tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000172417518054683.post3985473387911962736..comments2023-09-10T10:23:10.941-05:00Comments on Mapping For Justice: Goal of Maps Created by T/MC; A Bridge Too FarMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17975685529835634300noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000172417518054683.post-6447627671899064082016-05-17T15:46:05.723-05:002016-05-17T15:46:05.723-05:00Tom mentioned The Providence Plan. He provided me ...Tom mentioned The Providence Plan. He provided me with this web link via our Twitter connection. http://provplan.org/dataspark I skimmed briefly through the site to this page which shows intended uses of data. http://provplan.org/dataspark I'm not sure if this is yet active.<br /><br />Tom, I encourage you to view this concept map, where I point to various data platforms, including my own. Many of these provide extensive information, using maps, to help citizens and leaders understand issues. http://tinyurl.com/TMI-MappingData<br /><br />However, there are two things that I've been doing that I don't see consistently on these sites.<br /><br />a) inventory neighborhoods to locate organizations serving different issue areas. I focus on non-school tutor/mentor programs, so overlays on maps I create are programs operating in Chicago who I've identified since starting surveys in 1994<br /><br />b) consistent map-stories serving as advertising and public education. Unless people are using the data visualizations to create map stories that show where a problem exist, why it exists, who's trying to solve the problem (or voids where no one is yet trying), and finishing with a "call to involvement with time, talent and/or dollars", there won't be a flow of resources into different neighborhoods to solve the problems the web site is talking about.<br /><br />I'd love to be a consultant in conversations with others who have more resources, but may not have thought about this for as many years as I have. Please introduce me.Tutor Mentor Connectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140800580077672326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000172417518054683.post-28141365016207295282016-05-17T15:15:53.162-05:002016-05-17T15:15:53.162-05:00The Providence Plan may be a model. The Center for...The Providence Plan may be a model. The Center for Neighborhood Technology is something you may already know about - this group may partner. A library function is needed to relate information to a geographic point/place. In Providence, like other cities, organizations create data through their administrative records, but have no time or resources to analyze it, much less look at that in relationship to other datasets. Only a trusted intermediary can do this. Though students might do some of the research and be able to draw conclusions, understanding the bigger picture takes time. Tom Christoffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09565106373282503275noreply@blogger.com