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Community Information
Mapping Systems of Ottawa
Mapping Projects
Delivered by the Social Planning Council of Ottawa
The
Ottawa Food Security Group
List of Maps for the
Food Security Group
Community
Information Exchange on Homelessness
Programs
and Services for the Homeless Population and for "at Risk" Population
Links on Research on
Homelessness
Homeless
Mapping Initiatives Community Information
Mapping Systems of Ottawa (CIMSO)
The Community Information Mapping Systems of Ottawa (CIMSO) is a joint initiative
of the Social Planning Council of Ottawa (SPC) and CSTIER-Centre
for the Study and Training Investment and Economic Restructuring that involves
building community capacities to develop an information and mapping system for
community agencies, social researchers, and the public. The
project aims to combine geospatial information (catchment area, wards, Census
tracts, etc.) from a variety of sources (Census, surveys, agency client Dbases,
HRDC, etc.) on a variety of subjects (health, child welfare, elections, poverty,
diversity, homelessness, employment, etc.). The startup
phase of the project was funded by the Trillium
Foundation of Ottawa and the Community
Foundation of Ottawa. Project funding for the Community Information Exchange
on Homelessness (CIEH) comes from the City of Ottawa One Time Grant for Innovative
funding stream through the End and Prevent Homelessness Stream. Mapping
Projects Delivered by the Social Planning Council - Ottawa
Food Security Group (OFSG)
The Ottawa Food
Security Group is a community organization with a mainly volunteer base. The "Food
Security in Ottawa: A Community Profile" report is a collaborative effort
initiated by the Ottawa Food Security Group and the Region of Ottawa-Carleton
Health Department in the fall of 2000 (before the amalgamation of Regional government
into the new City of Ottawa in January 1, 2001).
The project Steering
Committee (Moe Garahan, James Kuhns, Tasmin Rajotte and Debra Reid) worked with
Holly Milton who did the initial report research and preparation. Also, Tracey
Lauriault of the Social Planning Council of Ottawa (SPCO) with the OFSG Mapping
Data Sub-committee (James Kuhns & Tasmin Rajotte) worked at the SPCO to generate
a series of Food Security community
maps. Food Security
Program Mapping Methodology The Social Planning Council
of Ottawa and the Ottawa Food Security Group partnered to develop a mapping sub-committee
to develop a series of maps for the "Food
Security In Ottawa: A Community Profile" report. The food security data
were collected by Holly Milton in November 2000 and were compiled in tables for
the Report. The OFSG mapping sub-committee received the data
in MS Word. The MS Word data were imported into MS Excel by the OFSG Mapping sub-committee,
which enabled the development of a database and formatting for mapping purposes.
The data were cleaned of errors, and all duplicate addresses
were removed. Further any confidential information was deleted. The cleaned data
were analyzed and a typology of programs was developed with the use of the descriptive
program information accumulated by Holly Milton. Mutually exclusive program categories
were developed for each map theme. The program data were
geocoded into MapInfo to create a series of separate point data base maps. Also,
all sites offering programs were geocoded onto one map. Each program point data
set was overlain onto the City of Ottawa ward map. The geodemographic variable
chosen for program maps was Low Income (see
report for details) from the Statistics Canada 1996 Census. A
separate series of maps were created to capture some of the demographic variables
associated with food insecurity. The variables selected for the purpose of this
report were low income, new immigrants, aboriginal, lone-parent families, seniors,
and homelessness. All these variables were derived from the Statistics Canada
1996 Census. Note to the map reader:
point data (location of services/programs)
only represent the location of a program/service and do not speak to capacity
and specific program demand issues. The data are not comprehensive due to compilation
time restrictions but do provide a preliminary overview of what is available in
the City. "Food Security in Ottawa: A Community
Profile" is available from: Olly
Wodin, Community Nutritionist,
Centretown Community Health Centre,
420 Cooper St
Ottawa, (ON) K2P 2N6
Tel: (613) 233-2317 ext. 2198 Or
Debra Reid, Public Health Nutritionist,
Community Services Branch,
City of Ottawa
495 Richmond Rd, 6W
Ottawa, (ON) K2A 4A4
Tel: (613) 724-4122 ext. 23715
Fax: (613) 724-4191
- Community
Information Exchange on Homelessness (CIEH)
The
Community Information Exchange on Homelessness (CIEH) project, is a component
of the content development of the Community Information Mapping Systems of Ottawa
(CIMSO) which aims to provide information in
map form on key variables associated with homelessness as identified in the
Community Action Plan to Prevent Homelessness in Ottawa-Carleton 2000 Update (CAPPH
in O-C 2000). Funding for this initiative was provided by the City of Ottawa One
Time Grant for Innovative funding stream through the End and Prevent Homelessness
Stream. CIEH maps are designed
to assist decision makers to visualize key variables associated with homelessness
by: The SPCO Community
Information Exchange on Homelessness (CIEH) project aims to provide geodemographic
data on key variables associated with homelessness, with the use of a Geographic
Information System (GIS). A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a tool for
spatial data analysis. It allows for the collection, storage, analysis, and display
of data. The typical output is a map-based image where layers represent distinct
systems or types of information. These layers can be added in any sequence the
user prefers, and based upon the data available to the user, to analyses or visualizes
that data.
Research
on Homelessness(links)
"Describing
the Homeless Population of Ottawa-Carleton" By
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