OLIVER is MassGIS's OnLIne data ViewER.
Written as a stand-alone Java application (and deployed via Java Web Start) OLIVER allows you to browse, view and download any layer which MassGIS has available for public distribution. This includes close to 200 datasets styled into almost 1,000 themes!
View Aerial Photography and Topographic Maps
OLIVER includes access to incredibly detailed Aerial Photography of every square meter in the state! Mainland Massachusetts was flown in Spring 2001, and Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and the Elizabeth Islands were flown in Spring 2003. The imagery is available at 1/2 meter per pixel resolutions, and can be overlaid with any other data layer MassGIS has to offer. OLIVER also includes USGS Topographic maps.
Download data directly from our database
Most non-image layers can be extracted as shapefiles onto your local computer. Want to integrate MassHighway roads into your architectural plan? Extract the relevant portions of the "MHD Roads" layer using OLIVER - roads for several towns or several blocks, it's up to you. You'll be able to see the data before you download it to make sure that it's what you need. Want to know the percent of permanently protected Openspace in your town? Extract the Openspace datalayer, and analyze away!
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GIS Weekly Magazine
Susan Smith
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Look for the next issue of GIS Weekly Magazine on May 28, 2012.
Each GISWeekly Review delivers to its readers news concerning the latest developments in the GIS industry, along with a selection of other articles that we feel you might find interesting. |
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