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Getting Started
Whether you have one minute or many more, MetroBoston DataCommon will help you to understand your community and the region. |
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Quick summary profiles of trends and current conditions for all 101 cities and towns in the MAPC region,
and of every Boston neighborhood. Just select the city or town you would like to explore in “snapshot” mode (Adobe pdf) from the drop-down menu.
Community Snapshots were last updated in July 2008. |
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The Mapping Tool |
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A powerful tool to make your own maps and query data. Go to the Tutorial to learn how to look up a specific variable, analyze multiple data sets, or create a customized map of the region, a city and town, Boston neighborhood, or one Census Tract. You can export data to other applications on your desktop, print out maps, and email your creations. |
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The Tutorial
A through step-by-step orientation to all of the functions in the DataMap Tool. You can focus on just one section or take the whole Tutorial (about 15 minutes and well worth it). |
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The Quick Guide
A summary of how-to functions and icons in the Datamap Tool, and a convenient "cheat sheet" to print out and keep by your side while using the DataMap Tool. |
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Sample Maps
Examples of the many kinds of maps you can create using the DataMap Tool, with detailed instructions for how to produce each type of map. |
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Map Gallery |
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Browse the Map Gallery for an "exhibit" of archived maps by MAPC's Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Lab and MetroData Center illustrating conditions in the region. Explore the region (including MAPC’s annual calendars of mapped data), or check to see whether the map you want may already exist. |
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Contact and Tech Support |
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Need help after you've tried the Tutorial? Find names, emails and phone numbers for Technical Support, additional project information, and press contacts. |
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