The Tutor/Mentor Connection (T/MC) has used Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and other visualization tools in its program support and public awareness strategy.
Due to tech problems and lack of funds the Program Locator has not been working properly since 2013. Use this discussion to understand what T/MC was trying to accomplish.
Website: http://www.tutormentorprogramlocator.net
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Latest Activity: Oct 16, 2015
Started by Daniel Bassill Dec 29, 2011.
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On October 15, 2015 Chicago Tribune Columnist Dawn Turner posted story about potential of interactive maps, featuring my work as an example. Read at
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-mapping-chicago-da...
Very sad to report that the Chicago Tutor/Mentor Program Locator
interactive mapping platform, and other database services on the http://www.tutormentorprogramlocator.net site, are not working, as of 3/26/15, do to some coding and web hosting problems that I don't have the talent, or dollars, to fix. This map view was created using the program locator. It shows one neighborhood in Chicago and the various assets in the neighborhood who could be working together to help youth programs reach more kids in that map zone.
If you have knowledge of GIS mapping, databases like php, aspx files, MS SQL 2005 and html, and would like to help with this project, introduce yourself. If you can help find a sponsor who help host this service, that would be even better. Until then, you can still see uses of maps in the blogs at http://mappingforjustice.blogspot.com and http://tutormentor.blogspot.com. These illustrate what we're trying to do using the on-line mapping tool.
The Tutor/Mentor Connection has been part of Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC since 2011 and has not had manpower or dollars to update the mapping platform, or create new maps using Arc GIS, such as those you could see on the Mapping for Justiceblog, posted between 2008 and 2011.
I've continued to post articles on the site, drawing on maps created using the Interactive Program Locator, and pointing to map platforms hosted by others. I've also begun to include stories showing uses of concept maps to show who I meet at meetings, and/or who is working to support youth in Chicago. This is one example.
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