ctpp-news December 2011

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Recorded webinars on Census Bureau data ferrett and AFF2

by Elaine.Murakami＠dot.gov

Thank you to everyone who attended yesterday's webinar. We covered a LOT of material, so you may want to review some of it again! Thank you especially to Michelle Jiles from the Census Bureau for conducting the training. Please note that in addition to LISTENING and WATCHING these archived sessions, there are MANY useful files in the "download" boxes. You can access these boxes through the recording and download the files to your computer. For example, Michelle Jiles' ppts with notes are available, and may help you walk through a Data Ferrett or AFF2 session. Also, "cheat sheets" for AFF2 and Data Ferrett are included - these are very brief handouts that point you to key words and boxes on the screens. >From one of the initial polls on Dec 19, only one-third had attended the Oct 11 session. If you are a NEW AFF2 user, I highly recommend that you view the October 11 session FIRST. http://fhwa.adobeconnect.com/p7jwygl9e2l/ <http://fhwa.adobeconnect.com/p7jwygl9e2l/> Dec 19 session on Data Ferrett GO TO MINUTE 12, as we have not yet edited the file. http://fhwa.adobeconnect.com/p79zmtvx89g/ <http://fhwa.adobeconnect.com/p79zmtvx89g/> . Oct 11 session on AFF2 Elaine Murakami FHWA Office of Planning 206-220-4460 (in Seattle)

12 years, 4 months

Census Bureau release of new geographic products (Dec 20)

by Elaine.Murakami＠dot.gov

I am forwarding information from the Census Bureau: Subject: New Geographic Products Released today Three TIGER related products have been released to the US Census Bureau's TIGER related products website <http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lk PTIwMTExMjE5LjQ1Mzc2MjEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTExMjE5LjQ1Mzc2 MjEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNjgxODY5NCZlbWFpbGlkPWNlbGlhLmcuYm9l cnRsZWluQGNlbnN1cy5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPWNlbGlhLmcuYm9lcnRsZWluQGNlbnN1cy5nb3Ym Zmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&100&&&http://www.census.gov/g eo/www/tiger/> : TIGERweb - TIGERweb is a web-based map viewer allowing users to view and query boundaries and features that are stored in our MAF/TIGER geographic database. It currently shows the 2010 Census geographic boundaries and features. In addition to the geographic attributes it contains the 2010 Census population and housing unit counts for the selected geographic unit. TIGERweb can be accessed at http://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/tigerweb_main.html <http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lk PTIwMTExMjE5LjQ1Mzc2MjEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTExMjE5LjQ1Mzc2 MjEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNjgxODY5NCZlbWFpbGlkPWNlbGlhLmcuYm9l cnRsZWluQGNlbnN1cy5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPWNlbGlhLmcuYm9lcnRsZWluQGNlbnN1cy5nb3Ym Zmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&101&&&http://tigerweb.geo.cen sus.gov/tigerwebmain/tigerweb_main.html> . In addition to the TIGERweb viewer there is a Web Map Service (WMS) available that allows users to connect to the TIGERweb service through their own tools such as ArcGIS. The TIGERweb WMS can be accessed through //tigerweb.geo.census.gov/ArcGIS/services/tigerWMS/MapServer/WMSServer Please contact geo.tigerweb(a)census.gov for any questions or comments about the TIGERweb viewer and WMS. KML File Prototypes - 2010 Census counties and census tract KML files are now available. These are prototype KML files released to gather input from our customers about future KML files. We are soliciting feedback on the type of layers and attributes that should be released in future KML products. We hope to add KML files to our suite of mapping related files in 2012. Feedback sent to geo.tiger(a)census.gov by February 28, 2012 will be used to create the requirements for future KML products. See http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/kml/kml.html <http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lk PTIwMTExMjE5LjQ1Mzc2MjEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTExMjE5LjQ1Mzc2 MjEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNjgxODY5NCZlbWFpbGlkPWNlbGlhLmcuYm9l cnRsZWluQGNlbnN1cy5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPWNlbGlhLmcuYm9lcnRsZWluQGNlbnN1cy5nb3Ym Zmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&102&&&http://www.census.gov/g eo/www/tiger/kml/kml.html> to access the KML files and for additional information about them. 1992 TIGER/Line Files - The 1992 TIGER/Line files are now available on the ftp site. These files had been previously only been available on CD-Rom. These are the original 1992 TIGER/Line files from the CDs that have been zipped into county packages and posted to the ftp site. We cannot provide technical support for using or converting these files into other formats as most of the staff who worked on these files are no longer working with us. See http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/t92top.html <http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lk PTIwMTExMjE5LjQ1Mzc2MjEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTExMjE5LjQ1Mzc2 MjEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNjgxODY5NCZlbWFpbGlkPWNlbGlhLmcuYm9l cnRsZWluQGNlbnN1cy5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPWNlbGlhLmcuYm9lcnRsZWluQGNlbnN1cy5nb3Ym Zmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&103&&&http://www.census.gov/g eo/www/tiger/t92top.html> to access the 1992 TIGER/Line Files. Please send questions or comments to geo.tiger(a)census.gov. For those that need shapefile formatted data prior to 2000 we recommend obtaining files from the National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS) at https://www.nhgis.org/ <http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lk PTIwMTExMjE5LjQ1Mzc2MjEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTExMjE5LjQ1Mzc2 MjEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNjgxODY5NCZlbWFpbGlkPWNlbGlhLmcuYm9l cnRsZWluQGNlbnN1cy5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPWNlbGlhLmcuYm9lcnRsZWluQGNlbnN1cy5nb3Ym Zmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&104&&&https://www.nhgis.org/> . Links to all of these products can be found by selecting "TIGER" from the middle of the Census Bureau's main page at http://www.census.gov <http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lk PTIwMTExMjE5LjQ1Mzc2MjEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTExMjE5LjQ1Mzc2 MjEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNjgxODY5NCZlbWFpbGlkPWNlbGlhLmcuYm9l cnRsZWluQGNlbnN1cy5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPWNlbGlhLmcuYm9lcnRsZWluQGNlbnN1cy5nb3Ym Zmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&105&&&http://www.census.gov/> . If you have any suggestions for additional geographic and cartographic products please contact us at geo.tiger(a)census.gov

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[Fwd: Persons per household by Housing Type in American Community Survey]

by Ed Christopher

I got this as a bounced email to the CTPP Listserve. Anyone have experience doing this? -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Persons per household by Housing Type in American Community Survey Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:21:22 -0700 From: Carl Miller <CMiller(a)compassidaho.org> I’m trying to figure out how to calculate PPH by Housing Type using the ACS. We use this data for making our TAZ level population estimates. I understand the Census Bureau provided this information with the 2000 census, but I don’t see it in either the 2010 census data or any of the ACS data. Any suggestions. *Carl Miller* Principal Planner--Demographics 700 N. East 2^nd Street, Suite 200 Meridian, Idaho 83642 (208) 855-2558 ext. 275 cmiller(a)compassidaho.org -- Ed Christopher 708-283-3534 (V) 708-574-8131 (cell) FHWA RC-TST-PLN 4749 Lincoln Mall Drive, Suite 600 Matteson, IL 60443

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FW: [OSGeo-Discuss] US National Historical GIS Site

by Jami Garrison

Thought I'd pass this along to the group as you can pull old Census data from here. It looks like you need to pull it into your own program, such as ArcGIS, SAS, Access or Excel. It could come in handy after the legacy Factfinder is taken offline. -----Original Message----- From: AGIC-L [mailto:AGIC-L@asu.edu] On Behalf Of Homan, Thomas Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 10:22 AM To: AGIC-L(a)ASU.EDU Subject: [AGIC-L] FW: [OSGeo-Discuss] US National Historical GIS Site Interesting site if you need old census data. Tom ============================= National Historical GIS The National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS) provides, free of charge, aggregate census data and GIS-compatible boundary files for the United States between 1790 and 2010. https://www.nhgis.org

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Fwd: Legacy Version of American FactFinder will Retire January 20, 2012

by Ed Christopher

We all knew this was coming but I for one have been in denial. I think the Bureau is underestimating how the change will affect me. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Legacy Version of American FactFinder will Retire January 20, 2012 Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:16:59 -0600 From: U.S. Census Bureau <census(a)subscriptions.census.gov> LATEST NEWS December 15, 2011 Legacy Version of American FactFinder will Retire January 20, 2012 ============= What Will Happen? The Legacy Version of American FactFinder will be discontinued January 20, 2012. ============= How will this affect you? Any deep links into the discontinued system will no longer work. 1. Deep links to specific products from these datasets will not be available: * 1990 Census * 2000-2004 American Community Survey * 2000-2001 Supplementary Survey * 1997 Economic Census * 2003 Annual Survey of Manufactures * 2003 Nonemployer Statistics 2. These products will only be available through an archived FTP format. Instructions on how to access these archived products will be provided in future updates. 3. All other current and previous year data from the American Community Survey, Puerto Rico Community Survey, Annual Population Estimates, Economic Census, and Annual Economic Surveys are available at http://factfinder2.census.gov ============= What do you need to do? Use the how-to guide for Building Deep Links into the New American Factfinder to create links to the NEW American FactFinder. Look for additional updates in the coming weeks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ US Census Bureau ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This email was sent to edc(a)berwyned.com by U.S. Census Bureau · 4600 Silver Hill Road · Washington, DC 20233 Powered by GovDelivery -- Ed Christopher 708-283-3534 (V) 708-574-8131 (cell) FHWA RC-TST-PLN 4749 Lincoln Mall Drive, Suite 600 Matteson, IL 60443

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AFF2 tip

by Jonathan Lupton

I just wanted to share a tiny nugget of wisdom I just learned on AFF2: Have you ever wondered how/why it is that you sometimes get grayed-out 'search results' boxes? At least one reason is that you have selected a geography for which data is not available. If you have selected multiple geographies, and only one of them is a 'data not available' geography, AFF2 will still give you a grayed-out search result box, and you have to start over. There is no prompt telling you when data is not available for a geographic selection, so far as I can tell. I hope this helps other users. I tried sending an e-mail to AFF2 through the 'feedback' prompt but first it told me my message was too long, then when I reduced it to within the it just refused to take my feedback anyway. Evidently they don't really want feedback. Given the abysmal quality of their product, I can see why. Jonathan Lupton Research Planner Metroplan

12 years, 4 months

2006-2008 CTPP Place code

by Nicholas K Tulach

Hi again, I've been working with the CTPP Place-level data lately and i noticed that the Place codes in the 2006-2008 data have changed from the 1990 and 2000 data. Has anyone dealt with this? Any ideas on how to reconcile them? Thanks, nick

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ACS table list

by Elaine.Murakami＠dot.gov

I like to have a paper copy of the table list at my desk, rather than to try to use the keyword search on AFF2, or to find the ACS documentation somewhere on the Census Bureau website. Several people helped put this abbreviated list together. Thank you to Nathan Erlbaum for recommending that it be shared with the listserv. Remember that B08xxxxx and C08xxxxx are the "journey to work" tables, but also include household tables such as: Household size by Vehicles available; Household size by Number of Workers in Household; and Number of Workers in Household by Vehicles Available. And don't forget to sign up for our Dec 19 webinar on Data Ferrett and more tricks with AFF2. https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_re g.aspx?webconfid=23950 For this link to work, you need the address to include all the way to "=23950". Sometimes the listserv software breaks up the link and doesn't have the entire address strung together. Elaine Murakami FHWA Office of Planning 206-220-4460 (in Seattle)

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December 19 webinar on Data Ferrett and advanced AFF2

by Elaine.Murakami＠dot.gov

HI Everyone - At last, I have a link so that you can register for the next webinar on Census Bureau data access software. This time, it will focus on Data Ferrett. Michelle Jiles, from the Census Bureau will be conducting the training. https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_re g.aspx?webconfid=23950 Looking forward to your attendance and thanks for your interest. The new 2005-2010 ACS data will be out SOON! Elaine Murakami FHWA Office of Planning 206-220-4460 (in Seattle)

12 years, 4 months

Census Geography Question

by Ed Christopher

Today i got this question from an MPO friend of mine and was hoping others on the list could help me. Anyone experiencing similar issues. ------------- Ed We have experienced the frustration of block boundaries between the 2000 Census and the 2010 Census being dramatically different within our urbanized area. Our GIS experts have had a difficult time assembling and reconciling the differences in order for us to simply compare data on a block-by block basis. Do you know if this is unique to us or are we in the same boat as others? -- Ed Christopher FHWA Resource Center Planning Team 4749 Lincoln Mall Drive, Suite 600 Matteson, IL 60443 708-283-3534 (V) 708-574-8131 (C)

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