Whether you need to prepare information for grants or loans, or want to
clearly present certain information about your town to residents or others, certain
tools will get the job done. For instance, a map showing where the floodplains
lie in your town can be especially useful when planning the reuse of an abandoned
property. Below are different tools for mapping and gathering data that you can
easily access.
A user-friendly interface and can assist communities with tracking where their past, current, and future projects are occurring. Google My Maps allows you to mark places with customizable points, lines, and polygons, the ability to get basic measurements and sharing/printing capabilities.
Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool (RAPT)
An accessible mapping tool with 1,000+ preloaded data layers. From NOAA and NWS Weather Hazard Outlooks to Census Tracts and National Risk Indexes communities can now assess their region from a mapping point of view. They can enhance their understanding with drawing points and lines, gathering coordinates, and conduct analyses like population counter. The RAPT tool also has a 63-page user guide!!
This tool helps floodplain managers, insurance agents, developers, real estate agents, local planners, and citizens to make informed decisions about the degree of flood risk for a specific area or property.
MapWV is a gateway to free online mapping resources for the state including high-quality maps and geographic data illustrating trail systems, fishing, flood zones, and more.
The Census Business Builder (CBB) is a data analytics tool that provides business intelligence in a simple to use format. Explore demographic and economic data trends through the map view to empower your business.
Visit Census.gov to access a range of tools such as state and county quick facts, infographics, and other information collected on the U.S. population.
This tool uses census survey data in an interactive map and dashboard focused on disaster, economy, and demographic data. This website is powerful if you want visuals on the census statistics of a specific region as it also cites what census survey the mapped dashboard is pulling its data from.
Census Reporter is an independent project in which you can observe profiles and comparison pages with a friendly interface for navigating data, including visualizations for a more useful first look.
A great tool for understanding CDC Health data such as obesity, cancer, disabilities, health risk behaviors and more. This can be an asset in understanding and comparing your community to the state-wide and even national-wide averages.
Environmental Justice Index (EJI)
An index created by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) which is a federal agency under the US Department of Health and Human Services. The index tracts environmental and public health data at a county and sub-county scale and provides mapped visuals as well as the option to download the data report for visualization.
Focused at a county level to track census data and create on demand reports to view charts and other visuals to compare to state-side data and other counties.
Visit BLS.gov to access data and information on jobs including labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. This information can be helpful in public and private decision-making.
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Visit BLS.gov to access data and information on jobs including labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. This information can be helpful in public and private decision-making.