Phoenix Metro SFR sales price change 2000-2008 in 4D

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Annual Average Single Family Detached Resale home prices by Municipal Planning Area in the Phoenix Metropolitan Statistical Area 2000-2008 (YTD Nov 2008).

10 dollars per meter. (Updated)

Dark Green = $23k - $100k
Green = $100k - $200k
Orange = $200k - $300k
Red = $300k+

These are not list prices but I could arrange that. Thought about breaking it down by MLS area or zip code but I have not yet got to that level of detail. Have not yet tried month to month changes. There are several possibilities.

I could possibly extend this to a regional or national level.

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UK Postcode Sectors

I took all the postcode sectors for the UK and created this KMZ file.

The accuracy at the street level leaves something to be desired.

If I could find any interesting post code sector data, I would be interested in creating a thematic map. Anything with counts and/or dates.

Here is a real estate example. Use your imagination to estimate what the count represents.


I tried adding the file here but it won't take it. So here it is with the google earth API with a link to download the KMZ on it:

UK Postcode Sectors in Google Earth API with link to download the KMZ file

Google Earth forum thread

I am for hire and have a resume available.

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Government Data in 3D via the Google Earth API

I have been reading with some interest in using the Google Earth API to view public data in your average browser. 3D is available using the center mouse button but I really do miss the Google Earth navigation tool they got rid of in the old version for tilting. The new one just is not as intuitive (or useful, in my opinion). 4D, or time slider inclusion, is still a feature request for the API at this time.

I have been most impressed with the Peachtree City Google Earth Map (Beta) as well as New Mexico dreaming sites.

These sites are interesting examples of how to use the API to promote spatial awareness in terms of municipal functions and infrastructure planning, not to mention emergency preparation and so forth.

I have posted all of my commercial real estate brokerage's land ownership research data into a webpage that my coworkers can use to access internal data with relative ease compared to, for example, an ArcIMS site. Granted, ArcIMS sites can offer much more in terms of analysis tools available. It does seem, however, that most casual users of mapping technology spend the majority of their time panning, zooming, and identifying items within the map than they do performing complex GIS analysis. And the price difference for ArcIMS ($$$) vs the Google Earth API ($0) is difficult to to avoid.

Here is a link to an example I have recently dabbled with. It features the city lots of Steamboat Springs, CO, along with some extra data such as land zoning, EMS response zones, and so forth. I have not yet made the parcel numbers searchable like the Peachtree City site, but I anticipate adding more data and functionality to it in the future.

Would any municipality be interested in someone (perhaps me!) setting something up like this for their constituents?

Steamboat Springs Google Earth API