SSA: Chicago Special Service Area Boundaries and Attributes

Special Service Areas (SSA) boundaries in Chicago, a program funding expanded local services through a property tax levy. The dataset is hosted by data.cityofchicago.org and was last updated on April 10, 2024. It includes columns such as NAME, REF_NO, WARD, and COMM_AREA, which suggest administrative and geographic identifiers for each area.

Use Cases

• Mapping SSA boundaries and overlaying them with other city data using the_geom for spatial analysis.
• Analyzing the distribution of SSAs across city wards and community areas using the WARD and COMM_AREA columns.
• Linking SSA program details (e.g., services funded) to specific geographic areas via the NAME and REF_NO identifiers.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.
• Includes a geometry column (the_geom) enabling direct use in GIS software.
• Hosted on the official city data portal (data.cityofchicago.org), suggesting an authoritative source.

Limitations

• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofchicago.org

Freshness

Last updated 2024-04-10 19:06:31

Geography

Chicago, Illinois, USA