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Nonprofit Mappingfor Change
With GreenInfo Network
10.20.2016
● Largest dedicated nonprofit GIS supportgroup in U.S.
● 20 years, 800+ organizations● 12 staff, 20-30 projects at a time● Wide range of geospatial capacities● Main office in Oakland
GreenInfo Network
We create, analyze, visualize and communicate information
in the public interest.
Branding: website colors, fonts, logo
Establish the audienceand message
Create visual hierarchy and simplify!
The City Project
cityprojectca.org
...to achieve equal justice, democracy, and livability for all.
The City Project
cityprojectca.org
...to achieve equal justice, democracy, and livability for all.
CA State Parks disproportionately serve white populations
The City Project
cityprojectca.org
...to achieve equal justice, democracy, and livability for all.
More diverse districts received less money overall and less money per person.
The City Project
cityprojectca.org
...to achieve equal justice, democracy, and livability for all.
Higher population non-white areas are subject to greater amounts of pollutants
California’s Marine Protected Areas● Regional approach to protecting California’s state waters implemented from
2007 - 2012 under the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA). Our clients were Ocean Conservancy and NRDC and our work started in each region by creating planning maps with natural resource layers and comparing different proposals.
California’s Marine Protected Areas
● And we finished each region with implementation and public education maps.
California’s Marine Protected Areas
Before (sq mi) % of State Waters After (sq mi) % of State Waters
North Coast 3.14 0.31 137.41 13.38
North Central Coast 27 3.54 152.41 19.98
Central Coast 43 3.76 206.79 18.08
South Coast 184 7.83 355.42 15.12
Total 257.14 4.87 852.03 16.12
● Prior to the MLPA, 4.87% of state waters were protected by MPAs.● After the MLPA, 16.12% of state waters are now protected by MPAs
California’s Marine Protected Areas
● Implementing the MLPA was a huge effort that took many years, many meetings, and extensive input from the public, fishermen, state agencies, and conservation groups to design the best MPAs for the state.
California’s Marine Protected Areas
● The South Coast region process was met with great opposition from recreational (shore, kayak, spearfishing) and commercial fishermen fearful that MPAs would close the best and most cherished fishing spots.
● Fishing forums such as Bloody Decks have been vocal about their disagreements and fears when it came to establishing new MPAs:
“But you can bet when these MLPA's are in effect and are expanded we will be lucky if we have one square mile of ocean to fish in within 10 years.
Aren't the ones that support MLPA's glad they are saving and improving fish stocks for the generations of 3012.....”
“It starts out with good intentions (I know very arguable)but will end up being expanded to the point where my greatgrandkids learn about the ocean by looking at it from theshore and going to an aquarium.”
California’s Marine Protected Areas
So: How could we go about helping fishermen and the public understand the
plans for increased protection and let them know, through data, that many of the best fishing spots along the South Coast would remain open.
A quick search helped us find two sites created by fishermen, for fishermen, that located South Coast fishing spots by name and latitude/longitude.
Then, we map.
California’s Marine Protected AreasResults: “Congrats! Since your work has been trashed on BloodyDecks, you’re now
a full member of the team.”
“Yep; in Monterey, they were there stating that ‘All the most used spots are being left open to fishing.’ Funny, I guess nobody fishes Laguna, Pt. Dume, Swamis, S. La Jolla, central PV.”
“I guess all the ‘socioeconomic’ information that Ecotrust got from the fishermen (which was supposed to be kept confidential) was used against us in the end.
Actually, it's quite obvious how all these fishing spots were identified and placed on a map.
Yeah, when you go to the MLPA meetings, be sure to bring a jar of vasoline or a tube of K-Y jelly with you. You'll need it so it won't hurt so bad when you're getting the business from our government officials.
Actual Results: The commission listened to all sides and increased MPA coverage
from 7.83% protected state waters up to 15.12% protected AND kept most of the South Coast’s best fishing locations open to recreational and commercial fishing
California Community Health Assessment Tool
● The California Community Health Assessment Tool (CCHAT) was developed by the Stanford Prevention Research Center and GreenInfo Network, with funding from the Tobacco Related Disease Research Program.
● We are building an application that quickly provides data summaries and visualizations of the proximity of tobacco retailers to schools throughout CA
● Search for locations by county, city, zip, school, or address / coordinates to receive area statistics, tobacco retailer data, and an interactive map
Statewide retailers and data summaries
San Francisco retailers and statistics
Median Household Income underlay
School boundaries with 500ft and 1,000ft buffers
Data summaries within ½ mile of school boundary
Comparing GreenInfo school boundaries with CA Dept of Ed. reported locations
● On and off over three years, GreenInfo mapped over 10,000 school boundaries and centroids
