Targeting the response to the fires – San Diego County
November 4, 2007 (posted by ElektroMoose)
We recently posted a “how to” on how legal aid organizations could determine where to direct resources in response to the fires in southern California. Having had some time to think things over, I’ve decided to revisit the issue. Take a look at our maps for San Diego County that identify and ranks areas for possible intervention based on whether the fire effected the area and the count and percentage of low-income persons in the area. I hope these two maps help programs with limited “in-house” mapping capacity. The maps were generated using MODIS satellite data and Census 2000. As always, please feel free to contact us with any questions.