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GIS Mapping Shows What Discrimination Looks Like

The dots on the GIS-awareness map may be sparse, but those who have experienced the transformative power of GIS mapping have no doubt that the technology will eventually become firmly entrenched in the public consciousness. “People are jaded with statistics, and even more jaded with pie charts and graphs,” says Keith Ernst, research director at the Center for Responsible Lending in Durham, which has used maps to identify patterns of predatory lending in low-income communities. “But if you put the information on a map, people are more willing to hear what you say. We’re visual creatures, and seeing is believing.”

via Miller-McCune Online Magazine