Massachusetts Open Space Inventory

Overview This feature service provides an open space inventory for Massachusetts, capturing mapped open space areas as polygons and associated linear access or boundary features. The service supports viewing and managing statewide open space records with details on ownership, management, public access, primary purpose, funding, acreage, and source documentation. Feature Layers OPENSPACE_POLY: Polygon features representing open space sites and their associated property information, including ownership, management, intended use, accessibility, acreage, and reference information for each site. OPENSPACE_ARC: Linear features that support the open space inventory, likely representing mapped arcs, boundaries, or related linework used to document and maintain site geometry and source references. Geographic Coverage The service covers a statewide area in Massachusetts and is suited to local, regional, and statewide land conservation and recreation planning. Use Cases Open space and land conservation planning Public access and stewardship review Environmental and recreation mapping State and municipal land records management GIS visualization of protected and managed lands Content Notes The layers include site identifiers, ownership and management information, acreage values, map and source references, comments, and date fields that support documentation and inventory maintenance.