CV XE GIS Home Page

Decision-Making Information
  ProximityOne
  information resources & solutions
  (888) DMI-SOLN
  (888) 364-7656


  Home Page
  Site Navigation
  Site Map
  Calendar
  About VDAGIS
  Question? E-mail Warren Glimpse
Using GIS Tools & GeoDemographics
  .. Module 4 Integrating Subject Matter with Shapefiles;
      Interpreting & Presenting Data

Contents
  • Module 1 -- About GIS; GIS Tools and Data Setup/Installation
  • Module 2 -- Geography, Geometry & Shapefiles
  • Module 3 -- Subject Matter: Statistical/Administrative Data
  • Module 4 (this module) -- Integrating Subject Matter with Shapefiles
                              Interpreting & Presenting Data

Module 4 -- iVDA-based Integrated Subject Matter & Geography;
                      Interpreting & Presenting Data


Learning Objectives
  • Ability to use iVDA extended features.
  • Understanding Scope & Content of VDAGIS Base Project.
  • Ability to plan and use geospatial analysis results in stories, meetings and reports.

Topics

4.1. Comparing iVDA with VDA Desktop GIS (VDAD)
  • Review of iVDA user interface and basic features using the VDAGIS Base project
  • Why this matters
  • iVDA Advantages & Limitations compared to VDA Desktop; feature comparison
  Feature   iVDA   VDAD
Installation   None   Windows Installer
Platform   any web browser   Windows
Launch from web page   yes   no
Search Bar: address or location   yes   yes
Add layers   no   yes
Edit layers   limited   yes
Slide layers in legend   no   yes
GIS projects   VDAGIS; 1   yes; many
Create GIS projects   no   yes; many
Use local shapefiles   no   yes
GeoSelect/Site Analysis feature   yes   yes
Table/Grid feature   yes   yes
Select Layer feature   yes   yes
Select object/Identify tool   yes   yes
Batch geocoding   no   yes

4.2. Role & scope of VDAGIS Base project; alternative projects .. goto top

4.2.1. VDAGIS Base project operates with all VDAGIS tools

4.2.2 Base Project Updates
        09.25.24
        Added School District Finances Layer
        Added 118th Congressional District ACS 2022-23 1yr Demographic Change Layer
        Added Revised 119th Congressional District Layer

4.2.3. Base Project Layer Groups

World by Country World by Country
States States
States Label
State $PCPI %Chg 23Q1_24Q1
State $PCPI 24Q1
State Pop %Chg 2020-23
State Pop %Chg 2020-2023
State %Chg ForBorn2010-22
Interstate Interstate
Hospitals Hospitals
FDIC Banks FDIC Banks
K-12 Schools K-12 Schools Elem
K-12 Schools Middle
K-12 Schools High
PUMAs - Public Use Microdata Areas PUMA2020 Code
PUMA2020
County Subdivisions County SubDivisions
Townships %PopChg 20-23
CBSAs - Core-Base Statistical Areas - MSAs CBSAs/MSA 2020 Label
CBSAs/MSA 2020
CBSA/MSA 2023 Name
CBSA/MSA 2023
CBSA2023 Pop
CBSA/MSA 2023 Pop23/SqMi
Counties Bold Counties - Bold
Congressional Districts CD118 Code
CD118 Boundary
CD118 Bold
CD118 ACS22 1yr Pop
CD118 ACS22-23 1yr
CD119 Code
CD119 Boundary
Congressional Communities Cong Comm CodeCong Comm Code
Cong Communities
Cong Comm ACS22 $MHI Label
Cong Comm ACS22 $MHI
Cong Comm DP1 Div Lbl
Cong Comm %CVAP A22 Totpop
Cong Comm %CVAP A22 Age18+
Cong Comm %CVAP A22 Totpop
Cong Comm DP1 Diversity
Cong Comm DP1 Dep Ratio
CC ACS22 %HS Grad

Congressional Districts CD 118 PopChg% 2020-22
State Legislative Districts St Leg Dist Upper
St Leg Dist Lower
School Districts School Districts Label
School Districts
School Districts ACS22 $MHI
School Districts Poverty Label
School Districts GRC %Poverty 2022
SchDist Fin22 %FedRev
Urban Areas Urban Areas Label
Urban Areas
ZIP Code Areas ZIP Codes Label
ZIP Codes
ZIP Code HPI23>400
ZIP Code HPI22-23 %Chg
Cities/Places Cities/Places Label
Cities/Places
Cities 2023 Name
Cities %PopChg 20-23
Counties County Name
County A22 $MHI
Cty Pop Gain 2020-23
Cty Pop Loss 2020-23
Block Groups BlkGroups Code
BlkGroups %CVAP A22 Totpop
BlkGroups %CVAP A22 Age18+
BlkGroups %CVAP A22
Census Tracts Tracts Code
Tracts Boundary
Tracts Diversity Label
Tracts DP1 Diversity
Tracts DP1 Dep Ratio
Tracts $MHI
Tracts %LSAH Eng Not Well
Tracts LMI23 Label
Tracts LMI23 MFI Tract/MSA%
Tracts %CVAP A22 Totpop
Tracts %CVAP A22 Age18+
Tracts %CVAP A22 D001
Tracts Gini Index
California Census Blocks CA Blocks Code
CA Blocks Boundary
CA %HU Chg 20-24 x Block
Counties Light Counties Light
Base Layer - Topology OSM Base Layer
States Base Layer States Base Layer

4.3. Using iVDA extended features .. goto top
  • Menu bar .. Tools>Layer Editor
  • Menu bar .. GeoSelect/Site Analysis
  • Table/Query
  • See iVDA below

4.4. iVDA applications .. goto top
  • Locating & examining a census tract - based on an address/location
  • Site Analysis using census tracts
  • K-12 Schools & School Districts
  • Congressional Communities & Congressional Districts
  • Examining Patterns of Low & Moderate Income

4.5. Assignment .. goto top
Use iVDA in this section to create a view similar to the one shown below for school districts in an area of interest.
Capture the graphic and e-mail (attachment) your profile (an Excel file) to Warren Glimpse.

   

4.6. Course Review & Ahead .. goto top

Using iVDA .. goto top
.. iVDA part of Visual Data Analytics .. see more about VDAGIS below
.. iVDA works on any device; iPhone (not recommended due to screen size)
.. start-up view presented below is an interactive mapping window .. watch video
.. iVDA is an iframe version of VDA Web GIS4 ..open related VDA Web GIS4 .. sse about using VDA Web GIS4 below
.. the page being viewed now is located at https://proximityone.com/gis/1/gis14.htm
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) GeoDemographics
Click toggle button/line to view instructions.
Examine any Metropolitan Statistical Area (zooms to MSA/CBSA) The vintage 2023 935 Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) in the U.S. (925) and Puerto Rico (10) are comprised of Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MISAs). CBSAs are comprised of one or more contiguous counties as defined by OMB. The 935 core-based statistical areas currently defined by the OMB include the 393 MSAs, which have an urban core population of at least 50,000, and the 542 (MISAs), which have an urban core population of at least 10,000 but less than 50,000. See more about CBSAs.

Learn to examine MSAs using iVDA with the "Base" project; using the 2023 vintage metropolitan areas. See related interactive table.

In the iVDA frame below, proceed as follows:
In the Legend Panel at the left of the Map Window, scroll down to "CBSA/MSA 2023 Pop23/SqMi" layer and check on.
.. click the + to left of name to expand the interval view

The map view refreshes to show a thematic pattern view of the 2023 population by square mile by MSA.

Click a MSA of interest in the map
.. a demographic profile for that MSA is displayed in the lower left.
.. here you can examine a wide range of demographic subject matter items.

Examine metro drill-down characteristics Next, examine a specific metrot; maybe the Dallas metro as an example.
In the searchbar, key in "Dallas, TX" and press enter (no quotes, not case sensitive)
.. the map refreshes showing a zoom-in to the Dallas, TX area
Check on these layers:
.. "Counties Bold"
.. "County Name"
.. "Tracts ACS22 $MHI"

The map view now shows patterns of economic prosperity (median household income) by census tract for the Dallas, TX MSA.
.. using data from the American Community Survey 2022 (ACS202)

View a demographic-economic profile for any selected tract:
.. click on a tract the map (see pointer in example below); the lower left panel profile updates.
.. a demographic profile for that tract is displayed in the lower left.
.. here you can examine a wide range of demographic subject matter items.

The start-up shows the U.S. lower 48 states by county.
.. reviewing extended features: Menu bar>Tools>Layer Editor .. Menu bar>GeoSelect/Site Analysis .. Table/Query

About VDAGIS .. goto top
Visual Data Analytics (VDA) Geographic Information Resources (GIS) resources are developed and maintained by Warren Glimpse, ProximityOne (Alexandria, VA) and Takashi Hamilton, Tsukasa Consulting (Osaka, Japan). See more about VDA resources


Copyright © . ProximityOne. All Rights Reserved.
Sitemap | Contact Us | News