PolicyMap offers easy-to-use online mapping with data on demographics, real estate, health, jobs, and more in communities across the US. From the classroom to the boardroom, thousands of organizations trust PolicyMap to find the right data for their research, market studies, business planning, site selection, grant applications, and impact analysis. A web-based resource, PolicyMap is powered by a growing and current library of indicators from more than 150 authoritative public and proprietary sources. The dedicated team expertly curates the data to ensure it is the most accurate available, with the greatest geographic coverage of national data available at the local level across the US. The data comes from disparate sources but is standardized to allow for simple analysis across indicators.
PolicyMap also creates unique data, such as trends over time and indices that combine relevant indicators. PolicyMap’s multi-disciplinary mapping and reporting used by students – undergraduate and graduate, faculty, researchers, and administrators. PolicyMap helps students across disciplines understand geographic data. Our Curriculum Resources show sample exercises to teach spatial literacy, as well as syllabi, papers, and projects that use or cite PolicyMap. PolicyMap is used to bring sophisticated data, mapping, and analytics to fields beyond traditional GIS and planning departments. From public health to sociology and law, students can use PolicyMap to create maps, reports, and analyses to enable a deeper understanding of crucial areas in their fields. Included at no extra cost to our subscribers are ongoing platform improvements and upgrades, continuous data updates, new and exclusive data sets added at no additional cost, and permission to hold downloaded data in perpetuity.
Vendor website: www.policymap.com 
Free trials are available! For quotes, trials, or other assistance, contact us at services@mcls.org.
PolicyMap provides access to support, training, curriculum resources, and access to our expert team of Data Analysts. Policy Map offers free, twice-weekly webinars, as well as personalized web training.
PolicyMap - Academic Library License
PolicyMap is a geographic data warehouse with over 150 authoritative public and private data sources. Our dedicated team curates and standardizes +75,000 indicators to ensure they are the most current and accurate available, with the greatest national coverage at the local level. Our data powers PolicyMap's own mapping platform and seamlessly integrates with tools like Tableau and workflows using SQL, R, Python, etc. Request a quote that includes the MCLS discount.
Unlimited concurrent users- Access to all data and functionality of the platform. Reports, downloads, data loader, geocoder, and downloaded datasets that can be held in perpetuity. It also includes the Social Determinants of Health Curated Collection.
Standard License - 1 – 5 Users. Premium data, Healthcare Reports, and data processing are not included.
Premium License- 1-10 users. All data and functionality. Some custom data processing.
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PolicyMap - Insight Services
Uploading customer-provided data such as shapefiles, larger address-based point datasets with filtering options applied, or custom boundaries such as service areas, planning districts, etc. Creating layer data from customer-provided point datasets. For example, cardholder percentages are aggregated by geographies, program location data, or bookmobile stops. Creation of custom reports that can combine PolicyMap data and customer-provided data loaded into the platform under Insight Services. Creation of a public- or internal-facing mapping tool for your website. Separate price quotes can be provided for data services beyond what is covered under the PolicyMap Premium and Enterprise subscriptions.
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PolicyMap - Public Library Enterprise Licenses
Custom Web site with Admin Account for Authorized Users. Pricing is based on the population served by the central library and all branch libraries.
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Policy Map - Public Library Enterprise License with a Patron Facing Mapping Tool
Custom Web site with Admin Account for Authorized Users. Pricing is based on the population served by the central library and all branch libraries. This patron-facing mapping tool will enable active library card-holding patrons to access PolicyMap remotely on the library premises. However, this tool excludes data upload and several third-party datasets (listed further in this document), and downloads will be limited.The Patron-facing mapping tool will not be available until late 2024. In the meantime, Patrons will have access to the full PolicyMap suite of data and features; however, during this time, PolicyMap may only be used by active library card holders while on-premises.
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