November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 64

in

of comparison. Before PRORAGIS, preparing this type of analysis may have required
days or weeks of phone calls, as well as
time reviewing public documents. Now
this is available at the press of a button.
The side-by-side comparisons feature
was added to the system last month.

Quartile Reporting
The key benchmarking ratios report upper and lower quartiles, median, and average (Figure 5). This feature is invaluable
for assessing where an agency falls in relation to the various ratios. By looking at an
agency's results in comparison to the lower
quartile, median, and upper quartile, a user
can quickly see where the agency falls in relation to all of the responding agencies-the
lowest 25 percent, the 25-50 percent range,

FIGURE 3

Census-Demographic Data Reports
Census demographic data describing age,
gender, ethnicity, income, education, and
other descriptors can greatly increase
your ability to:
■■  Locate facilities.
■■  Align program offerings for a given
facility with the residents living or
working near the facility.
■■  Identify areas of your community that
are underserved and assist in planning
appropriate parks and facilities.
■■  Draw your own polygon and see what
the demographics are within that
polygon-for knowledgeable planning
of programs and services
Figure 3 is a mockup of what the demographic info might look like, showing dummy information for a Congressional district.
Census data layering will be available
in December.

Benchmarking Mapping
Drawing point-based maps of data coming from the Operating Ratio Survey allows
the user to visualize benchmarking results.
The user may select any variable (e.g., budget range, population density, square miles
of jurisdiction, acres of parkland) and then
choose a value range. The corresponding
points would appear automatically on the

62	 Parks & Recreation   N O V E M B E R

Next month PRORAGIS
users will be able to layer
U.S. Census data into
reports.

map. A user could, for example, show all agencies in
a map extent with budgets
over $5 million.
Benchmarking mapping capabilities will be
available in December.

Side-by-side
Comparisons
The PRORAGIS system
can provide users with
side-by-side comparison
of individual departments
for selecting benchmark
communities (Figure 4).
Users can select from participating agencies to create custom benchmarking
reports to compare their
agency to agencies that are true " peers. "
These reports can help an agency quickly identify opportunities based on what
peers may be doing differently. The resulting report also puts the user's responses
right alongside peer information for ease

2 0 1 1    w w w . N R P A . O R G

FIGURE 4

FIGURE 5

the 50-75 range, or the highest 25 percent.
The quartile reporting capability was
introduced last month. 
Maureen Hannan is Senior Editor

of Parks & Recreation



November 2011 - Parks & Recreation

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of November 2011 - Parks & Recreation

November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 1
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 2
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 3
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 4
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 5
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 6
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 7
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 8
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 9
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 10
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 11
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 12
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 13
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 14
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 15
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 16
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 17
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 18
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 19
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 20
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 21
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 22
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 23
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 24
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 25
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 26
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 27
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 28
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 29
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 30
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 31
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 32
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 33
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 34
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 35
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 36
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 37
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 38
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 39
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 40
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 41
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 42
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 43
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 44
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 45
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 46
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 47
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 48
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 49
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 50
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 51
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 52
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 53
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 54
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 55
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 56
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 57
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 58
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 59
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 60
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 61
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 62
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 63
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 64
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 65
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 66
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 67
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 68
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 69
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 70
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 71
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 72
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 73
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 74
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 75
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 76
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 77
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 78
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 79
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 80
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 81
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 82
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 83
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 84
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 85
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 86
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 87
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 88
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 89
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 90
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 91
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 92
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 93
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 94
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 95
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 96
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 97
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 98
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 99
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 100
November 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 101
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/february-2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/september-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/august-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/june-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/may-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/april-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/february-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/september-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/august-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/june-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/may-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/april-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/february-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/september-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/august-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/june-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/may-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/april-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/february-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/september-2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/august-2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/june-2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/may-2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/april-2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/february-2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2016
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2016
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2016
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/august-2016
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2016
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/june-2016
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/may-2016
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/april-2016
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2016
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/february-2016
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2016
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/september-2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/august-2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/june-2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/may-2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/april-2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/february-2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/september-2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/august-2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/june-2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/may-2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/april-2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/february-2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2013
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2013
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2013
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/september-2013
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/august-2013
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2013
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/june-2013
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/may-2013
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/april-2013
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2013
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/february-2013
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2013
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/september-2012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/august-2012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/june-2012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/may-2012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/april-2012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/february-2012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/september-2011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/august-2011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/june-2011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/may-2011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/april-2011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/february-2011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/september-2010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/august-2010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/june-2010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/may-2010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/april-2010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/february-2010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2009
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2009
https://www.nxtbookmedia.com