Boston site analysis diagrams

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Enter an address inside the City of Boston limits and sitedia draws 22 site analysis panels for a circle or square of up to 1 mile around it — figure-ground, land use, building age, building height, zoning, tree canopy, streets, transit, terrain and sky view; sun & shadow, wind and thermal comfort run as simulations.

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Sample diagrams — Northeastern University, Fenway

Figure-ground diagram, Northeastern University, Fenway, Boston, ½-mile radius — Figure-ground — Northeastern University, Fenway, ½-mile radius.

Land use diagram, Northeastern University, Fenway, Boston, ½-mile radius — Land use — Northeastern University, Fenway, ½-mile radius.

Building age diagram, Northeastern University, Fenway, Boston, ½-mile radius — Building age — Northeastern University, Fenway, ½-mile radius.

Building height diagram, Northeastern University, Fenway, Boston, ½-mile radius — Building height — Northeastern University, Fenway, ½-mile radius.

Zoning diagram, Northeastern University, Fenway, Boston, ½-mile radius — Zoning — Northeastern University, Fenway, ½-mile radius.

Tree canopy diagram, Northeastern University, Fenway, Boston, ½-mile radius — Tree canopy — Northeastern University, Fenway, ½-mile radius.

Building data in Boston

Building footprints inside the city limits	105,587 (Overture Maps, including garages and sheds)
With year built	96.3%
With land use	99.9%
Trees panel	checked against Boston's tree inventory: 86.4% of street trees fall on detected canopy

Counted on 2026-10-06 from sitedia's own building database. Buildings with no matching record are drawn grey and labelled Unknown. Coverage for every city: Data sources.

Sources used in Boston

Data	Publisher
Year built · land use · lots · floor area · floors	MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information), Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS, from City of Boston Assessing
Zoning · maximum FAR · height · floors · setbacks (Details)	Boston Planning Department
Parks (Details)	City of Boston
Street class (Details)	City of Boston
Trees check	Boston Parks and Recreation Department
Station and stop names, routes (Details)	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

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