Geospatial planning

GIS planning map

A bounded public-safe web projection of the validated Plymouth GIS stack. Use the interactive workspace for layer comparison, feature inspection, and approved search; source authority and interpretation boundaries remain available as compact drilldowns below.

D2 web contract17 layers registered · 1 remote · 8 artifact-export enabledGIS bundle: fresh · reviewed 2026-08-31 · browser CRS EPSG:4326
GIS bundle fresh
Canonical minimized exportsPlanning · mobility · community / HHSLoading validated GIS bundle…
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Road name/route · HHS facility name/ID · zoning code/name · MBTA zone · Census GEOID20

Search is case-insensitive and operates only on the configured minimized fields. Trails remain surface-filter/inspection only, and Environmental Justice polygons remain inspection-only. Selecting a result reveals and fits that existing browser feature; it does not alter evidence or authority.

Layer, search, surface, keyboard-selection, and overlap controls change display only. Feature inspection and cross-layer context read only the already-minimized browser exports. They do not change source authority, evidence state, classification, or the interpretation boundary recorded for any layer.

Keyboard map inspectionFocus the map · arrow keys select visible features · Enter/Space fits selected · Escape clears · mouse/pen drag pans.0 visible keyboard-selectable features · touch keeps native page scroll/pinch behavior
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Validated browser bundle8/8 layers · freshGenerated 2026-09-25T14:50:01.578880+00:00
Minimized export boundary8 browser artifacts · field allowlists enforcedFeature counts remain visible in the operator layer controls; raw canonical attributes are not fetched by the map.
Authority state12 authoritative · 1 official estimate3 unavailable products remain explicit rather than inferred or synthesized.
Authoritative reference

Municipal boundary context

MassGIS municipal-boundary geometry is retained as source-controlled context in the interactive workspace; the separate duplicate boundary map has been removed to keep this dashboard page focused.

Supporting context
Browser export contract detailsPer-layer allowlists, source provenance, canonical path, and interpretation boundary.
Road centerlinesauthoritative · 5 allowed browser fields · 5991 features
ProviderMassGIS / MassDOT
VerifiedNot recorded
Canonical pathgis/data/processed/transportation/roads.gpkg
Source metadataNot recorded
Allowed browser fields
STREETNAMECLASSRDTYPERT_NUMBERJURISDICTN

MassDOT/MassGIS road-centerline planning context; not a pedestrian network, accessibility determination, road-condition statement, pavement-surface statement, or real-time travel product.

Public trailsauthoritative · 1 allowed browser fields · 194 features
ProviderTown of Plymouth
VerifiedNot recorded
Canonical pathgis/data/processed/recreation/public_trails.gpkg
Source metadataNot recorded
Allowed browser fields
surface_display_class

Town-published trail geometry with a browser-only paved/unpaved/unknown display class derived from an explicit reviewed mapping of the Town Surface field. Unmapped, blank, and mixed source values remain unknown. The display class does not establish ownership, access rights, ADA status, current condition, legal trail status, or suitability for any travel mode.

MBTA Communities districtsauthoritative · 4 allowed browser fields · 4 features
ProviderMassGIS / Commonwealth of Massachusetts
VerifiedNot recorded
Canonical pathgis/data/processed/planning/mbta_3a_districts.gpkg
Source metadataNot recorded
Allowed browser fields
MUNIZONECODZONENAMSTATUS

Commonwealth MBTA Communities district geometry/status as published; distinct from complete Town zoning and not a substitute for controlling zoning records.

Base zoning districtsauthoritative · 2 allowed browser fields · 61 features
ProviderTown of Plymouth
VerifiedNot recorded
Canonical pathgis/data/processed/planning/zoning_districts.gpkg
Source metadataNot recorded
Allowed browser fields
CODEZone_Name

Town public zoning polygon visualization only. The current official zoning map/bylaw remains controlling, and known public-vector gaps such as CVED remain explicit rather than fabricated.

2020 Census tractsauthoritative · 1 allowed browser fields · 17 features
ProviderU.S. Census / MassGIS
VerifiedNot recorded
Canonical pathgis/data/processed/community/census_tracts_2020.gpkg
Source metadataNot recorded
Allowed browser fields
GEOID20

Official 2020 Census tract geography intersecting Plymouth; browser metadata is limited to the stable GEOID20 identifier. Source tract geometry is not clipped to the municipal boundary and must not be interpreted as a Town service area.

HHS demographic indicatorsofficial estimate · 23 allowed browser fields · 17 features
ProviderU.S. Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year
VerifiedNot recorded
Canonical pathgis/data/processed/community/hhs_demographic_indicators.gpkg
Source metadataNot recorded
Allowed browser fields
GEOID20total_population_ESTtotal_population_MOEpopulation_65_plus_ESTpopulation_65_plus_MOEpopulation_65_plus_DENOM_ESTpopulation_65_plus_PCThouseholds_no_vehicle_ESThouseholds_no_vehicle_MOEhouseholds_no_vehicle_DENOM_ESThouseholds_no_vehicle_PCTlimited_english_households_ESTlimited_english_households_MOElimited_english_households_DENOM_ESTlimited_english_households_PCTbelow_poverty_population_ESTbelow_poverty_population_MOEbelow_poverty_population_DENOM_ESTbelow_poverty_population_PCTcivilian_noninstitutionalized_with_disability_ESTcivilian_noninstitutionalized_with_disability_MOEcivilian_noninstitutionalized_with_disability_DENOM_ESTcivilian_noninstitutionalized_with_disability_PCT

Aggregate 2020-2024 ACS 5-year tract estimates and margins of error only. Percentages retain documented denominators; area-level values cannot establish any individual or household status.

Environmental Justice designationsauthoritative · 3 allowed browser fields · 4 features
ProviderMassGIS / Commonwealth of Massachusetts
VerifiedNot recorded
Canonical pathgis/data/processed/community/environmental_justice_2020.gpkg
Source metadataNot recorded
Allowed browser fields
EJ_SOURCE_DESIGNATIONEJ_SOURCE_CRITERIAEJ_SOURCE_MUNICIPALITY

Published Commonwealth Environmental Justice designations only; no local reclassification or person/household inference is performed.

Public HHS/community-service locationsauthoritative · 5 allowed browser fields · 10 features
ProviderTown/public institutional sources with MassGIS address-point geometry
VerifiedNot recorded
Canonical pathgis/data/processed/community/public_hhs_service_locations.gpkg
Source metadataNot recorded
Allowed browser fields
facility_idfacility_nameorganizationservice_categoryverified_date

Public institutional locations only; the browser export omits public phone/address/source-link and MassGIS match identifiers and does not establish eligibility, capacity, hours, ADA compliance, operating status, or actual service availability.

Layer authority and availability registry8 artifact enabled · 5 local only · 3 unavailable
Plymouth municipal boundaryMassGIS
administrativeauthoritativeremote live enabled
Road centerlinesMassGIS / MassDOT
mobilityauthoritativeartifact export enabled
Rail planning contextMassGIS
mobilityauthoritativecanonical local only
Public trailsTown of Plymouth
mobilityauthoritativeartifact export enabled
Protected open spaceMassGIS / EOEEA
land conservationauthoritativecanonical local only
MBTA Communities districtsMassGIS / Commonwealth of Massachusetts
planningauthoritativeartifact export enabled
Base zoning districtsTown of Plymouth
planningauthoritativeartifact export enabled
Crosswalk-approved zoning overlaysTown of Plymouth
planningauthoritativecanonical local only
Land use / land coverMassGIS
land conservationauthoritativecanonical local only
2020 Census tractsU.S. Census / MassGIS
community hhsauthoritativeartifact export enabled
HHS demographic indicatorsU.S. Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year
community hhsofficial estimateartifact export enabled
Environmental Justice designationsMassGIS / Commonwealth of Massachusetts
community hhsauthoritativeartifact export enabled
Public HHS/community-service locationsTown/public institutional sources with MassGIS address-point geometry
community hhsauthoritativeartifact export enabled
HHS straight-line service-access contextDerived from validated aggregate/public institutional layers
community hhsderivedderived local only
Authoritative townwide sidewalk alignmentNot publicly established
accessibilityunavailableunavailable
Pedestrian route distanceNot computed
accessibilityunavailableunavailable
Travel timeNot computed
accessibilityunavailableunavailable
Interpretation and unavailable-data boundariesAuthority meaning, community/HHS limits, planning limits, and accessibility exclusions.
Authoritative

Publisher-controlled geometry/designation

Town, Commonwealth, or federal source under the existing A9/B6 handoff. Browser export status does not make the minimized artifact controlling.

official estimate

Aggregate statistical context

Published ACS estimates retain denominators and margins of error. Area-level values do not establish any individual or household status.

artifact export enabled

Planning and mobility

Roads, Town trails, base zoning, and MBTA 3A remain bounded planning/reference products. The official zoning map/bylaw remains controlling, including known public-vector gaps such as CVED.

unavailable

Accessibility products remain unavailable

No authoritative townwide sidewalk alignment, routable pedestrian distance, or travel-time product is asserted or synthesized from roads or trails. Trail surface display is not ADA status.

A web layer may not be promoted beyond the authority class established by its source/handoff contract. artifact-export-enabled means a canonical layer has a separate minimized browser-export gate; it does not make the browser artifact controlling. Derived geometry must remain visibly derived and must not be presented as authoritative infrastructure or regulatory geometry. Unavailable pedestrian, route-distance, and travel-time products remain unavailable; no traced, road-offset, hand-drawn, or straight-line substitute may be presented as authoritative. No household, person, patient, client, complainant, applicant, employee, protected service-recipient, credential, access-control, or tactical location may enter the public web contract. The web map is a planning/reference product, not a survey, engineering record, parcel-title product, ADA-compliance determination, emergency tactical map, or regulatory determination.