38 datasets found
  1. City Boundaries – SCAG Region

    • gisdata-scag.opendata.arcgis.com
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    Updated Nov 8, 2023
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    Southern California Association of Governments (2023). City Boundaries – SCAG Region [Dataset]. https://gisdata-scag.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/city-boundaries-scag-region
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    Nov 8, 2023
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Southern California Association of Governmentshttp://www.scag.ca.gov/
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    Description

    This is SCAG’s 2019 city boundary data (v.1.0), updated as of July 6, 2021, including the boundaries for each of the 191 cities and 6 county unincorporated areas in the SCAG region. The original city boundary data was obtained from county LAFCOs to reflect the most current updates and annexations to the city boundaries. This data will be further reviewed and updated as SCAG continues to receive feedbacks from LAFCOs, subregions and local jurisdictions.Data-field description:COUNTY: County name COUNTY_ID: County FIPS CodeCITY: City NameCITY_ID: City FIPS CodeACRES: Area in acresSQMI: Area in square milesYEAR: Dataset year

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    1903 Map of the City of Los Angeles

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    Updated Mar 10, 2018
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    Spatial Sciences Institute (2018). 1903 Map of the City of Los Angeles [Dataset]. https://uscssi.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/7415741759554bfda2eb6df09e2de987
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    Mar 10, 2018
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    Spatial Sciences Institute
    Description

    Map of the City of Los Angeles 1903.

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    City Boundaries - SCAG Region

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    rdpgisadmin (2023). City Boundaries - SCAG Region [Dataset]. https://hub.scag.ca.gov/items/c2cb4d547f314833a3485444febb5e06
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    Dataset updated
    Nov 8, 2023
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    rdpgisadmin
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    Description

    This is SCAG’s 2019 city boundary data (v.1.0), updated as of July 6, 2021, including the boundaries for each of the 191 cities and 6 county unincorporated areas in the SCAG region. The original city boundary data was obtained from county LAFCOs to reflect the most current updates and annexations to the city boundaries. This data will be further reviewed and updated as SCAG continues to receive feedbacks from LAFCOs, subregions and local jurisdictions.Data-field description:COUNTY: County name COUNTY_ID: County FIPS CodeCITY: City NameCITY_ID: City FIPS CodeACRES: Area in acresSQMI: Area in square milesYEAR: Dataset year

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    1897 Map of the City of Los Angeles

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    Updated Mar 9, 2018
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    Spatial Sciences Institute (2018). 1897 Map of the City of Los Angeles [Dataset]. https://uscssi.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/91d025e51c4a4a8aad4e7c3122fb18b1
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 9, 2018
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Spatial Sciences Institute
    Area covered
    Los Angeles
    Description

    Map of the City of Los Angeles 1897 accompanying Maxwell's Los Angeles City Directory.

  5. CA Geographic Boundaries

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    • s.cnmilf.com
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    shp
    Updated May 3, 2024
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    California Department of Technology (2024). CA Geographic Boundaries [Dataset]. https://data.ca.gov/dataset/ca-geographic-boundaries
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    shp(2597712), shp(136046), shp(10153125)Available download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 3, 2024
    Dataset authored and provided by
    California Department of Technologyhttp://cdt.ca.gov/
    Description

    This dataset contains shapefile boundaries for CA State, counties and places from the US Census Bureau's 2023 MAF/TIGER database. Current geography in the 2023 TIGER/Line Shapefiles generally reflects the boundaries of governmental units in effect as of January 1, 2023.

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    1857 Map of the City of Los Angeles

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    Updated Mar 10, 2018
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    Spatial Sciences Institute (2018). 1857 Map of the City of Los Angeles [Dataset]. https://uscssi.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/d417c61cdc3f4e6089073f8d3995efb7
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 10, 2018
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Spatial Sciences Institute
    Area covered
    Los Angeles
    Description

    1857 Map of the City of Los Angeles showing the confirmed Limits

  7. City and County Boundary Line Changes

    • gis.data.ca.gov
    • gis-california.opendata.arcgis.com
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    Updated Mar 6, 2015
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    California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (2015). City and County Boundary Line Changes [Dataset]. https://gis.data.ca.gov/maps/93f73ae0070240fca9a4d3826ddb83cd
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    Mar 6, 2015
    Dataset authored and provided by
    California Department of Tax and Fee Administrationhttp://cdtfa.ca.gov/
    License

    MIT Licensehttps://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
    License information was derived automatically

    Area covered
    Description

    This map includes change areas for city and county boundaries filed in accordance with Government Code 54900. The initial dataset was first published on October 20, 2021, and was based on the State Board of Equalization's tax rate area boundaries. As of April 1, 2024, the maintenance of this dataset is provided by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration for the purpose of determining sales and use tax jurisdictions. The boundaries are continuously being revised when areas of conflict are discovered between the original boundary provided by the California State Board of Equalization and the boundary made publicly available by local, state, and federal government. Some differences may occur between actual recorded boundaries and the boundaries used for sales and use tax purposes. The boundaries in this map are representations of taxing jurisdictions and should not be used to determine precise city or county boundary line locations.The data is updated within 10 business days of the CDTFA receiving a copy of the Board of Equalization's acknowledgement letter.BOE_CityAnx Data Dictionary: COFILE = county number - assessment roll year - file number (see note*); CHANGE = affected city, unincorporated county, or boundary correction; EFFECTIVE = date the change was effective by resolution or ordinance (see note*); RECEIVED = date the change was received at the BOE; ACKNOWLEDGED = date the BOE accepted the filing for inclusion into the tax rate area system; NOTES = additional clarifying information about the action.*Note: A COFILE number ending in "000" is a boundary correction and the effective date used is the date the map was corrected.BOE_CityCounty Data Dictionary: COUNTY = county name; CITY = city name or unincorporated territory; COPRI = county number followed by the 3-digit city primary number used in the Board of Equalization's 6-digit tax rate area numbering system (for the purpose of this map, unincorporated areas are assigned 000 to indicate that the area is not within a city).

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    Thematic map of Massachusetts cities and towns 1999: education, poverty, and...

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    Updated Jan 19, 2018
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    Harvard Dataverse (2018). Thematic map of Massachusetts cities and towns 1999: education, poverty, and income [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/ZU78KJ
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    Dataset updated
    Jan 19, 2018
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    Area covered
    Massachusetts
    Description

    Thematic map of Massachusetts cities and towns 1999: education, poverty, and income. Thematic map of Massachusetts cities and towns by percent of the 25 and older population with a high school graduate degree or higher. Thematic map of the percent of families below the poverty level in 1999. Thematic map of 1999 median household income

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    Data from: A dataset of dynamical social map in ancient China: 618-1644

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    Updated Sep 30, 2022
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    Xiongfei Jiang (2022). A dataset of dynamical social map in ancient China: 618-1644 [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.17632/vjyh3g8w2r.2
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    Sep 30, 2022
    Authors
    Xiongfei Jiang
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Description

    The data set of this article is related to the paper "Dynamical structure of social map in ancient China" (2022, Physica A, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2022.128209) . This article demonstrates the data of social relations between cities in ancient China, ranging from 618 AD to 1644 AD. The raw data of social associations between elites used to build social maps are extracted from the China Biographical Database. The raw data contain 14610 elites and 29673 social associations, which cover 366 cities in China. The dataset of this article is relevant both for social and natural scientists interested in the social and economic history of ancient China. The data can be used for further insights/analyses on the evolutionary pattern of geo-social architecture, and the geo-history from the viewpoint of social network.

    The dataset contains $3$ files: "Networks.xlsx", "Coordinates.xlsx", and "SocialMap.html". The "Networks.xlsx" has 3 columns, representing the source node (city), target node (city), and weight of a link between two nodes, respectively. The "Networks.xlsx" contains $9$ sheets, which are the data for different dynasties named by Early Tang, Late Tang, Early Northern-Song, Late Northern-Song, Early Southern-Song, Late Southern-Song, Yuan, Early Ming, and Late Ming. Noticeably, the "Networks.xlsx" can be visualized by the network software of Gephi directly. The "Coordinates.xlsx" has 4 columns storing longitude and latitude for all cities that appeared in 9 networks. The first and second columns are English names and Chinese names of cities; the third and fourth columns are longitudes and latitudes of cities. The "SocialMap.html" provides a visualization platform, in which users could select and illustrate the evolution of social maps intuitively.

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    The 18th century Cassini roads and cities dataset

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    Updated Jun 15, 2015
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    Harvard Dataverse (2015). The 18th century Cassini roads and cities dataset [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/28674
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    text/plain; charset=us-ascii(50), application/zipped-shapefile(1084618), application/zipped-shapefile(1056572), application/zipped-shapefile(6678988), text/plain; charset=us-ascii(2075239), application/zipped-shapefile(5884182), application/zipped-shapefile(7274210), text/plain; charset=us-ascii(2343040)Available download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jun 15, 2015
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    License

    CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedicationhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    1747 - 1790
    Area covered
    France
    Description

    The evolution of infrastructure networks such as roads and streets are of utmost importance to understand the evolution of urban systems. However, datasets describing these spatial objects are rare and sparse. The database presented here represents the road network at the french national level described in the historical map of Cassini in the 18th century. The digitalization of this historical map is based on a collaborative platform methodology that we describe in detail. These data can be used for a variety of interdisciplinary studies, covering multiple spatial resolutions and ranging from history, geography, urban economics to the science of network.

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    Cities

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    • gisopendata-countyofriverside.opendata.arcgis.com
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    Updated Mar 26, 2018
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    Riverside County Mapping Portal (2018). Cities [Dataset]. https://southern-california-regional-governance-council-hubclub.hub.arcgis.com/items/85e6f27fde5244f1be19e54a365608b7
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 26, 2018
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Riverside County Mapping Portal
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    Description

    This data set of polygon features represents Riverside County's Incorporated City Boundaries. Topology has been run and all gaps and overlaps have been fixed. The data has been adjusted to match Riverside County Parcel Boundaries. The city name field is used to represent the citys' name. Every polygon that represents an incorporated city must have a city name. Data was spatially adjusted in 2020. Maintained by Adam Grim, 12/2020

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    Official USA Cities Simplified Roads Network

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    Updated Apr 6, 2017
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    Fabien Pfaender (2017). Official USA Cities Simplified Roads Network [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/19UK7N
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    CroissantCroissant is a format for machine-learning datasets. Learn more about this at mlcommons.org/croissant.
    Dataset updated
    Apr 6, 2017
    Dataset provided by
    Harvard Dataverse
    Authors
    Fabien Pfaender
    License

    CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedicationhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Complete dataset of all 29,850 USA cities Roads network as a graph in the shp format. The extracts follow 2016 official USA cities boundaries. Graph are identified by their [city_code].shp. Cities code are provided by the Tiger Census Dataset. Graph have been created by extracting all openstreetmap.org (osm) maps for each USA Cityextracting the graph from osm extract using the policosm python github librarysimplifying the graph by removing all degree two nodes to retain only a workable transportation network. Original road length is retained as an attribute Nodes includes latitude and longitude attributes from WGS84 projection Edges includes length in meter (precision < 1m), tag:highway value from osm See policosm on github for more informations on extractions algorithm

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    Neighborhoods Map

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    • data.colorado.gov
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    application/rdfxml +5
    Updated Aug 27, 2018
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    (2018). Neighborhoods Map [Dataset]. https://opendata.fcgov.com/w/k3cv-knd3/default?cur=LpmwLo7euta&from=86Bt5Ya81QA
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    tsv, csv, xml, json, application/rdfxml, application/rssxmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Aug 27, 2018
    Description

    The City of Fort Collins GIS Online Mapping tool (FCMaps) provide current, timely and local geographic information in an easy to use viewer. FCMaps is mobile friendly and will work well on tablets and smartphones as well as a desktop browser.

    Here you will find locations and names of neighborhoods in Fort Collins.

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    City Limits

    • open.sbcounty.gov
    Updated Sep 21, 2019
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    County of San Bernardino (2019). City Limits [Dataset]. https://open.sbcounty.gov/datasets/city-limits-1
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    Dataset updated
    Sep 21, 2019
    Dataset authored and provided by
    County of San Bernardino
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    Description

    San Bernardino County City Limits current as of December 17, 2024.City limit boundaries are maintained through maps of annexations and detachments by the County of San Bernardino Surveyor's Office. City Limits GIS data stores non-contiguous city polygons as individual polygons. For questions about this dataset, please email opendata@isd.sbcounty.gov.This feature service will be retired soon and will no longer be updated with the latest changes. To ensure you always get the latest updates, please instead point your maps and apps to use the Cities and Towns (Incorporated Areas) feature layer.

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    Princes and Townspeople: A Collection of Historical Statistics on German...

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    Updated Nov 22, 2023
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    Bogucka, Edyta P.; Cantoni, Davide; Weigand, Matthias (2023). Princes and Townspeople: A Collection of Historical Statistics on German Territories and Cities. 1: City Locations and Border Maps [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/ZGSJED
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    Nov 22, 2023
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    Authors
    Bogucka, Edyta P.; Cantoni, Davide; Weigand, Matthias
    Description

    Locations and border maps for cities of the Holy Roman Empire as listed in the Deutsches Städtebuch (Keyser et al., eds., 1939-2003).

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    Boston Heat Map Explorer

    • gis.data.mass.gov
    Updated Oct 14, 2021
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    BostonMaps (2021). Boston Heat Map Explorer [Dataset]. https://gis.data.mass.gov/datasets/boston::boston-heat-map-explorer
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 14, 2021
    Dataset authored and provided by
    BostonMaps
    Area covered
    Boston
    Description

    About the App This app hosts data from Heat Resilience Solutions for Boston (the Heat Plan). It features maps that include daytime and nighttime air temperature, urban heat island index, and extreme heat duration. About the DataA citywide urban canopy model was developed to produce modeled air temperature maps for the City of Boston Heat Resilience Study in 2021. Sasaki Associates served as the lead consultant working with the City of Boston. The technical methodology for the urban canopy model was produced by Klimaat Consulting & Innovation Inc. A weeklong analysis period during July 18th-24th, 2019 was selected to produce heat characteristics maps for the study (one of the hottest weeks in Boston that year). The data array represents the modelled, average hourly urban meteorological condition at 100 meter spatial resolution. This dataset was processed into urban heat indices and delivered as georeferenced image layers. The data layers have been resampled to 10 meter resolution for visualization purposes. For the detailed methodology of the urban canopy model, visit the Heat Resilience Study project website.

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    Map of the Outside Lands of the City and County Of San Francisco (Raster...

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    Updated Apr 11, 2016
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    (2016). Map of the Outside Lands of the City and County Of San Francisco (Raster Image) [Dataset]. https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/kp035wh0543
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    zipAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Apr 11, 2016
    License

    Attribution 3.0 (CC BY 3.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Area covered
    San Francisco
    Description

    This layer is a georeferenced image of a map titled "Map Of The Outside Lands Of The City And County Of San Francisco Showing Reservations Selected for Public Purposes, under the Provisions of Order No. 800." Date estimated. Chas. H. Stanyan, A.J. Shrader, Beverly Cole, Chas. Clayton and Monroe Ashbury were the members of the Committee on Outside Lands of the Board of Supervisors which published this map. Many of the streets in the Haight Ashbury district were named after the members of the Committee on Outside Lands - these streets appear on this map. With color, perhaps added later. Includes key structures. Property of the San Francisco Public Library. This map is part of the Imagined San Francisco Project. .

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    Map Viewing Service (WMS) of the dataset: Urban contract for social cohesion...

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    Updated Mar 9, 2022
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    (2022). Map Viewing Service (WMS) of the dataset: Urban contract for social cohesion (CUCS) in the department of Bouches-du-Rhone | gimi9.com [Dataset]. https://gimi9.com/dataset/eu_fr-120066022-srv-8bf687f2-ef87-443b-95b2-a38d7b7d40f7
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 9, 2022
    License

    CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedicationhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Area covered
    Bouches-du-Rhone
    Description

    Urban social cohesion contracts replaced city contracts in 2007 as part of the developed territory project for the benefit of neighbourhoods in difficulty. The CUCS is a contract between the State and local authorities that commits each of the partners to implement concerted actions to improve the daily lives of residents in neighbourhoods experiencing difficulties (unemployment, violence, housing, etc.). It is prepared on the joint initiative of the mayor or president of the EPCI, and the prefect of department. The general framework and guidelines were defined by the Interministerial Committee for the City (CIV) on 9 March 2006. The contract is signed for a period of three years, renewable once, by the prefect of the department and by the mayor and/or president of the EPCI, in consultation with the prefect of the region. Regional and general councils shall, at their request, be associated with contractualisation. Depending on local issues, privileged partners are asked to: Caisse des dépôts et consignations, funds for family allowances, social lenders, rectorates... The data only contain urban social cohesion contracts that have been signed. The old CUCS (i.e. those that are finished) are to be archived.

  19. E

    SafeCityYEG Data

    • data.edmonton.ca
    Updated Jan 17, 2024
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    SafeCityYEG Data [Dataset]. https://data.edmonton.ca/Social-Impact/SafeCityYEG-Data/hx79-22u9
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    csv, application/rdfxml, tsv, application/rssxml, xml, application/geo+json, kmz, kmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jan 17, 2024
    Dataset authored and provided by
    City of Edmonton
    Description

    PLEASE NOTE that as of June 30, 2022, we will no longer be collecting data from Safe City YEG and the crowdsourcing app will no longer be available. Thank you for your help in collecting data since July 2020.

    For more information, please see:

    • Edmonton: Safe City | Scoping Study Executive Summary [PDF]
    • Edmonton: Safe City | Community Collaboration Committee Recommendations [PDF]
    • UN Women: Creating safe and empowering public spaces with women and girls [external webpage]
      • Cities are for everyone and should be safe and welcoming for all. If you feel unsafe in a public space, we want to know.

        The City of Edmonton is a member of the United Nations Women Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces program, which works toward solutions to improve safety and decrease sexual violence for women and girls in public spaces.

        The Edmonton: Safe City project has launched a web-based mapping tool called SafeCityYEG that allows Edmontonians to report where they feel unsafe or safe in their communities and why. By pinning locations on a map and identifying a safety concern or places where you feel comfortable, you are helping to influence change.

        The primary goal of this project is to gain substantial user participation from Edmontonians and those visiting the city — with a strong focus on women and girls — for a duration of up to one year. Depending on the results and feedback, this project may continue after the one-year mark.

        The SafeCityYEG tool will be tracked based on the participation levels and feedback from users. Once the analytics are reviewed, the interdepartmental committee of Edmonton: Safe City, community partners and experts will use the data collected to ignite action. This may include working to change practices, policies, programs and initiatives within the City of Edmonton and other community organizations.

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    Climate Ready Boston Social Vulnerability

    • data.boston.gov
    • cloudcity.ogopendata.com
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    Updated Sep 21, 2017
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    Boston Maps (2017). Climate Ready Boston Social Vulnerability [Dataset]. https://data.boston.gov/dataset/climate-ready-boston-social-vulnerability
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    arcgis geoservices rest api, zip, csv, html, geojson, kmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Sep 21, 2017
    Dataset provided by
    BostonMaps
    Authors
    Boston Maps
    License

    ODC Public Domain Dedication and Licence (PDDL) v1.0http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Area covered
    Boston
    Description
    Social vulnerability is defined as the disproportionate susceptibility of some social groups to the impacts of hazards, including death, injury, loss, or disruption of livelihood. In this dataset from Climate Ready Boston, groups identified as being more vulnerable are older adults, children, people of color, people with limited English proficiency, people with low or no incomes, people with disabilities, and people with medical illnesses.

    Source:

    The analysis and definitions used in Climate Ready Boston (2016) are based on "A framework to understand the relationship between social factors that reduce resilience in cities: Application to the City of Boston." Published 2015 in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction by Atyia Martin, Northeastern University.

    Population Definitions:

    Older Adults:
    Older adults (those over age 65) have physical vulnerabilities in a climate event; they suffer from higher rates of medical illness than the rest of the population and can have some functional limitations in an evacuation scenario, as well as when preparing for and recovering from a disaster. Furthermore, older adults are physically more vulnerable to the impacts of extreme heat. Beyond the physical risk, older adults are more likely to be socially isolated. Without an appropriate support network, an initially small risk could be exacerbated if an older adult is not able to get help.
    Data source: 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates (ACS) data by census tract for population over 65 years of age.
    Attribute label: OlderAdult

    Children:
    Families with children require additional resources in a climate event. When school is cancelled, parents need alternative childcare options, which can mean missing work. Children are especially vulnerable to extreme heat and stress following a natural disaster.
    Data source: 2010 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates (ACS) data by census tract for population under 5 years of age.
    Attribute label: TotChild

    People of Color:
    People of color make up a majority (53 percent) of Boston’s population. People of color are more likely to fall into multiple vulnerable groups as
    well. People of color statistically have lower levels of income and higher levels of poverty than the population at large. People of color, many of whom also have limited English proficiency, may not have ready access in their primary language to information about the dangers of extreme heat or about cooling center resources. This risk to extreme heat can be compounded by the fact that people of color often live in more densely populated urban areas that are at higher risk for heat exposure due to the urban heat island effect.
    Data source: 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates (ACS) data by census tract: Black, Native American, Asian, Island, Other, Multi, Non-white Hispanics.
    Attribute label: POC2

    Limited English Proficiency:
    Without adequate English skills, residents can miss crucial information on how to prepare
    for hazards. Cultural practices for information sharing, for example, may focus on word-of-mouth communication. In a flood event, residents can also face challenges communicating with emergency response personnel. If residents are more socially
    isolated, they may be less likely to hear about upcoming events. Finally, immigrants, especially ones who are undocumented, may be reluctant to use government services out of fear of deportation or general distrust of the government or emergency personnel.
    Data Source: 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates (ACS) data by census tract, defined as speaks English only or speaks English “very well”.
    Attribute label: LEP

    Low to no Income:
    A lack of financial resources impacts a household’s ability to prepare for a disaster event and to support friends and neighborhoods. For example, residents without televisions, computers, or data-driven mobile phones may face challenges getting news about hazards or recovery resources. Renters may have trouble finding and paying deposits for replacement housing if their residence is impacted by flooding. Homeowners may be less able to afford insurance that will cover flood damage. Having low or no income can create difficulty evacuating in a disaster event because of a higher reliance on public transportation. If unable to evacuate, residents may be more at risk without supplies to stay in their homes for an extended period of time. Low- and no-income residents can also be more vulnerable to hot weather if running air conditioning or fans puts utility costs out of reach.
    Data source: 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates (ACS) data by census tract for low-to- no income populations. The data represents a calculated field that combines people who were 100% below the poverty level and those who were 100–149% of the poverty level.
    Attribute label: Low_to_No

    People with Disabilities:
    People with disabilities are among the most vulnerable in an emergency; they sustain disproportionate rates of illness, injury, and death in disaster events.46 People with disabilities can find it difficult to adequately prepare for a disaster event, including moving to a safer place. They are more likely to be left behind or abandoned during evacuations. Rescue and relief resources—like emergency transportation or shelters, for example— may not be universally accessible. Research has revealed a historic pattern of discrimination against people with disabilities in times of resource scarcity, like after a major storm and flood.
    Data source: 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates (ACS) data by census tract for total civilian non-institutionalized population, including: hearing difficulty, vision difficulty, cognitive difficulty, ambulatory difficulty, self-care difficulty, and independent living difficulty.
    Attribute label: TotDis

    Medical Illness:
    Symptoms of existing medical illnesses are often exacerbated by hot temperatures. For example, heat can trigger asthma attacks or increase already high blood pressure due to the stress of high temperatures put on the body. Climate events can interrupt access to normal sources of healthcare and even life-sustaining medication. Special planning is required for people experiencing medical illness. For example, people dependent on dialysis will have different evacuation and care needs than other Boston residents in a climate event.
    Data source: Medical illness is a proxy measure which is based on EASI data accessed through Simply Map. Health data at the local level in Massachusetts is not available beyond zip codes. EASI modeled the health statistics for the U.S. population based upon age, sex, and race probabilities using U.S. Census Bureau data. The probabilities are modeled against the census and current year and five year forecasts. Medical illness is the sum of asthma in children, asthma in adults, heart disease, emphysema, bronchitis, cancer, diabetes, kidney disease, and liver disease. A limitation is that these numbers may be over-counted as the result of people potentially having more than one medical illness. Therefore, the analysis may have greater numbers of people with medical illness within census tracts than actually present. Overall, the analysis was based on the relationship between social factors.
    Attribute label: MedIllnes

    Other attribute definitions:
    GEOID10: Geographic identifier: State Code (25), Country Code (025), 2010 Census Tract
    AREA_SQFT: Tract area (in square feet)
    AREA_ACRES: Tract area (in acres)
    POP100_RE: Tract population count
    HU100_RE: Tract housing unit count
    Name: Boston Neighborhood
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Southern California Association of Governments (2023). City Boundaries – SCAG Region [Dataset]. https://gisdata-scag.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/city-boundaries-scag-region
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City Boundaries – SCAG Region

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Nov 8, 2023
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Southern California Association of Governmentshttp://www.scag.ca.gov/
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This is SCAG’s 2019 city boundary data (v.1.0), updated as of July 6, 2021, including the boundaries for each of the 191 cities and 6 county unincorporated areas in the SCAG region. The original city boundary data was obtained from county LAFCOs to reflect the most current updates and annexations to the city boundaries. This data will be further reviewed and updated as SCAG continues to receive feedbacks from LAFCOs, subregions and local jurisdictions.Data-field description:COUNTY: County name COUNTY_ID: County FIPS CodeCITY: City NameCITY_ID: City FIPS CodeACRES: Area in acresSQMI: Area in square milesYEAR: Dataset year

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