Geographic Information Systems

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Geographic Information Systems

• Helping HUD Meet Its Mission

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Outline of Presentation

• What is GIS/Why is it important?
• How is it being used currently?
• At HUD
• In the Southwest Border Region
• With MapStats
• What are the prospects for the future?
• What can PDR do to help?

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GIS Combines Data
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GIS Is a Framework for Sharing Data

• Map showing HUD properties
• that fall within flood plain
• areas obtained from FEMA.

FEMA Flood Plains
Multi Family Housing
Public Housing
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GIS Is a Tool for Visual Analysis
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GIS Supports Community Empowerment and Citizen
Participation
GIS helps a community track the health of its
neighborhoods
Source Charlotte Neighborhood Quality of Life
Study 2002
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Geographic Information Can Help HUD and Our
Partners

• Increase homeownership opportunities
• Promote decent affordable housing
• Strengthen communities
• Ensure equal opportunity in housing
• Embrace high standards of management and
  accountability
• Promote participation of faith-based and
  community organizations

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Federal Mandate

• E-Government Act of 2002
• Geospatial One Stop (Presidents E-Gov
  Initiative)
• OMB Circular A-16

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Homeownership
Housing Counseling resources can be better
targeted to help meet goals.
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Fair Housing
GIS supports Title VI investigation in
Cincinnati
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Access to Affordable Housing
GIS can link Voucher location data with
transportation routes to improve housing choices.
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CPD--Service DeliveryRC/EZ/EC Address Locator

• Receives 60,000 hits a month (saving 34 FTEs)
• Locates addresses within the RC/EZ/EC to
  determine eligibility for tax incentives, helping
  businesses save money and hire local residents
• The only service in the Federal Government that
  locates addresses in 1990 Census Tracts after
  FY04

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CPD--Service DeliveryMarketing Of Tax Incentives

• CPD provides education and data resources for
  marketing tax incentives
• GIS is key in
• Disseminating and analyzing business data (CPD
  provides data on over 400,000 RC/EZ/EC
  businesses)
• Developing cost effective targets and strategies
• Performance measurement

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Field Office Work with Faith-based Organizations
GIS was used to engage local faith-based
organizations to help Public Housing residents
move to homeownership
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Affordable and Accessible GIS- Demo for the
S.W. Border Colonias- Model for low-
moderate-income communities in the U.S.
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Monitoring the Colonias and Border Communities
Demonstration Communities Eagle Pass and El Paso
(Texas) Douglas and Nogales (Arizona)and Sister
Cities in Mexico
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Partnership for Local Governance

• State and Local Governments faith-based
  organizations non-profits schools housing
  authorities
• HUD initiated project with collaborations from
  the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the U.S.
  Census
• U.S.-Mexico Bi-National Commission Mexico
  Ministry of Social Development (SEDESOL) and
  National Institute of Statistics (INEGI) state
  and local organizations

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Eagle Pass, Texas

• Population 26,000
• Colonias issues Health, Water, Housing

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Nogales, ArizonaInfrastructure Assessment

• infrastructure inadequacies are hazardous to the
  health of colonia residents

Sewer lines
Water lines
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Douglas City, Arizona

• Satellite imagery, aerial photography, old
  topographic maps, AutoCAD drawings, GPS readings

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Colonias Planning
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El Paso, Texas

• Housing and Community Development Data
• Colonias Census Transportation

El Paso, TX and Juarez, Mexico Colonia with
Watermains
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CDBG Eligible Areas
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CDBG Eligible Areaswith 2002 Aerial Photo
Tract 43.12 Block 400 Pop 1213
Housing Units 453
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El Paso CDBG Eligible Areas andPublic Housing
Project
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CDBG Eligible Areas(Zoom)
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AccomplishmentAccessibility Civic
Participation
Faith-based organizations, non-profits, high
schools, housing authorities
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AccomplishmentModel for Low-income
Communities4 sister communities, 1.5 million
people
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AccomplishmentInternational Policy Exchange

• US-Mexico Bi-National Commission, 2001-04
• Historic Milestone US-Mexico Data Integration
• UN-Habitats Global Urban Observatory Program,
  2001-04
• World Urban Forum, 2004
• European Planning and Housing Associations 2001-04

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Affordable and Accessible GIS
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MapStats/ HUD State of the Cities

• Data Dissemination Made Simpler by HUD and
  Fedstats Portal
• Website Provides "One Click" Access to State,
  "Two Click" Access to County and City Data

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MapStats Features

• Current Statistical Information on
• States
• Counties
• Cities HUD/PDR State of the Cities
• Congressional Districts
• County, City, ZIP Code Lookups
• Thematic Mapping
• Information displayed in accordance with
  requirements of the disabled

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Thematic Mapping
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000
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Future Directions For GIS

• Develop departmental expertise
• Make GIS more accessible to HUD staff
• Consolidate and share practices
• Contribute to Presidents E-GOV Initiatives

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PDRs Role

• Develop standards
• Sponsor research
• Disseminate results
• Assist Program Offices

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PDR GIS Contacts

• David Chase, Office of Research, Evaluation and
  Monitoring, ext. 5733
• Alven Lam, Office of International Affairs, ext.
  5827
• Jon Sperling, Office of Research, Evaluation and
  Monitoring, ext. 5640