Comments on: Socio-Ec Reports now include Shapefiles

By: kcarney

kcarney — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:32:31 +0000

So you’re interested in shapefiles indicating what types of development has occurred in previously undeveloped areas?

Here’s what I would do.
1. Find historic aerials and current aerials of my area of interest (ie. the City of Austin).
2. By comparing the two aerials, you can find regions that were undeveloped on the historic aerials and are developed or developing on the current aerials (i.e. south west Austin).
3. Then you could draw these regions using the Cubit application to get 2000 Census Housing data.

I’d also check with the appraisal district and the metropolitan planning organization in your area of interest to see if either agency has development specific shapefiles. Cubit’s shapefiles are of Census geographies only.

Let me know if you need any other information.

By: Anita

Anita — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:24:22 +0000

I am interested in acquiring shapefiles which provide an indication of the types of housing/economic development occurring in “environmental” or undeveloped areas. What shapefiles would you recommend? Most notably I am interested in looking at the phenomenon of urban sprawl.

Great thanks,

Anita.

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