Maps, Graphs and Metrics: How Local Agencies Put Data to Work. Vivien Deparday Manager of the Community Information and Mapping System June 20, 2012

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1 Maps, Graphs and Metrics: How Local Agencies Put Data to Work Vivien Deparday Manager of the Community Information and Mapping System June 20, 2012

2 Social Planning Council of Ottawa Small non-profit organization ( 6 people) Mandate: To provide the residents of Ottawa with the means to exercise informed leadership on issues affecting their social and economic well-being Program Priority: Community Economic Development Our Services: Program Priority: Increasing Inclusion Social Research that Matters Supporting Community Networks and Organizations Community and Program Planning Program Priority: Access to Basics Program Priority: Supporting the Voluntary Sector 2

3 Community Information and Mapping System (CIMS) Need for evidence-based practice for many organizations: Regular planning (service and program delivery) Program development (outreach) Funding applications Advocacy, decision making Core challenges: Funding Time Capacity to work with data and maps Availability of data Subject matter specificity Geographic specificity 3

4 Community Information and Mapping System (CIMS) The CIMS is a membership-based collaborative infrastructure of data, mapping, and research resources to support organizations to do community based research, planning, evaluation... 4

5 Community Information and Mapping System (CIMS) Membership includes: Access to data and tools Turn-key socio-economic profile Services and training Opportunities for collaboration with other organizations Fees for Services Custom Support and Training 5

6 Data Community Data Program Custom orders: Francophone, disability, early school leavers,immigrants Open Data: OpenStreetMap, GeoBase, GeoGratis, LIO, OC Transpo Organization s data Clients, Services Tools Custom web-based mapping platform to visualize socioeconomic indicators interactively Open Source GIS Tools: Quantum GIS (desktop GIS) PostgreSQL and PostGIS (database, geographic database) R Project (statistics and data processing) OpenTripPlanner (transportation) Research, Services, Training 6

7 In Our Research Activities Reports focused on specific topics Francophone Report Disability Report Poverty Report Child and Youth Health Network for Eastern Ontario Report The reports embed some data analysis Data and findings have been used by various community organizations and led to actions such as the creation of working groups on food security and school fees. Data: Community Data Program (CDP) and custom orders Mapping tool: custom web mapping platform 7

8 Partner project: Envirocentre Home Weatherization Retrofit Program To help low-income households reduce their energy consumption and utility bills through improved insulation Eligibility criteria: Low-income households Single or semi-detached Built before 1970 Gas Service (Enbridge data at the postal code level) Creation of an outreach index using CDP data Targeted outreach thanks to the results presented in an interactive web map 8

9 Partner project: Envirocentre Application: Targeted outreach to eligible people in Eastern Ontario Data: CDP (DA level), Organization s data Tool: Custom web mapping platform 9

10 Member Project: Ottawa Region CHCs Turn-key data and mapping socio-economic profile: Custom catchment area Integration of organization s data (e.g. client data) Framework of indicators: 20 categories, 95 indicators, 25 maps Program planning, targeted outreach, decision support for potential relocation or satellite creation 10

11 Centertown CHC Catchment Area Data: OpenStreetMap, Organization s data Tool: Quantum GIS 11

12 Centertown CHC Primary Care Client Application: Understanding of the distribution and concentration of primary clients inside and outside the catchment area Data: Acetate, Organization s data, Postal Code Conversion File Tool: QGIS 12

13 # of population living in low income after taxes % of population living in low income after taxes # of seniors aged 65 and over living in low income after taxes % of seniors aged 65 and over living in low income after taxes # of families living in low income after taxes % of families living in low income after taxes # of non-family persons 15 years and older who are living in low income after tax % of non-family persons 15 years and older who are living in low income after tax Example of an Indicator Table CCHC Catchment Area Centretown Glebe Old Ottawa South Ottawa Ontario 8,503 6, ,221 1,323, ,120 90, , , ,660 3, , , Application: Evidence to support low income program in Centretown (Good Food Box, Community Garden ) Data: Community Data Program Tools: Entire report generated with R and PostgreSQL 13

14 Example of Indicator Maps Map of the # and % of population living in low income after taxes Map of the # and % of seniors aged 65 and over living alone Applications: - Confirm the feedback from the community about isolation (seniors tea) - Decision support for potential relocation or satellite creation Data: Community Data Program Tools: Entire report generated with R and PostGIS 14

15 Future Projects Community Food Pantry and Good Food Box Food insecurity: cash flow and accessibility issues (transportation and disability) Pop-up market Support to determine the best locations Issues related to transportation in the Ottawa National Social Capital Forum project 15

16 Future Projects Experimentation with isochrone maps for bus service from Strathcona Heights (week day 8:00am) Green < 30 min 30 < Blue < 60 min 60 < Yellow < 90 min 90 < Red < 120 min 120 < Purple No bus data for the QC side Data: OpenStreetMap, OC Transpo Tool: OpenTripPlanner 16

17 Future Projects Community Food Pantry and Good Food Box Food insecurity: cash flow and accessibility issues (transportation and disability) Pop-up market Support to determine the best locations Issues related to transportation in the Ottawa National Social Capital Forum project Community Data Program: use of 2011 Census Data, TransUnion data with the report working group Extend the reporting project to rural areas (e.g. Merickville) 17

18 Data Community Data Program Custom orders: Francophone, disability, early school leavers,immigrants Open Data: OpenStreetMap, GeoBase, GeoGratis, LIO, OC Transpo Organization s data Clients, Services Tools Custom web-based mapping platform to visualize socioeconomic indicators interactively Open Source GIS Tools: Quantum GIS (desktop GIS) PostgreSQL and PostGIS (database, geographic database) R Project (statistic calculation and data processing) OpenTripPlanner (transportation) Research, Services, Training 18

19 To join the CIMS or for further information, contact: Vivien Deparday Manager of the Community Information and Mapping System (CIMS) Social Planning Council of Ottawa ext