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QGIS Mapping for Administrative Analysis

Ladetra Gibbs

UNCPemborke

June 18, 2026

The map displays code violations based on colored point markers overlaid on the Fort Worth boundary. These dots indicate violation locations, and the key categorizes cases as closed, in progress, open, pending inspection or one small category that is not classified. The yellow shaded area is used to highlight the Fort Worth jurisdiction and help determine if the cases are within the city's boundaries and where they are distributed throughout the city.

The points are not evenly distributed and there is a noticeable spatial pattern. There are a few cases concentrated in the central and eastern side of Fort Worth and other smaller groups in the north, south and west. The density of locations on the map around the center of the map may indicate that certain neighborhoods have a higher number of code compliance activities than others. The map also reveals that case statuses occupy the same areas, with open, closed, in-progress and pending cases not limited to only a portion of the city.

A manager or an administrator may use this map to inform decision making relating to inspections, staffing and allocation of resources. Where there are a large number of open or pending inspection cases, more effort should be applied to the areas. In cases where clusters persist over time, the city may want to determine if there are persisting issues related to property maintenance, response time, or increased public education and neighborhood outreach requirements in these areas. The map also could be used by supervisors to compare closed cases and unresolved cases to gauge if service delivery is even throughout the city (QGIS Development Team, 2026).

A drawback of the map is that it does not provide information on the causes of violations. Population density, property conditions, income, complaint dates, and workload capacity are not shown on the map and should not be used as a sole indicator of neighborhood performance or administrative effectiveness. Furthermore, if the data is simplified or the sample coordinates used, the pattern should be viewed as an initial mapping activity and not as a full official analysis. Verified case records, current dates, and other demographic or service data would be necessary for more accurate conclusions (U.S. Census Bureau, 2025).

References

QGIS Development Team. (2026). QGIS geographic information system [Computer software]. Open Source Geospatial Foundation. https://qgis.org

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). TIGER/Line shapefiles [Data set]. U.S. Department of Commerce. https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/tiger-line-file.html