Make Your Own Maps

• Google Earth 1. Install this FREE browser.
  2. Then click on the file(s) you want (below).
  3. Open with Google Earth if your browser allows you to.
  4. If not, save file on your computer. Use File Open in Google Earth.
  5. Turn layer on in Google Earth under My Places.
  Google Earth will not work on some older computers.

• Parcel Google Earth files (10 February 2009)
• Road centerline Google Earth files (Please inquire at the Northampton DPW)
• Zoning district Google Earth files (20 September 2007)
• Zoning overlay Google Earth files (14 June 2007)
• Rivers and lakes Google Earth files
• Stream Google Earth files
• FEMA 100 Year floodplain Google Earth files
• Bicycle network Google Earth files (10 February 2009)
• Open space Google Earth files (10 February 2009)
• City Boundary Line Google Earth files (MassGIS based on Harbor and Lands Commission Town Boundary Atlas)
• Connecticut River Google Earth files
• Certified Vernal Pools Google Earth files (MassGIS 08 August 2007 extract)
• Ponds Google Earth files
• Spot Elevations Google Earth files
• Streams Google Earth files
• Topographic Lines Google Earth files
• Trails Google Earth files (Update pending)
• Wards and Precincts Google Earth files (Census 2000 re-districting)
• Wetlands Google Earth files (Update pending)
• Zipcodes Google Earth files
• Fire Hydrants Google Earth files (GIS data maintained by DPW)

• 3D Buildings for Northampton Go to Google Earth and click on 3-D building models. 189 buildings along King Street and in downtown Northampton will show up in the correct location.
  
  Thanks to Andy Galusha and Nate Buckley who created most of these models. We are looking for more volunteers to create additional models (GIS@NorthamptonMA.gov).

Shapefiles require Geographic Information System (GIS) software.

• Parcel shapefiles (10 February 2009)
• Road centerline shapefiles (Please inquire at the Northampton DPW)
• Zoning district shapefiles (20 September 2007)
• Zoning overlay shapefiles (14 June 2007)
• Rivers and lakes shapefiles
• Stream shapefiles
• FEMA 100 Year floodplain shapefiles
• Bicycle network shapefiles (10 February 2009)
• Open space shapefiles (10 February 2009)
• Certified Vernal Pools (MassGIS 08 August 2007 extract)