Knowledge Plex Community Data System Fannie Mae Foundation

Knowledge. Plex® Community Data System Fannie Mae Foundation

Presentation Overview u What is Knowledge. Plex? u Community Data System – – – Need Objectives Content Overview Data Sets and Data Display Options Content to Support Data Use Project Status

What is Knowledge. Plex®? u Web portal for news, discussions, events, research, best practices, and other resources on affordable housing and community development u Created by a team of founding partners and implemented by the Fannie Mae Foundation u Audiences include practitioners, policy makers, grantors, and scholars u www. knowledgeplex. org

Need for a Community Data System Quotes from Knowledge. Plex User Discovery Research Legislative Assistant: “News, economic indicators, and other information to…gauge the state of housing across the nation. ” CDC Executive Director: “Neighborhood data and effective methods for evaluating, collecting, and analyzing it…. ” CDC Program Officer: “Data, statistics, and other information…to develop a clear picture of the affordable housing and community development universe…. ” Research Director: “An annotated data set and statistics directory…”

Community Data System Objectives u Meet needs of diverse users by providing access to data in multiple forms u Provide aids to assist users in interpreting and analyzing data u Integrate content u Create data and other Knowledge. Plex a nationwide system that can be integrated with local community statistical systems

Overview of Content and Functions u Housing, social, economic data geographic scales from neighborhood to nation u Dynamic interfaces produce maps, charts, tables, statistical profiles u Aids to facilitate data use metadata, analytic guidebooks, illustrative analyses u Other resources – housing data books, housing market reports – directory of housing data resources on the Web

Data Sets u For version 1. 0: – – 1990 and 2000 Census 2000 CHAS 1997 -2003 HMDA 2004 Section 8 Expiring Use u Follow with additional small-area files for future releases u Incorporate selected indicators from two dozen additional sources for larger geographic areas (counties, metros, states)

Homeownership Rates in Reno, NV Show Profile Related Links Analysis report: National trends in urban homeownership

Housing Profile: Reno, NV

Homeownership Rate Chart

Metadata Principles u Metadata must address: - Different audiences - Integration with interface - Support for data sharing

User Guides & Analytic Briefs u Topic ideas drawn from user networks & feedback u Initial guide topics: – Using HMDA – Resources for local community statistical systems u Analysis series – “Fact-sheets” – one page with text and graphics – Longer analytic briefs u Will be presented in more than one format – Traditional reports, case studies

Project Status and Schedule u Several nationwide data sets acquired and indicators and metadata prepared u Statistical profiles, user guides, and Web data directory under development u Version 1. 0 released end of 2004 u Periodic upgrades/additions to system and data over next 2 years based on user testing and feedback

Knowledge. Plex® Community Data System Fannie Mae Foundation Additional information: psimmons@fanniemaefoundation. org