Interactive Web Maps and Data Tools
New website "Millennial Cities" Has Compiled Hundreds of Interactive Data Tools
Interactive data tools and web mapping applications are becoming increasingly popular for federal agencies, advocacy groups, and non-profits.
Displaying data from several diverse subjects -- such as climate change, housing, and social justice -- these tools are changing the we think and visualize the world around us.
And not only are they helpful for their creators, but they are an extremely reliable resource for local planners, changemakers, and researchers.
The only issue, however, is that the concept of interactive tools is somewhat new (or at least newish). Not only are they relatively unknown, but they lack a central location -- they're scattered across the internet.
One website, Millennial Cities , is attempting to change that.
Compiling hundreds of interactive data tools , Millennial Cities has added tools from multiple federal agencies, universities, and other groups to create a single, one-stop-shop to meet the needs of communities, planners, and curious observers.
Here's a small sample of what Millennial Cities has to offer:
Use the Mapping Inequality: Redlining In New Deal America tool to see and observe color-coded HOLC redlining maps used to successfully convince lenders that the presence of African Americans, ethnic groups, and white working-class groups “compromised” home value and mortgage security.
Tool created by the University of Richmond with assistance from Virginia Tech, University of Maryland, John Hopkins University, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and others.
Us the Neighborhoods at Risk tool to see which neighborhoods in the U.S. are most at risk from the impacts of climate change. Visualize vulnerabilities for any community.
Tool created by Headwater Economics, Tableau Foundation, Mapbox, Urban Sustainability Directors Network, M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Climate Resilience Fund, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and National Academy of Sciences , Engineering, and Medicine.
Use the Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool to visualize environmental justice issues and concerns throughout the U.S. Use environmental indicators, demographic indicators, and EJ indexes to identify vulnerable populations.
Tool created by the Environmental Protection Agency.
To view all the tools Millennial Cities has to offer -- tools focused on climate change, housing, religion, etc. -- click the button above.
