1. THE MANY USES OF MAPS Jonah Fogel 2014 Commonwealth Planning and Zoning Conference

2. INTRODUCTION A geographic information system (GIS) lets us visualize, question, analyze, and interpret data to understand relationships, patterns, and trends.

3. 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.

4. 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

5. WHERE DO MAPS COME FROM?

6. 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

7. OPEN GOVERNMENT

8. CROWD-SOURCING DATA

9. SERVICE PROVISION

10. PARTICIPATORY PLANNING Collaborative mapping Asset mapping

11. PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS Fitness tracking data/ Bikeway development