Using Maps and Geographic Information Systems in Public Interest Advocacy

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Matthew Burnett

UC Davis Law School 4.13.2009 Presentation

Eric Schultheis, Staff Attorney at the Race Equity Project of Legal Services of Northern California, just posted this excellent presentation on using maps and GIS in public interest advocacy. - M

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Eric Schultheis - April 22, 2009 9:18 PM

If you're interested in more techie posts about GIS and legal aid advocacy take a look at www.lsnc.net/equity. I post under Elektromoose. Also, I recently published an article in the Clearinghouse Review with a researcher from Ohio State. The article is about how advocates can use GIS in social justice advocacy. Take look: http://lsnc.net/equity/2009/02/25/using-gis-for-advocacy/.

Claudia Johnson - May 1, 2009 11:22 AM

Thank you for posting this. This is a wonderful presentation, and nicely done. Part of the beauty of maps is that they include the effect of time, making them 4 dimensional, which means that you can show the effect of decisions and resource allocation over time. When you factor in language, race, gender, disability as variables, you can see that over time, initial conditions prevail. That is a powerful argument if working on behalf of vulnerable populations.

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