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What can you find here?

This portal offers free access to datasets we have created or collected, and prepared for public use. While we are constantly adding more, most are related to our public programs in collections interpretation, research, and education. Our map and dataset collections are particularly strong in Boston and New England.

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Boston

Geography and data about the City of Boston

Historic GIS

Datasets which were created or derived from historic materials

Teaching collections

Datasets the LMEC has cleaned up and prepared for use in K-12 classrooms

Census

Demographic data extracted from the United States Census Bureau's extract tools

Boundaries

Political and physical outlines like neighborhoods, towns, and coastlines

Transportation

Datasets that help us peer into and ask questions about the topic of transportation

Gentrification

Datasets that help us peer into and ask questions about the topic of race and neighborhood demographic change

Housing

Datasets that help us peer into and ask questions about the topic of housing

Internet Connectivity

Datasets that help us peer into and ask questions about the topic of internet access