Scenario: Portfolio Manager of a municipal bond fund at Goldman Lynch (investment bank) - as the portfolio manager you buy municipal bonds (debt) throughout the country. Your clients rely on your credit analysis to ensure that the municipalities (city, county, state, etc.) make payment and repay the debt on the bonds. You should have a diversified portfolio, but do the best to mitigate risk.

provide a brief overview of the employment scenario you selected above (mortgage originator, portfolio manager, or credit analyst). Identify job functions or roles you would expect to have at the company. Include the opportunity for geospatial data and analytics to support your firm.

Body/Analysis: Identify each of the 3 maps selected from above. For each map you should include: Explain the information provided in the map. Are there any regional trends (i.e. Southwest, Georgia, Northeast, etc.)? How could this map support credit risk analysis in your business line? Did you find anything interesting about the data (location specific)?

Remember, GIS is a tool you can use to improve decision making at your company. Make sure to apply the data to the potential decisions being made (lending, investing, etc.).

Conclusion: Summarize your research and findings regarding the use of GIS and data analytics. Given the data you identified, would you feel more confident making a credit decision?