Rod Reza Sardari, PhD, GISP

Roddar.com

Tableau Public

LinkedIn

Data, Maps & Research

Defining the Framework

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It is a process

Tableau Server

Tableau Public

Feedback

Outlines

1. Intro

Data, GIS, Data Visualization, Publications

2. Demand Modeling & Demographic Analysis

Travel Behavior, Spatial Mismatch

3. Urban Planning

Integrated Land Use & Housing Inventory

4. IT Department

• Power BI Data Visualization
• Tableau & Tableau Prep
• Tableau Server Administrator

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WHERE

WHY

TREND

WHEN

Data

•  IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS)

https://www.nhgis.org/

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• Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics

https://lehd.ces.census.gov/

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• GTFS: General Transit Feed Specification

https://gtfs.org/

Data Visualization

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/rod.sardari/vizzes

Data+Maps TUG Meeting

https://usergroups.tableau.com/events/details/tableau-data-maps-tableau-user-group-presents-date-change-last-datamaps-tug-meeting-of-2025/

Example: Dallas Fed Surveys Data Visualization

https://www.dallasfed.org/research/surveys/tssos/2025/2511

https://www.dallasfed.org/research/surveys/tssos/2025/2511#tab-data

Data Exploration & Publication

https://roddar.com/publications

A Multilevel Spatial Framework for E-Scooter Collision Risk Assessment

https://www.mdpi.com/2313-576X/11/3/67

Safety

Volume 11, Issue 3

10.3390/safety11030067

Demand Modeling & Demographic Analysis

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/03/spatial-mismatch-when-workers-can-not-get-to-jobs-in-suburbs.html

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/03/spatial-mismatch-when-workers-can-not-get-to-jobs-in-suburbs.html

Spatial Mismatch Hypothesis

Visualizing Spatial Mismatch

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/03/spatial-mismatch-when-workers-can-not-get-to-jobs-in-suburbs.html

Skills Mismatch�Transitions from School to Work

https://lightcast.io/skills-mismatch-full-results

GIS & BI for Urban Planning

https://www.planocompplan.org/

Goal

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Align

Existing Land Use with Future Comprehensive Plan

Comparing Existing Land Use vs. Future Land Use Plan

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https://www.planocompplan.org/

Plan (pdf file)

Calculation

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https://www.planocompplan.org/

Solution

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https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/cop.bi/viz/LandUseandHousingInventory-LUHI/LUHIReport

GIS

BI

R & Python

Data Engineering

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Department databases: Parcel information, zoning data, property boundaries

Planning Department files: Zoning requirements, development standards, PDF documents

Housing inventory records: Current housing stock, permits, developments

Comprehensive Plan documents: Goals, policies, and requirements

Data Engineering & Data Prep

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Power BI

https://app.powerbigov.us/groups/me/reports/5d119b38-b225-434c-8ed1-19c9af3a8209/ReportSectionc4602830a3df1d10b698

APA Implementation Award�City of Plano Future Land Use Map Implementation Tools

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4. Plano IT Department

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Example

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Library Department

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911 & Public Safety

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Fire Rescue

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Fire Rescue Outlier Statistics

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Automating Data Prep & Workflows

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Tableau Server Administrator

• Maintain Tableau Server
• Security Check-up
• Backups
• Activities by users
• Assign Tableau Licenses
• Schedule Tasks
• Control Jobs

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Tableau Server Administrator

Conclusion

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