Boston open space and supermarkets

Boston open space and supermarkets

Item Information

Title:
Boston open space and supermarkets
Description:
Access to fresh, nutritious food is a major benefit of the gardens, particularly in neighborhoods where supermarkets are low in number. Locations of supermarkets throughout the city are plotted on this maps. Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), this map allows viewers to visualize geographically referenced data – such as the locations of community gardens or supermarkets. Massachusetts has fewer supermarkets per capita than almost any state in the country (ranking 48th).
Cartographer:
Boston Public Library. Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Name on Item:
map created by the Leventhal Map Center @ Boston Public Library ; supermarket data © OpenStreetMap contributors and Massachusetts Department of Revenue Property Type Classification Zones ; neighborhoods and open space date courtesy of BostonGIS ; land and hydrography data courtesy of Office of Geographic Information (MassGIS), Commonwealth of Massachusetts, MassIT
Date:
2016
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
Subjects:
Boston (Mass.)--Maps
Supermarkets--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps
Open spaces--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps
Places:
Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 map : color
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/ht250c58r
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[Boston] : Leventhal Map Center
Language:
English
Notes (exhibitions):
Exhibited: "From the Sea to the Mountains: The Trustees 125th Anniversary" organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, 2016.
Identifier:
open_space_supermarkets