Massachusetts Community Colleges

Geocoding Project

Geocoding which is another term for address mapping is a process that converts data by using either the address or the name of a place.  Geocoding will take this information and mathematically convert the data into geographic features which can be used on a map to visually analyze patterns in the data.  

This map was created by Geocoding the addresses of the 15 Community Colleges in MA, also added was the 2010 population data from MassGIS, and the MA DOT roads data.  With the addition of this data, the map can clearly compose a story of where the Community Colleges are located in relation to population size of the towns and their accessibility to Interstate and US Highways.