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The dataset provides a "snap shot" in time of Northampton parcel Assessor lines for reference as Tax Maps and for general planning purposes only. They are not to be used for boundary determination, conveyances, or accurate measurement purposes. They contain errors and omissions. Individuals requiring an authoritative property boundary or other location must retain the services of a professional land surveyor. |
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The dataset provides a "snap shot" in time of Northampton parcel Assessor lines for reference as Tax Maps and for general planning purposes only. They are not to be used for boundary determination, conveyances, or accurate measurement purposes. They contain errors and omissions. Individuals requiring an authoritative property boundary or other location must retain the services of a professional land surveyor. |
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City of Northampton Assessors Office; City of Northampton Office of Planning and Sustainability; CDM Smith Inc. Cambridge, MA |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This layer represents "Tax Parcels" in the City of Northampton, MA defined by </SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;">MassGIS Standard for Digital Assessor Parcel Files (Version3, June 14, 2022) </SPAN><SPAN>as "an area of land, comprised of one or more deeded parcels</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;"><SPAN>, </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>which is associated with a single tax record in the assessor’s property database." The parcel lines were originally developed in GIS form "in house" from the city's historic paper tax maps in the 1990s. In 2014, the city collaborated with CDM Smith Inc. (Cambridge, MA) to produce a dataset compliant with the original MassGIS parcel standard. Subsequent releases to and publication by MassGIS were created by Northampton GIS.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Geometry and attribute data for this release were current as of January 2026. This version supersedes all previous versions.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">This data is appropriate for Tax Maps and general planning purposes. </SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">It shall not be utilized where legal and surveyed property boundaries are required.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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Digital parcel data for the City of Northampton, Massachusetts complying with MassGIS Level 3 parcel standards |
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