Data analysis, knowing how to organize and interpret data to gain useful information, is a key planning skill and crucial to informing policy decisions, resource allocation, and urban design. Data analysis courses will bring you up to speed with the latest tools and techniques for understanding the vast amounts of informations available to planners today.

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Introductory Urban Economics Analysis with Excel
William Riggs
28 Mins
  • SACPLAN CPD

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Tableau for Planners 3: Dashboards
Sean Maguire
51 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD

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Sloan Campi Introduction to ARCGIS part 2 image of areial view of city heat map with saturated colors blue, green, yellow, purple, and red
Introduction to GIS, Part 2
Sloan Campi
52 Mins
  • CIP
  • AICP CM

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Gephi for Network Analysis and Visualization
Nader Afzalan
121 Mins

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United States Census 2020: Using FactFinder and the American Community Survey
Chris Williamson
79 Mins
  • AICP CM

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Calculating the Benefits of Parks, Trails, and Open Space
Todd J. Poole
34 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD

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Measuring Neighborhood Segregation and Diversity
Emily Talen
56 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A

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Economic Impact Analysis in Land Use Planning
Todd J. Poole
54 Mins
  • SACPLAN CPD

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Introduction to Smart Cities
Amir Hajrasouliha
47 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD

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Working with Census.gov 1: Background and Geography
Chris Williamson
77 Mins

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Regional Planning Workflows in the UrbanSim Cloud Platform
Sam Blanchard
57 Mins

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Introduction to Urban Informatics
Amir Hajrasouliha
35 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD

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Working with Census.gov 2: Topics, Programs, Products
Chris Williamson
75 Mins

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Coding for Planners: Up and Running with Python
Geoff Boeing
71 Mins
  • AICP CM

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Location Optimization
Kevin Credit
70 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD

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Working with Census.gov 3: Interacting with the Data
Chris Williamson
65 Mins

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Python Data Analysis and Visualization
Geoff Boeing
72 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD

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Suitability Analysis and Linear Optimization: Siting a New Transit Line
Kevin Credit
92 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM

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state and county census map
Working with Census.gov 4: Quality, Interpreting and Examples
Chris Williamson
64 Mins

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Python Geospatial Analysis and Mapping
Geoff Boeing
65 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD

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Solving Coverage and Location-Allocation Problems
Kevin Credit
81 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD

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Developing a Fact Basis for Hazard Planning
Shannon Van Zandt
62 Mins
  • SACPLAN CPD

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Python Street Network Analysis
Geoff Boeing
46 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD

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Crime and Urban Planning in the United States
Qian He
51 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD

Top Data Analysis Instructors

Chris Williamson

Chris Williamson has spent 40 years in academia, public and private sector planning, and environmental analysis.

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Geoff Boeing

Geoff Boeing has a Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Sloan Campi

Sloan is an innovative and accomplished urban planner, environmental designer, and educator with over a decade...

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Kevin Credit

Kevin is the Assistant Director for Urban Informatics at the Center for Spatial Data Science at...

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Sean Maguire

Sean is a planning and economic development professional based in New York’s Capital Region.

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William Riggs

William (Billy) Riggs, Ph.D., AICP, LEED AP is a nationally recognized professor, consultant, and strategist.

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Tom Sanchez

Tom Sanchez is a professor of Urban Planning specializing in Artificial Intelligence, Technology, and Landscape Architecture.

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Amir Hajrasouliha

Amir Hajrasouliha is an architect, urban designer, and city planner with years of professional and academic...

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Todd J. Poole

Todd Poole is president, founder, and managing principal of 4ward Planning Inc., with more than 24...

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Qian He

Dr. Qian He is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Maryland, College Park and...

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Emily Talen

Emily Talen is Professor of Urbanism at the University of Chicago. Her research is devoted to...

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Sam Blanchard

Sam Blanchard is a Data Scientist at UrbanSim Inc. where he specializes in land use modeling...

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Shannon Van Zandt

Shannon Van Zandt, Ph.D., AICP, is Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Master of Urban Planning...

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Nader Afzalan

Nader Afzalan, Ph.D is a Senior Planner and Air Pollution Specialist at the California Air Resources...

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Public Speaking, Communication, and Influence for Planners Sign Up

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Public Speaking, Communication, and Influence for Planners
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Instructor: Corrin Wendell

Planners regularly present complex information to decision-makers, community members and project teams, yet many early-career planners receive little training in how to communicate ideas clearly, persuasively and confidently. This course helps planners strengthen their professional voice by developing skills in storytelling, public speaking and persuasive communication.

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Generative AI, Ethics, and the Future of Urban Planning

Instructor: Tom Sanchez

Explore the ethical and equity implications of using generative AI in urban planning. This course addresses bias, transparency, public trust, emerging tools like digital twins, and offers practical guidance for responsible adoption.

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66 Mins
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