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
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.
// Live map
// Mapping What Matters
Gun Violence Tracking
NYPD shooting incident data mapped by precinct, with week-by-week trends and an animated timeline.
Community Safety
Mapping 10 years of shootings within 500 feet of 2,500+ NYC schools to make the case for safe school zones.
Community Safety
A guided tour of the analysis — why 500 feet, where gunfire falls inside school zones, and what it means for NYC.
Tornado Recovery
How the community mobilized after the May 2025 EF-3 tornado — drone mapping and damage assessment with LOVEtheLOU.
Food Access
Comparing food ecosystems across Chicago neighborhoods — licenses, income, SNAP access, and store types side by side.
Healthcare Access
Mapping health coverage, outcomes, and access for Black communities in Contra Costa County — built with CERES Policy Research.
Gun Violence Tracking
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
Visualizing fatal police encounters across the U.S., filterable by race and geography.
Wildfire Recovery
Structure-level damage assessment for the Eaton Fire — 18.4k structures evaluated, 9.4k damaged greater than 50%.
Wildfire Recovery
Structure-level damage assessment for the Palisades Fire — 12.1k structures evaluated, 6.8k damaged greater than 50%.
Workforce Development
Hands-on GIS and drone training that builds pathways into tech careers — see the video above.
Community Training
Hands-on workshops and short-courses that put mapping skills directly into the hands of nonprofit teams and community organizers.
Gun Violence Tracking
Mapping residents' own voices — geolocated social media layered over police-controlled zones and favelas in Rio de Janeiro.
Climate & Health
Block-by-block heat stress index for Detroit — temperature exposure, heat islands, and social vulnerability combined.
Workforce Development
Tennessee students putting GIS to work for their community — an award-recognized school mapping program.
// What we do
We deliver geospatial strategy and technology solutions that drive operational efficiency and generate immediate impact.
From city agencies to nonprofits, we help organizations figure out what to map, why it matters, and how to stand up GIS systems that hold up in the real world — like the equity dashboards our partners use to steer resources.
Full details at romogis.com ↗We manage every stage of the analytics pipeline — from acquisition and quality control to advanced analysis and visualization.
Full-stack builds, designed for the people who'll actually use them: live trackers, comparison dashboards, and story-driven apps like the Bronx Shootings Tracker running today.
Full details at romogis.com ↗We build workforce pipelines and community engagement programs that prepare the next generation of GIS leaders.
The GIS Pathways Program at Detroit's Frederick Douglass Academy is the model: students graduate with FAA drone licenses, college credit, and a running start into tech careers.
Full details at romogis.com ↗FAA-licensed flight teams capturing aerial imagery for damage assessment, planning, and community documentation.
We fly with the community, not over it — training residents and students as pilots while collecting the imagery that powers recovery and planning work.
Full details at romogis.com ↗Rapid damage evaluation when it counts — from the Palisades and Eaton fires to tornado recovery in St. Louis.
When disaster hits, communities need evidence fast. We deploy quickly to map damage, support recovery decisions, and document what happened for the record.
Full details at romogis.com ↗Short-courses, community workshops, and personalized training that put mapping tools in nonprofit and resident hands.
From one-day community mapping sessions to multi-week courses, we meet people where they are — no GIS background required.
Full details at romogis.com ↗// Meet the CEO
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.