Using Data to Tell the Child Support Story
Denise Okamoto COUNTY OF ORANGE
DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES
What is GIS?
• Geographic Information System (GIS)
• Gives us a visual of data
• Lets us see and understand patterns
• Answers questions
• Tells a story
• Helps us make decisions
How Do Organizations Use GIS?
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3.4.
Earthquake!
How Can We Use GIS?
• Depends on your research question(s)
• Examples:
• Where do our customers live?• What are our customers’ demographics?• Which high school do most of our minor CPs/NCPs
attend?• We can buy one billboard. Where do we put it?• Do parts of our county have better performance than
others?
• After we define the problem and ask a question:• Find a possible solution• Make a decision
Example 5: Some Places Have Better Performance
Example (May 2014), District 1:4,500 cases
6,765 childrenFPM2: 85%
$537,740 (current support)FPM4: 60%
$760,124 monthly TDC