FAQ · No. 03 of three

Honest answers, in plain English.

What Lasting Ground is, what it isn't, where the data comes from, and what to expect from your report.

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In short
A source-filled report, for one Massachusetts address.

Four pages of organized public-source context plus a complete sources-and-confidence appendix. Read it in a sitting and keep it on file.

Price
One report, once

No subscription. Free Property Snapshot comes first — it shows source coverage for the address before you decide.

Coverage
Massachusetts only

Coverage detail varies by town. Outside-MA addresses see "outside service area" before paying.

Where does the data come from?

Public, official sources first — FEMA NFHL, MassGIS, MC-FRM, NOAA, USGS, MassDEP, NHESP, MACRIS — plus town public records where available. Findings name the source and the source date when that source supports the row.

What this report is not.

Informational only. Not a survey, not a attorney opinion, not engineering advice, not insurance or lending advice, not permit approval, not a determination by any municipal board. Where the source trail points to a public board, agency, or licensed-professional lane, the report names that context without making a determination.

How fast is delivery?

Delivered by email after payment. The Thank You page shows your report's status and expected delivery as soon as your order is in. The report shows the public-source dates available at generation, so you can see how current each source was when the report was created.

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Where every fact comes from

Sources, named plainly.

Each lane traces to an official source. Here is what every name in your appendix actually is.

FEMA NFHL
National Flood Hazard Layer Federal flood-zone designations + base flood elevations.
MassGIS
Massachusetts statewide GIS State parcels, town boundaries, zoning where the town publishes it.
MC-FRM
Mass. Coast Flood Risk Model State coastal-flood projection — present-day, 2050, 2070.
NOAA
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Sea-level context, tidal stations, storm-surge models.
MassDEP
Mass. Dept. of Environmental Protection State wetlands + nitrogen-sensitive area mapping.
NHESP
Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program Priority Habitat + Estimated Habitat polygons.
MACRIS
Mass. Cultural Resource Information System State historic inventory — districts, listings, resources.
USGS
U.S. Geological Survey Federal elevation, hydrography, topographic reference data.
Set in Fraunces & Inter
An index of public-source property context Massachusetts Massachusetts · Source-filled property checks