process_Date: 2010
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
- Contact_Position: CZM Data Manager
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- Address_Type: mailing address
- Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
- City: Boston
- State_or_Province: MA
- Postal_Code: 02114-2138
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-626-1200
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 617-626-1240
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: czm@mass.gov
- Hours_of_Service: 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs EST
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A portion of the DPA was updated 05/23/2018 to reflect recent changes to the boundary description using the 2017 City of Boston Parcel Data and the Google Ortho Imagery.
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- Process_Date: 2018
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- Contact_Organization: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
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- Entity_Type_Label: Designated Port Area (DPA)
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Designated Port Areas (DPAs) are designated by the state in developed ports for the purposes of promoting and protecting marine industrial activities and certain supporting uses.
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Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these data, errors and conditions originating from physical sources used to develop these data may be reflected in the data supplied. The client must be aware of data conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of the information with respect to possible errors, original map scale, collection methodology, currency of data, and other conditions specific to certain data. In no event shall CZM be liable for any damages, whether general, special, incidental or consequential damages, arising out of your use of these data. Your sole remedy for damages is to stop using the data. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless CZM and its employees against any claim, loss, liability or expense, including attorneys' fees, resulting from loss of or damage to property or the injury to or death of any person arising out of the use of the data.
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GIS and coordinate files may be downloaded at no charge by following links on the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management website (https://www.mass.gov/mapping-and-data-management-program ).
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