Mapping
3rd Annual Communiplexity Summit
The 3rd Annual Communiplexity Summit will be taking place here in Sarasota on Friday, November 18th from 8:30 - 4:30 in the Community Room at the Herald-Tribune. SCOPE will be co-hosting the summit with Banyan Sprout, Inc. “Communiplexity” refers to combined theories of community and complexity which, when explored together, can yield innovative approaches to [...]
Data Byte: National Priorities Project - A Federal Priorities Database
How many federal dollars are invested in Head Start, 21st Century Learning, or Pell grants here in Sarasota County, and how do these investments relate to reductions in families experiencing poverty in our community? How many federal dollars is the U.S. spending on Medicare/Medicaid or Social Security Retirement Insurance here in Sarasota County, and how [...]
Maps to Inform Redistricting Efforts
Using ArcGIS software, SCOPE created the following maps to further inform discussions and deliberations regarding redistricting here in Sarasota County:
Map of Existing Districts for the State of Florida House of Representatives: Note that Sarasota County includes 5 Districts: 69, 55, 67, 70 and 71. Only District 70 lies entirely within the boundaries of Sarasota County. [...]
Calling All Residents of Sarasota County – Wisdom Needed for Redistricting
Every ten years, statewide redistricting provides an opportunity for us to ask ourselves: How fair and just are the voting district boundaries in Florida for those of us living in Sarasota County? How do we as citizens propose to adjust the boundaries so that they are as fair and just as possible?
On Tuesday, August 30, we [...]
Data Byte: Food Environment Atlas
There are many great places to eat in Sarasota County. We don’t have to go far to find something tasty. But are we eating too much fast food? Are we paying too much for a gallon of milk? How is our food environment affecting our health? These are just several of the things you can [...]
Community Indicator: Infant Health
So…what do you think about the patterns revealed in these data?
One way to share perspectives is to respond to the following questions*:
How are we doing as a community, with regard to the qualities of community well-being that these indicators measure?
Who are the partners who have a role to play in our community doing (and being) [...]
Data Byte - FundRace takes off here in Sarasota County
With Mitt Romney coming to town for a fundraising event on June 16th, it might be interesting to see what the political donor landscape is like here in Sarasota County. The Huffington Post has created an interactive mapping tool that makes it possible to see which residents and businesses of our community are contributing to [...]
Community Data 2.0 Participant Engagement
Here at SCOPE we are interested in how community engagement flourishes. By “engagement,” we mean becoming connected and inspired to create positive community change. We believe that for enough engagement to be generated, in order to create change around any given issue, our community needs to be paying attention to where inspiration is manifesting. Then we [...]
2010 Update to Community Report Card
Last week at Community Data 2.0, SCOPE shared a “2010 Update” to the Community Report Card — a subset of indicators with data extending to 2010. The update includes the latest Sarasota County demographics (total population, age, race / ethnicity) & 25 indicators of community well-being across 9 domains (civic, culture/recreation, economic, health, learning, natural environment, [...]
Data Byte: Innovations emerging from the Japanese Earthquake & Tsunami
There has been extensive coverage in the media regarding the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan. Recovery from this tragedy has been aided by the use of technology. A system has been created in Japan where people can text message, e-mail, and report on the web; property damage, hazards, evacuations, power outages, or even to [...]