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DataMade helps governments, nonprofits, researchers, and journalists capture, organize, understand, and share data.
Preserving Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing
Partnership with The Preservation Compact, DePaul Institute for Housing Studies
A mapping tool designed to facilitate evidence-based decision-making in preservation strategies for affordable multifamily rental housing.
Illinois Wastewater Surveillance System
Partnership with Discovery Partners Institute and Illinois Department of Public Health
Provides series of COVID-19 measurements from wastewater for 75 sites across the state of Illinois.
Partnership with City of Chicago - Department of Planning and Development
Browse all City-owned vacant surplus property in Chicago and apply to buy it.
Los Angeles Metro Board Agendas
Partnership with Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
An open government tool for understanding and tracking the activity of the Board Members of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Chicago's Million Dollar Blocks
Pro bono
An interactive map showing spending on incarceration for every block in the City of Chicago.
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Our Process: Building An Affordable Housing Lending Map
We partnered with the Community Investment Corporation to develop an easy way for them to visualize the affordable rental housing loans and grants they issue. This manifested in an internal map which is populated with real time, interactive data. It also provides a more granular view of the communities, projects, and properties associated with the loans they make.