The Mapping Unit interacts with over 40 different towns a month in assisting with the mapping and addressing process. Utilizing global positioning, data control personnel collect and verify address and location data for use in creating maps. Our cartographers create and maintain detailed maps which assist towns in developing addressing schemes conforming to NENA standards.

To view the status of your town’s mapping, select the county in which you live:

Status Definitions:

Maintenance - A town in which all roads and addresses have been collected by NHBEC. After the collection and town approval process, maps are created and kept up to date with the active participation of the town. Control sheets are given to the subject town for their completion as new structures are built. This notifies the bureau that there is a new structure which needs to be collected and addressed. This information is added to NHBEC data and provides for timely and accurate representation of said town.

Awaiting acceptance - A town in which NHBEC has collected roads and/or addresses. The collected data is brought to the town for their review and approval. Acceptance is signified by a letter signed by the selectmen and received by NHBEC.

Collection required - Collection of roads, addressing, and other pertinent information from the community that needs to be completed by NHBEC.

Community data/collection required - NHBEC has received data from an outside source in order to further update our data. Collection of roads, addressing, and other pertinent information from the community that needs to be completed in order for NHBEC to accurately represent what is existing.

Why did my address change?

Many residents of the state have undergone addressing changes resulting in a change of street name, street number, or both. In supporting the goal of a quick, efficient, and safe response to emergency scenes, NENA addressing guidelines recommend the elimination of vague or like-sound addressing. A town having a "forest ridge road" and a "forest bridge road" could result in confusion to callers, call takers, dispatchers, or even the responding emergency units. An Addressing Standards Guide written by Bureau staff further enhances and supports the NENA guidelines.

Further Mapping/Addressing Questions

Questions regarding address changes or the mapping process in general may be directed to Erik Sobel, IT Manager, at (603) 271-6911.

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