GIS point data from the Massachusetts DEP Waterways Program shows locations licensed under Chapter 91 for public access. Each site includes hyperlinks to photos and licenses, as well as a list of amenities like walkways and boat ramps. The dataset supports the Commonwealth's goal to preserve public rights in tidelands and waterways.
Use Cases
- Map public access to coastal amenities based on the listed features like walkways and boat ramps.
- Analyze the distribution of Chapter 91 licensed sites for policy review and public resource planning.
- Link site locations to photographic documentation and legal licenses for compliance or educational purposes.
Strengths
- Includes hyperlinks to supporting materials like photos and legal licenses for each site.
- Data is sourced from the authoritative Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Waterways Program.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Waterways Program
- Collection Method
- Collected and provided by the DEP Waterways Program, likely for regulatory and public information purposes.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
- Geography
- Coastline of Massachusetts