THE MANY USES OF MAPSJonah Fogel2014 Commonwealth Planning and Zoning Conference

INTRODUCTION• A geographic information system (GIS) lets us visualize,

question, analyze, and interpret data to understand relationships, patterns, and trends.

A MAP BY ANY OTHER NAME…A geographic information system (GIS) lets us visualize, question, analyze, and interpret data to understand relationships, patterns, and trends.

HOW DO MAPS HELP?• Cost Savings from Greater Efficiency• School bus routing

• Better Decision Making

• Likely areas of development

• Improved Communication

• Coordination of resources

• Better Record Keeping

• Parcel-based information

• Managing Geographically

• Reinvestment areas

WHERE DO MAPS COME FROM?

USING MAPS IN PLANNING AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION• Open Government• Crime mapper

• Crowd-sourcing data• Street tree mapper• Food system maps

• Service Provision• Pothole service request• Bus service request

• Participatory Planning• Collaborative mapping• Asset mapping

• Private-Public Partnerships• Fitness tracking data/ Bikeway development

OPEN GOVERNMENT

CROWD-SOURCING DATA

SERVICE PROVISION

PARTICIPATORY PLANNING• Collaborative mapping

• Asset mapping

PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS• Fitness tracking data/ Bikeway development