PolicyMap

Who Uses PolicyMap?

PolicyMap is an indispensable resource for organizations that rely on location intelligence and community-level data:

• Nonprofit Organizations & Foundations: Writing powerful grant applications and planning targeted community interventions.
• Government Agencies (Federal, State, Local): Conducting research, assessing needs, and ensuring compliance (e.g., HMDA reports).
• Academia (Students, Researchers, Faculty): Using the policymap online tool for public health, urban planning, and sociology research projects.
• Real Estate & Finance Professionals: Performing site selection, market surveys, and evaluating lending risks.

Why Choose PolicyMap?

Choose PolicyMap because it offers an unrivaled combination of data depth and user simplicity. Unlike highly technical GIS platforms, PolicyMap lowers the barrier to entry, allowing users to create multi-layered, sophisticated maps without specialized skills. It centralizes over 170 sources of constantly updated data into one secure, clean environment, ensuring you always have the most reliable information for your research, policy development, or business strategy. For developers, the policymap API offers powerful custom integration.

What are the Benefits of PolicyMap?

PolicyMap streamlines data analysis and drives informed action:

1. Massive Data Centralization: Access over 75,000 indicators from authoritative public and proprietary sources in one place, saving countless hours of data collection.
2. Simplified Geospatial Analysis: Visualize complex data (e.g., demographics and social determinants of health) through interactive, easy-to-create heat maps and point maps.
3. Powerful Reporting: Instantly generate detailed Community, Rental Housing, and Health Reports for any selected geography.
4. Data Integration & Overlay: Upload your own internal datasets (via Data Loader) and overlay them with PolicyMap's vast data layers for unique insights.
5. Multi-Purpose Access: Use the policymap online platform or integrate data directly into your own tools using the robust policymap API.

What are the Features of PolicyMap?

The PolicyMap software provides an intuitive suite of research and mapping functions:

1. 3-Layer Mapping: Powerful tool for finding neighborhoods that match up to three custom data criteria simultaneously (e.g., high poverty, low food access, and high unemployment).
2. Custom Area Creation: Define and analyze custom boundaries (e.g., a specific radius, custom drawn area, or list of census tracts).
3. Data Loader: Ability to upload CSV files with address-level data to visualize them as points on the map.
4. Tables and Comparisons: View and compare data values for multiple geographies (e.g., counties, zip codes) in clean, tabular format.
5. Custom Dashboards: Publish essential reporting tools and customized visualizations for internal or public consumption.
6. Embeddable Maps: Generate code to embed interactive maps and data visualizations directly onto your website or blog.

How to Use PolicyMap?

Accessing and using the PolicyMap platform is simple and web-based:

1. Access: Go to the main website and use your policymap login for subscriber access, or access the limited free version (policymap free) without logging in.
2. Search Location: Type an address, zip code, or county name to focus your map view.
3. Select Data: Browse the menu categories (e.g., Health, Housing) to choose the specific data layer you want to visualize on the map.
4. Analyze & Report: Use the 3-Layer Maps tool to find overlapping criteria or the Reports function to instantly generate a PDF summary of the area.

How to Get Demo of PolicyMap?

You can test the power and accessibility of the PolicyMap platform easily:

• Free Public Edition: The policymap free or "Open Map" edition is available without a policymap login. This provides a demo of the basic interface and access to many public datasets for immediate testing.
• Personalized Demo: For a full understanding of the advanced features, proprietary data, policymap API integration, and custom policymap cost for your organization, you can request a personalized demo from their sales team.
• Pricing Inquiry: Due to flexible, tiered subscription models based on organization type and data needs (meaning the policymap cost varies greatly), contacting sales for a custom quote is the final step to full access.