GIS for Housing and Urban Development - Softcover

The report describes potential applications of geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis by HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research for understanding housing needs, addressing broader issues of urban poverty and community development, and improving access to information and services by the many users of HUD’s data. It offers a vision of HUD as an important player in providing urban data to federal initiatives towards a spatial data infrastructure for the nation.

• Front Matter
• Executive Summary
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Ensuring the Availability, Accuracy, and Relevance of Urban and Housing Data
• 3. Data Disseminaton and Software Tools
• 4. Research and Policy Development
• 5. The Role of Partnerships
• References
• Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
• Appendix B: Workshop Agenda
• Appendix C: Other Contributors
• Appendix D: Acronym List