Imagine you want to understand the community life of a neighbourhood…
You can usually find lists of organisations and public data about the area, but they're in different places and researching them takes time and energy – and you need to know what you're looking for in the first place.
So, what does the Atlas do?
The Civic Atlas aims to bring together that information – and more – to help you understand how the place works.
How does it do that?
The Atlas looks for and collects information about organisations, neighbourhoods and local data.
Why is that useful?
It helps people see patterns, relationships and gaps that are hard to spot otherwise.
- Which communities appear underserved?
- Where are the resources or money?
- Where are the biggest gaps in what we know?
What becomes possible?
Eventually it can suggest questions and connections that people might never have thought to investigate.
For example, it might ask and answer questions like: