USGS Fact Sheet 2004–3070: Monitoring Colonias Along the United States

Monitoring Colonias Along the United States–Mexico Border

By Laura M. Norman, Jean W. Parcher, and Alven H. Lam

Archived Publication—Most of the information contained in this publication is no longer current and is not expected to be updated.

Introduction

The Colonias Monitoring Program provides a publicly accessible, binational, GIS database to enable civic leaders and citizens to inventory, analyze, and monitor growth, housing, and infrastructure in border communities. High-technology tools are provided to support planning efforts and development along the border, using a sustainable and comprehensive approach. The collective information can be used by nongovernmental organizations in preparing grant and loan applications for community-improvement projects.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in cooperation with the Mexican Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática (INEGI), have developed a joint project to create Internet-enabled geographic information systems (GISes) that will help cities along the United States–Mexico border manage issues related to urban growth and low-income housing developments.

First posted August 2004

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U.S. Geological Survey, 2004, Monitoring colonias along the United States–Mexico border: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2004–3070, 1 p., available only online at https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2004/3070/.

In cooperation with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática

Monitoring Colonias Along the United States–Mexico Border

By Laura M. Norman, Jean W. Parcher, and Alven H. Lam

Archived Publication—Most of the information contained in this publication is no longer current and is not expected to be updated.

Introduction

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