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*'''Startups ''' (in [[Houston Entrepreneurship]])*'''Accelerators/Incubators ''' (in [[Houston Entrepreneurship]])*'''Entrepreneurship Ecosystems ''' (in [[Houston Entrepreneurship]])*'''Small Business ''' (in [[Houston Entrepreneurship]])*'''VC ''' (in E:\McNair\Projects\Innovation Districts\Houston Startup Ecosystem\VCData). VC locations have already been geocoded. For a final map, use info in "VC firms with address, basic sector info" to match sector and size with each VC firm. Bigger VC firms who invest in more relevant sectors should be emphasized more.*'''Patents in Houston ''' (in E:\McNair\Projects\Innovation Districts\Houston Startup Ecosystem > HoustonPatents.txt)*'''Office Space''': Info on largest office spaces available (in E:\McNair\Projects\Innovation Districts\Houston Startup Ecosystem\Location data)*'''US median income ''' for 2000 and (estimated) for 2015 (in E:\McNair\Projects\Innovation Districts\Houston Startup Ecosystem\Location data)*'''Educational Attainment ''' (in section below)*15 best cafes '''Cafes in Houston ''' (Projects\Innovation Districts\Houston Startup Ecosystem\Files to Geocode)*'''Houston Industry Breakdown ''' (in E:\McNair\Projects\Innovation Districts\Houston Startup Ecosystem ["Houston Gross Area Product by Industry", "Houston employment share by industry" excel files and "Industry breakdown..." text file.])*'''Grant Data ''' (in E:\McNair\Projects\Innovation Districts\Houston Startup Ecosystem\Texas Federal Grant Data. Can filter by county/city)*'''Sales ''' (inProjects\Innovation Districts\Houston Startup Ecosystem\Files to Geocode)*'''Preliminary map''': Dylan aggregated the geocoded data for VC Firms, Accelerators, Incubators, University Accelerators, Hubs, and startups into one CSV saved in the Houston Innovation Districts folder called VC Firms, Institutions, Startups Geocoded. Quickly put together this preliminary map as a starting point. The institutions, vc firms, and startups are blue dots, and I layered the bike lane shapefile as purple lines and park shapefile as green polygons on top. Shapefiles are in the Shapefiles folder in the Houston innovation District folder*'''Public Transportation ''' maps in E:\McNair\Projects\Innovation Districts\Houston Startup Ecosystem\Location data*'''Houston NSF grants located in E:\McNair\Projects\Innovation Districts\Houston Startup Ecosystem*Risk preparedness: '''Houston floodmap''': (at http://www.harriscountyfemt.org/). In a study published just before Harvey, predictive maps were shown to be largely inadequate for predicting flooding locations: https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2017/09/18/fema-flood-maps-missed-claims-harvey-houston/#32e295be9938*Houston metro system maps (in E:\McNair\Projects\Innovation Districts\Houston Startup Ecosystem\Location data). *Used GDP and employment statistics for measurements of stability '''Stability of Houston's economy ''' compared to other Metro areas. (at http://mcnair.bakerinstitute.org/wiki/Houston_Innovation_District#Predictability_of_Houston.27s_economy)*'''Government programs and benefits ''' (at http://mcnair.bakerinstitute.org/wiki/Houston_Innovation_District#Houston_Development_Incentives_and_Regulations)

*Yelp data on cafes '''Cafes and restaurants ''' within the 610 loop- Peter