GIS Equity and Inclusion Resources

Explore these resources for applying GIS for equity and inclusion.

• Do No Harm Project - Guides for handling and visualizing data through a diversity, equity, & inclusion lens.
   
• Talking Data Equity - We All Count webinar series about evaluating data with an equity lens.
   
• Community Commons - Online platform to advance equitable community health and well-being.
   
• San Antonio Equity Atlas - Atlas of online equity maps for San Antonio; other equity atlases also linked.
   
• Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool - Highlights disadvantaged census tracts.
   
• Equity Mapping and the Geography of Opportunity - Article by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
   
• City of Tucson Equity Data Strategy
  • Tucson's Innovative Approach to Achieving Equity through Data Visualization (Esri blog)
  • Tucson Equity Data Strategy (TEDS) (StoryMap)
  • City of Tucson at the Esri 2024 Senior Executive Summit (presentation recording)
     
• Build Your Strategic Equity Plan with GIS - An Esri webinar series.
   
• Esri Equity and Social Justice Resources - Strategic plan guidance and industry-specific examples.
   
• Esri Equity and Social Justice Blog - Examples of using GIS for racial equity, social justice, and inclusion.
  • Accurate and Transparent Voting in Saint Louis County, MO (Esri ArcUser article)
     
• Esri Industry Blogs related to equity and social justice - Additional related blogs.
  • The Power of Connecting Health and Location
  • Enhancing Equity Across Transportation Systems with GIS
     
• MNIT Map Accessibility Guidelines - Resources and recommendations for building accessible static and interactive maps.
   
• Accessibility Essentials for GIS and Mapping - An Esri ArcUser article.

 

Contact and update information

This is a selection of resources known to MnGeo. If you know of other publicly available resources for applying GIS to equity and inclusion, please let us know: gisinfo.mngeo@state.mn.us
 

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