HUD Upgrades E-Maps

HUD has launched an upgraded version of HUD E-Maps, a website providing environmental mapping.

1 minute read

November 23, 2000, 9:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

People can find out whether the Environmental Protection Agencyis monitoring a site near a home they want to buy, what federal resources are available to redevelop an abandonedfactory, or if there are any environmental hazards on the way to their children's school. Today's upgraded version can create up to 8,000 environmental maps an hour, provide U.S. Census data for any andevery neighborhood in the country, enable users to work simultaneously with multiple map layers at multiple sites,and provide for easier entry and linking with other data bases.

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: HUD No. 00-333

Tuesday, November 21, 2000 in HUD News

Technology United States

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching. Mary G., Urban Planner

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching.

Mary G., Urban Planner

Get top-rated, practical training

Start Learning

Advertise with us

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.