@BOOK{NAP10674, author = "National Research Council", title = "GIS for Housing and Urban Development", isbn = "978-0-309-08874-9", doi = "10.17226/10674", abstract = "The report describes potential applications of geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis by HUD\u2019s Office of Policy Development and Research for understanding housing needs, addressing broader issues of urban poverty and community development, and improving access to information and services by the many users of HUD\u2019s data. It offers a vision of HUD as an important player in providing urban data to federal initiatives towards a spatial data infrastructure for the nation.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10674/gis-for-housing-and-urban-development", year = 2003, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" }