Boston Energy Atlas

The crosswalks

How the atlas joins across grains. Each file states its method, and each row carries a share. The method and the error of each are written out under Methods.

FileJoinsMethod
point_to_feeder.csvfacility or charger → circuitnearest circuit geometry, distance recorded
feeder_to_tract.csvcircuit → tractone sample every 25 m of circuit
tract2010_to_tract2020.csv2010 tract → 2020 tractCensus 2020 relationship file, land area
zip_to_tract.csvZIP → tractCensus 2020 relationship file, land area
municipality_to_tract.csvmunicipality → tract~150 m area lattice

The two Census relationship files they are built from, filtered to Massachusetts, are in census/.