Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Using Google Maps to Illustrate Foreclosures

In some blocks in the Green Valley Ranch neighbourhood in Denver one-third of the residents have lost their homes. USAToday has used the illustrative power of Google Maps and the public records of the foreclosures to highlight the impact the foreclosures are having on this neighbourhood.



Each of the houses that have been foreclosed is shaded red on the USAToday produced map. This visual representation of the neighbourhood really helps to illustrate the effect of the economic downturn on this one small area. Clicking on the red shaded houses on the map opens a window with further details of the house address, the foreclosure date and the loan amount.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I hope those who see "red" take the time to use this mashup to actually look at the data underlying each "red" lot/house. It is amazing how many happened in 2006, EARLY and late, contrary to the USA TODAY article. I hope those who see "red" do this extra bit of digging to see that the "facts" may not fit the current story explaining the "mortgage crisis."

Mac said...

You talk like a high risk mortgage lender that is sore about the loss of income you might have observed lately.

Anonymous said...

wow each one of these red dots is a crackhouse-to-be... or of more concern to me, an address were fraudsters can pickup their stolen goods.