Mapping for people, power, and place

We put power into the hands of the people by turning data into action. GIS For Good brings maps, data, technology, and people together to create local and lasting change in communities across the world.

Explore Our Work

// Why we map

Technology, tools & tactics for community power

For two decades, GIS For Good has helped communities map what matters to them. We don't produce studies that sit on shelves, we build living tools that residents and agencies use to improve quality of life.

Behind every map we make is a person, a family or a community who needed it. We teach citizens how to turn data into action by using professional-grade mapping tools and community organizing skills to empower leaders and create local change.

Geospatial for Emergency Management
Improving Food Equity & Access
GIS Pathways & Workforce Development

// Live map

Our Impact

// Mapping What Matters

Projects

Gun Violence Tracking

Bronx Shootings Tracker

NYPD shooting incident data mapped by precinct, with week-by-week trends and an animated timeline.

Community Safety

500 Feet: Gun Violence Near Schools

Mapping 10 years of shootings within 500 feet of 2,500+ NYC schools to make the case for safe school zones.

Community Safety

500 Feet StoryMap

A guided tour of the analysis — why 500 feet, where gunfire falls inside school zones, and what it means for NYC.

Tornado Recovery

Resilience in Real Time: North St. Louis Tornado Response

How the community mobilized after the May 2025 EF-3 tornado — drone mapping and damage assessment with LOVEtheLOU.

Food Access

Chicago Food Equity Dashboard

Comparing food ecosystems across Chicago neighborhoods — licenses, income, SNAP access, and store types side by side.

Healthcare Access

Health Equity for Black Communities

Mapping health coverage, outcomes, and access for Black communities in Contra Costa County — built with CERES Policy Research.

Gun Violence Tracking

California Gun Homicides 2014–2022

12.8k gun homicides mapped by county and year, with Hope and Heal Fund — raising awareness of where gun violence hits California communities.

Police Accountability

Race & Policing: Fatal Encounters 2015–2020

Visualizing fatal police encounters across the U.S., filterable by race and geography.

Wildfire Recovery

2025 Eaton Fire Damage Evaluation

Structure-level damage assessment for the Eaton Fire — 18.4k structures evaluated, 9.4k damaged greater than 50%.

Wildfire Recovery

2025 Palisades Fire Damage Evaluation

Structure-level damage assessment for the Palisades Fire — 12.1k structures evaluated, 6.8k damaged greater than 50%.

Workforce Development

GIS Pathways Program

Hands-on GIS and drone training that builds pathways into tech careers — see the video above.

Community Training

GIS Training for Nonprofits

Hands-on workshops and short-courses that put mapping skills directly into the hands of nonprofit teams and community organizers.

Gun Violence Tracking

Social Media Mapping

Mapping residents' own voices — geolocated social media layered over police-controlled zones and favelas in Rio de Janeiro.

Climate & Health

Heat Vulnerability in Detroit

Block-by-block heat stress index for Detroit — temperature exposure, heat islands, and social vulnerability combined.

Workforce Development

GIS For Good at Central Magnet School

Tennessee students putting GIS to work for their community — an award-recognized school mapping program.

// What we do

Services

// Meet the CEO

Frank Romo

Frank is an educator, activist, and tech entrepreneur. As CEO of RomoGIS, he trains people to harness the transformative power of data and technology for social change — building software that helps residents create change in their communities through geographic and drone technologies, and opening doors to the tech industry for underrepresented groups through internships, workshops, and mentorship.

Frank Romo, Founder and CEO of RomoGIS
Frank Romo — Founder & CEO, RomoGIS