In 2014-2015, Gonzaga University conducted the Mapping Assets and Promoting Strengths (MAPS) project. (Both, Matthew McPherson and Vivek Patil, were members of the team.) The immediate objective of the project was to identify assets, primarily in the Logan neighborhood, that could serve as change-agents at a subsequent time to spear-head developmental initiatives. (Few assets were also identified from adjoining neighborhoods of the Northeast quadrant of Spokane that contained the Garry and Shaw Middle Schools service areas.) One key outcome of that project was an interactive geographic map of 1321 assets from these neighborhoods. These included 78 Associations, 19 Individuals, 175 Institutions, 780 assets from the Local Economy, and 269 Physical Spaces, which include 7 proposed or existing bike routes. This map was developed by Vivek Patil. (More information on the MAPS project can be obtained from its website at Gonzaga University.) (Please note that all of the visualizations are interactive in nature. Hovering over/clicking individual observations may provide more information.)

How to Interact with the MAPS Visualization


Interacting with Map

  • Clicking routes and markers reveals more information
  • Zooming out in the map reveals cluster of markers and zooming in reveals individual markers.
  • Option of viewing a grey-scale map is available from the top-right menu
  • The map’s center can be moved by holding the mouse’s left button and moving the map.

Interacting with the Table

  • The table can be moved by holding it with the mouse’s left button and dragging it to a desired location.
  • A column-wise search or a global search of the data can be done.
  • Clicking on an asset in the table reveals that asset on the map.

MAPS visualization

(Please note that the visualization is best viewed on a computer. It can be directly accessed at the following MAPS visualization website.)