{"id":412902,"date":"2019-01-22T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T16:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=412902"},"modified":"2025-09-24T09:27:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T16:27:38","slug":"explore-collect-and-share-maps-about-issues-important-to-your-community","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/local-government\/explore-collect-and-share-maps-about-issues-important-to-your-community","title":{"rendered":"Explore, Collect, and Share Maps About Issues Important to Your Community"},"author":7121,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37141,22851,22841],"tags":[34821,304342,23631],"industry":[],"product":[36581,36551],"class_list":["post-412902","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-decision-support","category-national-government","category-local-government","tag-policy-maps","tag-public-policy","tag-web-maps","product-arcgis-living-atlas","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"short_description":"Esri\u2019s new Maps for Public Policy site gives you instant access to hundreds of policy maps that reveal important facts about your community.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Esri\u2019s new Maps for Public Policy site gives you instant access to hundreds of policy maps that reveal important facts about your community.<\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/livingatlas.arcgis.com\/policy\/overview\/\">esri.com\/policymaps<\/a>, you can explore issues, such as housing, healthcare, or education, across the country or just in your community. \u00a0Build a map collection, and easily share it with stakeholders to inform policy decisions.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":412962,"id":412962,"title":"SiteScreenshot_Overview","filename":"SiteScreenshot_Overview.png","filesize":870483,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SiteScreenshot_Overview.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/local-government\/explore-collect-and-share-maps-about-issues-important-to-your-community\/sitescreenshot_overview","alt":"Landing page for ESRI Maps for Public Policy. 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With an ever-growing collection of data layers, maps, and apps categorized by topic, it\u2019s easy to find maps on the issues you care about, such as healthcare coverage or prescription disposals.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2>Build a Collection of Maps<\/h2>\n<p>When you come across a map you like, add it to your collection.\u00a0 You can build a collection of the maps you need to inform decisions, and then easily share your collection with others.\u00a0 For example, you can obtain and visualize baseline information on education, income, diversity, and other demographics for multiple policy issues.\u00a0 Maps such as these ones are available at your fingertips on the Maps for Public Policy site.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":413022,"id":413022,"title":"SiteScreenshot_MyCollectionOfMaps","filename":"SiteScreenshot_MyCollectionOfMaps.png","filesize":242168,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SiteScreenshot_MyCollectionOfMaps.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/local-government\/explore-collect-and-share-maps-about-issues-important-to-your-community\/sitescreenshot_mycollectionofmaps","alt":"Screenshot of \u201cMy collection of maps\u201d. 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20:08:55","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":448,"height":710,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SiteScreenshot_MyCollectionOfMaps-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SiteScreenshot_MyCollectionOfMaps-189x300.png","medium-width":164,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SiteScreenshot_MyCollectionOfMaps.png","medium_large-width":448,"medium_large-height":710,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SiteScreenshot_MyCollectionOfMaps.png","large-width":448,"large-height":710,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SiteScreenshot_MyCollectionOfMaps.png","1536x1536-width":448,"1536x1536-height":710,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SiteScreenshot_MyCollectionOfMaps.png","2048x2048-width":448,"2048x2048-height":710,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SiteScreenshot_MyCollectionOfMaps-293x465.png","card_image-width":293,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SiteScreenshot_MyCollectionOfMaps.png","wide_image-width":448,"wide_image-height":710}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Take 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href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/blog\/maps-inform-public-policy-help-turn-plans-into-actions\/?_lrsc=7610b6a4-9d05-4a36-bcd2-f6e9f2e3222e&amp;adumkts=social&amp;aduc=social&amp;adum=external&amp;aduSF=linkedin&amp;adut=ea\">many examples of local governments using the principles of policy mapping<\/a> to improve their communities.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":413042,"id":413042,"title":"SiteScreenshot_Resources_GettingStarted","filename":"SiteScreenshot_Resources_GettingStarted.png","filesize":295927,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SiteScreenshot_Resources_GettingStarted.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/local-government\/explore-collect-and-share-maps-about-issues-important-to-your-community\/sitescreenshot_resources_gettingstarted","alt":"Getting Started page with resources \u201cHow to build a growth map,\u201d \u201cTop 10 Tips for Policy Story Maps,\u201d and 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out the site<\/h1>\n<p>Explore the curated content, training, best practices, and datasets that can provide a baseline for your research, analysis, and policy recommendations.\u00a0 Maps for data-driven policy are available to everyone at <a href=\"https:\/\/livingatlas.arcgis.com\/policy\/overview\/\"><strong>esri.com\/policymaps<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Free for you.\u00a0 Free for your community.<\/p>\n<h1>Visit Us at Fed GIS<\/h1>\n<p>Going to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/about\/events\/federal-gis-conference\/overview\">Federal GIS Conference<\/a> in Washington next week?\u00a0 Stop by our exhibit outside the Plenary area to learn more about Esri Maps for Public Policy.<\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":7121,"user_firstname":"Diana","user_lastname":"Lavery","nickname":"Diana Lavery","user_nicename":"dianaclavery_global","display_name":"Diana Lavery","user_email":"DLavery@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:19:20","user_description":"(she\/her\/hers) 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