Take-Away: Demonstration of free interactive map viewers and tools with statewide Census, employer, and schools data, custom maps, reports, and analysis.
Description: Do you need data analysis for your general plan update or other planning projects? Socioeconomic datasets can be analyzed to produce highly valuable information about local communities. The Maricopa Association of Governments has created a suite of free interactive map viewers, dashboards and online tools to give you easy access to statewide data, including Census data, data about employers, and data about schools. Using these tools you can create custom maps, reports, and analysis for your projects. MAG staff will provide a demonstration of these statewide viewers to show what information is available at your fingertips.
Scott Wilken, AICP
Scott Wilken is the Data Advisory Program Manager for the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG). He is an instructor of the MAG Interactive Map Viewer training sessions. He is the primary liaison between the MAG Regional Analytics Division and MAG member agencies on matters of data collection and review, information …
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Scott Wilken is the Data Advisory Program Manager for the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG). He is an instructor of the MAG Interactive Map Viewer training sessions. He is the primary liaison between the MAG Regional Analytics Division and MAG member agencies on matters of data collection and review, information distribution, and overall regional planning. He also serves as MAG staff for the Population Technical Advisory Committee and the Building Codes Committee.
Mr. Wilken came to MAG in June 2011. Prior to working at MAG, he was the Senior Planner for the City of Avondale, Arizona. Before moving to Arizona, he worked as a planner in the Chicago area for the Village of Hoffman Estates, and in the St. Louis area for Jefferson County, Missouri. He received a Bachelor of Arts in History & Geography from Illinois College in 1999 and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree from Ball State University in 2003. In 2004 he successfully completed the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) exam.
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