KnowledgePlex® Community Data System Fannie Mae Foundation

Presentation Overview uWhat is KnowledgePlex? uCommunity Data System –Need –Objectives –Content Overview –Data Sets and Data Display Options –Content to Support Data Use –Project Status

What is KnowledgePlex ® ? u Web portal for news, discussions, events, research, best practices, and other resources on affordable housing and community development u Created by a team of founding partners and implemented by the Fannie Mae Foundation u Audiences include practitioners, policy makers, grantors, and scholars u

Need for a Community Data System Quotes from KnowledgePlex User Discovery Research Legislative Assistant: “News, economic indicators, and other information to…gauge the state of housing across the nation.” CDC Executive Director: “Neighborhood data and effective methods for evaluating, collecting, and analyzing it….” CDC Program Officer: “Data, statistics, and other information…to develop a clear picture of the affordable housing and community development universe….” Research Director: “An annotated data set and statistics directory…”

Community Data System Objectives u Meet needs of diverse users by providing access to data in multiple forms u Provide aids to assist users in interpreting and analyzing data u Integrate data and other KnowledgePlex content u Create a nationwide system that can be integrated with local community statistical systems

Overview of Content and Functions u Housing, social, economic data geographic scales from neighborhood to nation u Dynamic interfaces produce maps, charts, tables, statistical profiles u Aids to facilitate data use metadata, analytic guidebooks, illustrative analyses u Other resources –housing data books, housing market reports –directory of housing data resources on the Web

Data Sets uFor version 1.0: –1990 and 2000 Census –2000 CHAS – HMDA –2004 Section 8 Expiring Use uFollow with additional small-area files for future releases uIncorporate selected indicators from two dozen additional sources for larger geographic areas (counties, metros, states)

Homeownership Rates in Reno, NV Show Profile Related Links Analysis report: National trends in urban homeownership

Housing Profile: Reno, NV

Homeownership Rate Chart

Metadata Principles u Metadata must address: - Different audiences - Integration with interface - Support for data sharing

User Guides & Analytic Briefs uTopic ideas drawn from user networks & feedback uInitial guide topics: –Using HMDA –Resources for local community statistical systems uAnalysis series –“Fact-sheets” – one page with text and graphics –Longer analytic briefs u Will be presented in more than one format –Traditional reports, case studies

Project Status and Schedule u Several nationwide data sets acquired and indicators and metadata prepared u Statistical profiles, user guides, and Web data directory under development u Version 1.0 released end of 2004 u Periodic upgrades/additions to system and data over next 2 years based on user testing and feedback

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