Geography Update U. S. Census Bureau

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Geography UpdateU. S. Census Bureau

• NSGIC 2007 Midyear ConferenceMarch 25-28, 2007

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Topics

• Update on TIGER Realignment
• Boundary and Annexation Survey
• Statistical Areas Program
• Geographic Products
• Local Update of Census Addresses
• Linda Franz

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MTAIP

• 700 Counties Completed in GFY 2006
• Goal was 700
• Harris is obtaining source material this year for
  balance of nation and a small number of second
  cycle
• Harris will deliver last initial enhancement
  counties by April 1, 2008.
• Expect to receive over 700 counties this Fiscal
  Year based on recently passed budget
• Will exceed original goal of 690 counties

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MTAIP

• 2484 Counties delivered to date 77
• 2041 local sources used (includes partials)
• 1815 counties met 7.6 meters or better
• 419 needed enhancement
• Status Maps
• http//ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/mtaip_status/

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Boundary and Annexation Survey

• Obtains information on legal boundaries and
  corporate status
• Where states have legislative authority, working
  to establish a state-level BAS
• Survey universe varies by year
• CY2007 places of 2,500
• Response rate currently over 71
• CY2008 All places/MCDs/American Indian areas
• Will be coordinated with LUCA

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Boundary and Annexation Survey

• Decennial Census Support
• Includes a Boundary Validation
• Early Summer 2010
• Based on responses by April 1, 2010
• ACS/Population Estimates
• Based on boundaries as of January 1 and received
  by April 1 of each year

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Participant Statistical Areas

• Federal Register Notices with Proposed Criteria
• Should be VERY soon
• Will post on Census Web site
• Will notify NSGIC List-Serv
• Electronic-only program
• Use MAF/TIGER Partnership Software or own GIS
  that provides specified output in accordance with
  specified business rules

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Other Geographic Programs

• Redistricting Data Program Phase 2
• Early 2008 one county
• Work with designated State liaison
• School Districts
• Funded by NCES
• Work with State Title 1 Mapping Coordinator
• Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZ)
• Discussions with FHWA to fund and schedule
• Work with MPOs/DOTs

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Geographic Products

• TIGER/Line Files
• Last Edition Available
• Second Edition 2006 TIGER/Line
• EVENTUALLY
• TIGER will be Available over the Internet
• Web Feature Server
• Web Map Server
• TIGER/GML
• Public TIGER Product
• (What do we call it?)
• First Edition 2007
• Available late Summer/Fall 2007

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Questions?
Robert LaMacchia Geography Division 301-763-2131 r
obert.a.lamacchia_at_census.gov
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The 2010 Census Local Update of Census Addresses
(LUCA) Program has already begun!

• Each highest elected official nationwideincluding
  governors--has been mailed an Advance
  Notification package with information about the
  2010 Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA)
  Program, with formal invitations to come in July,
  2007

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LUCA Program

• Result of Address List Improvement Act of 1994
  (P.L. 103-430)
• Permits tribal, state, and local governments to
  review and improve the census address list
• Maintains confidentiality of census address list
  under Title 13, USC
• Includes an appeals process

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LUCA Participation Makes a Difference!

• Complete address list supports a complete
  enumeration
• Complete enumeration supports the fair
  distribution of federal and state formula grant
  money
• Following Census 2000, 388 million in federal
  grants shifted to states with the biggest
  estimated population increases based on the
  census

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2010 Census LUCA Program Improvements

• State governments can participate directly for
  the first time
• More advance communication
• More options
• Better tools
• Better training
• More time120 days between 07/07 and 04/01/08
  depending on sign up date

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LUCA Options

• Option 1Title 13 review and update of Census
  Bureau address list
• Option 2Submission of geocoded participant
  address list to Census Bureau, Title 13 agreement
  allows feedback
• Option 3non Title 13 geocoded address list
  submission
• How non-city style addresses are treated

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LUCA Tools and Materials

• Paper (for smaller governments) or electronic
  address lists
• Paper maps or shapefiles for spatial data
• MAF/TIGER Partnership Software
• ESRI software extension
• Computer-based training

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LUCA Roles for States and State GIS Coordinators

• How the invitation process works
• States can participate directly or be designated
  by tribal/local governments
• States can work statewide or target areas/address
  types
• State GIS experts can support geocoding and the
  processing of spatial data!!

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Review the Address Listthe Local Update of
Census Addresses (LUCA) Program

• LUCA coordinated with the 2008 Boundary and
  Annexation Survey
• Feedback and appeals processes follow the Census
  Bureaus validation of LUCA changes in a
  nationwide address canvass

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For lots more LUCA information

• http//www.census.gov/geo/www/
• luca2010/maf_tgr_sftware.html

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Questions?

• Linda M. Franz
• Geography Division
• 301763-9061
• linda.m.franz_at_census.gov