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Historic Districts, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2014

Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Cambridge (Mass.). Geographic Information Systems
Publication Date
2014
Title
Historic Districts, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2014
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Collection Title
City of Cambridge MA GIS Data 2014
Publication Information
Publication Place
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Publisher
Cambridge (Mass.). Geographic Information Systems
Online Linkage
https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-cambridge14historicdistricts
Abstract
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.
Purpose
Any amendments to the boundaries of these districts must be approved by the Cambridge City Council. The layer can be overlaid on parcel maps to indicate which properties are subject to review.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
2014
Bounding Box
West
-71.141342
East
-71.102930
North
42.379601
South
42.355942
Theme Keyword
Historic districts
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
ISO Topic Category
boundaries
planningCadastre
Theme Keyword
City of Cambridge
Historic Districts
Historical
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
Massachusetts
Cambridge
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GNIS
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted Access Online
Use Restrictions
None
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Unknown
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
City of Cambridge
Delivery Point
831 Massachusetts Ave
City
Cambridge
State
MA
Postal Code
02139
Country
USA
Contact Telephone
617-349-4140
Contact Electronic Mail Address
CambridgeGIS@cambridgema.gov
Credit
City of Cambridge Historical Commission
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.2.3552
Collection
Originator
Cambridge (Mass.). Geographic Information Systems
Publication Date
2014
Title
City of Cambridge MA GIS Data 2014
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
digital data
Publication Information
Publication Place
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Publisher
Cambridge (Mass.) Geographic Information Systems
Data Quality Information
Lineage
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
GT-polygon composed of chains
Point and Vector Object Count
2
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
0.000001
Longitude Resolution
0.000001
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
D North American 1983
Ellipsoid Name
GRS 1980
Semi-major Axis
6378137.0
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.257222101
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
Historic Districts, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2014
Entity Type Definition Source
Cambridge (Mass.). Geographic Information Systems
Attributes
OBJECTID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
ESRI
NAME
Name of historic district
Definition Source
Cambridge (Mass.). Geographic Information Systems
GlobalID
SHAPE
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
ESRI
SHAPE.AREA
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
Esri
SHAPE.LEN
Length of arc in coverage units
Definition Source
ESRI
Distribution Information
Format Name
Shapefile
Distributor
Harvard University Information Technology
Online Access
http://hgl.harvard.edu/
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20140613
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Harvard Geospatial Library
Contact Position
Geospatial Metadata Librarian
Contact Address
Address
Harvard University Information Technology
Address
Library Technology Services
Address
90 Mount Auburn Street
City
Cambridge
State or Province
MA
Postal Code
02138
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
617-495-2417
Contact Facsimile Telephone
617-496-0440
Contact Electronic Mail Address
hgl_ref@hulmail.harvard.edu
Hours of Service
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EST-USA
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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