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Life after American FactFinder. Hello to tidycensus!

by Charles Purvis

Hello all!! I hope everyone is staying safe. This is the tail-end of a longer post I want to contribute. The longer post gives a full backstory to what I’m posting right now. It's about the end of American FactFinder and the use of the R-package tidycensus. Here are various YouTube and Census Bureau webinar videos as a best introduction to tidycensus. I am highly recommending them to all census data analysts!! Getting Started with R and R Studio by “How to R” (14:37, 9/1/2013) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVKMsaWju8w <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVKMsaWju8w> Kyle Walker: Census Data in R: An Overview (3:54, 2/25/20) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDyGuWrBC-M <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDyGuWrBC-M> Kyle Walker R Tutorial: Searching for data with tidycensus (3:10, 2/25/20) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJRoubBvyq4 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJRoubBvyq4> Kyle Walker: Basic tidy census functionality (2:30, 2/25/20) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i09Pc7orAYg <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i09Pc7orAYg> Dr. Kyle Walker is an Associate Professor of Geography at the Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. Mary Jo Webster: Using TidyCensus in R, part 1 (26:50, 4/3/20) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW39e-ydytA&t=1s <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW39e-ydytA&t=1s> Mary Jo Webster: Using TidyCensus in R, part 2 (18:37, 4/3/20) https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tidycensus <https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tidycensus> Ms. Webster is a data journalist at the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Amanda Klimek: Using the Census Bureau Application Programming Interface (API) with the American Community Survey (ACS), June 26, 2019, US Census Bureau webinar https://www.census.gov/data/academy/webinars/2019/api-acs.html <https://www.census.gov/data/academy/webinars/2019/api-acs.html> Amanda Klimek is a survey statistician with the American Community Survey Office Here’s the home page for tidycensus: https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/tidycensus/index.html <https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/tidycensus/index.html> I’m creating my own set of sample tidycensus r-scripts that I’m looking to share with the community. Let me know if this would help? Stay safe!! Chuck Purvis, Hayward, California (formerly of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, San Francisco, California) clpurvis(a)att.net <mailto:clpurvis@att.net>

5 years, 7 months

Fwd: CTPP in the news...

by Ed Christopher

This article may be of interest to some. If you know of other uses of the CTPP data feel free to share them. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: CTPP in the news... Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 15:16:14 +0000 From: Weinberger Penelope <pweinberger(a)aashto.org> To: > http://advocate.la.app.newsmemory.com/publink.php?shareid=085383e2b Penelope Weinberger CTPP Program Manager AASHTO Ctpp.transportation.org

5 years, 10 months

CEDSCI Deep Link Tutorial

by Mara Kaminowitz

Hello, For those of you fighting with the new CEDSCI website, you can access tables directly through URL "deep links." I have found for simple tasks, like getting several tables for all counties in a state, this is faster than going through the web search and table filter. http://www.northarrow.org/CEDSCI_Deep_Link_Tutorial.pdf Mara ___________ *Mara Kaminowitz* GIS Coordinator Baltimore Metropolitan Council *P*: 410.732.0500 x1030 *F*: 410.732.8248 *A*: 1500 Whetstone Way, Suite 300, Baltimore, MD 21230 mkaminowitz(a)baltometro.org | www.baltometro.org Confidentiality Statement This message may contain legally privileged and confidential information that is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above. If you are not an intended recipient, taking any action based on the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. Please immediately notify the sender if you have received this message in error.

5 years, 11 months

CEDSCI Deep Link Tutorial

by Mara Kaminowitz

Hello, For those of you fighting with the new CEDSCI website, you can access tables directly through URL "deep links." I have found for simple tasks, like getting several tables for all counties in a state, this is faster than going through the web search and table filter. I have attached the PDF to this e-mail and can it can also be accessed at http://www.northarrow.org/CEDSCI_Deep_Link_Tutorial.pdf. Mara ___________ *Mara Kaminowitz* GIS Coordinator Baltimore Metropolitan Council *P*: 410.732.0500 x1030 *F*: 410.732.8248 *A*: 1500 Whetstone Way, Suite 300, Baltimore, MD 21230 mkaminowitz(a)baltometro.org | www.baltometro.org Confidentiality Statement This message may contain legally privileged and confidential information that is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above. If you are not an intended recipient, taking any action based on the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. Please immediately notify the sender if you have received this message in error.

5 years, 11 months

Fwd: American FactFinder (AFF) will be taken offline on March 31, 2020

by Ed Christopher

Just in case you have not heard... Ed Christopher 708-269-5237 Begin forwarded message: > From: American Community Survey Data Users Group - Automated Email <noreply(a)prb.org> > Date: February 25, 2020 at 7:44:38 AM CST > To: Ed Christopher <edc(a)berwyned.com> > Subject: American FactFinder (AFF) will be taken offline on March 31, 2020 > > > Update from American Community Survey Data Users Group > Dear Colleague: > > I'm forwarding an important update on American Factfinder from the American Community Survey Office: > > American FactFinder (AFF) will be taken offline on March 31, 2020. Most data previously released on American FactFinder are now being released on the U.S. Census Bureau's new dissemination platform, data.census.gov. For more information about the transition from American FactFinder to data.census.gov, visit the data.census.gov Resources page. The page includes: > > Information about the migration status of data sets from AFF to data.census.gov. > Documentation on updating AFF links to data.census.gov links. > Resource materials, including tutorials, webinars, and how-tos. > Frequently asked questions. > Availability of Historical ACS Data: > > As ACS transitions data from American FactFinder (AFF) into data.census.gov, we employ processes to ensure completeness and accuracy. This is an ongoing process and as we progress, additional historical data will be available in the API or FTP sites. > > There are some historical files that are not compatible with the new platform. The incompatible files are all of the Subject Tables and Comparison Profiles prior to 2010, as well as the 2005 and 2006 Selected Population Profiles. We want to ensure we meet the needs of our data users and are looking into various options to provide these historical files. If these particular products are critical for your work, we encourage you to download them from AFF before it's taken offline. Thank you for your continued support as we migrate over to data.census.gov. If you have additional questions about historical files, please contact acso.users.support(a)census.gov. > > > You were sent this email because an administrator sent it to all users in the Everyone role on American Community Survey Data Users Group.

6 years

FOLLOW UP!

by Jennifer Sebesta

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6 years

Re: Troubles with data.census.gov

by Graham, Todd

If any of you are still feeling ☹ about data.census.gov… just going to put this here. Read on --> From: Rotmil, Adam <adam.rotmil(a)ACCENTUREFEDERAL.COM> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2020 1:21 PM To: CENSUS-L(a)PO.MISSOURI.EDU Subject: Speaking with Users of Census Data Hello! I’m leading a design team that is helping the Census Bureau to improve the user experience for finding and downloading Census data. The vision is to discover and create more ideal processes/tools in a way that’s informed by the experience and needs of real users. To inform this effort, we’re setting up qualitative interviews with regular users of Census data -- people like you. Would you be willing to talk with me and my team to share your experience about finding and accessing Census data? We’re planning a redesign over the coming year that will be based on what we learn from this field research. We will prototype designs for user-centered processes/webpages, which we will want to bounce off real users. Building a pool of relevant volunteers will help drive these test & learn cycles. If you’d like to volunteer your perspective, please email me at adam.rotmil(a)accenturefederal.com<mailto:adam.rotmil@accenturefederal.com> Please include your name, your preferred contact information, and a brief summary of your role or affiliation. I’ll save that information to a spreadsheet and reach back out to the volunteers as we move forward. We will be speaking with small groups of about 1-5 people at a time. Additionally, is there anyone else in your network who you think we should be talking to? Thank you very much for your time and consideration. We really appreciate it. Looking forward > Adam Rotmil Experience Lead & IxD Craft Lead FJORD Design and Innovation, Accenture adam.rotmil(a)accenturefederal.com<mailto:adam.rotmil@accenturefederal.com>

6 years

Small MPO opening on the CTPP Board

by Weinberger Penelope

Good morning colleagues, The CTPP is looking for representation from a small MPO to serve the CTPP board. The ideal candidate will staff a small MPO (under 200,000), participate on the 17 member board, serve various subcommittees, and help direct the $5.4 M CTPP five-year program. The candidate should be involved in census data, demographics, modeling and/or GIS. If you are interested, please send a letter of interest to me at pweinberger(a)aashto.org<mailto:pweinberger@aashto.org> Thanks! Penelope Weinberger CTPP Program Manager AASHTO Ctpp.transportation.org

6 years

FW: Question Regarding Mapping Low Income Population by Census Tract

by Weinberger Penelope

Hey CTPPers, I received this query, I welcome your thoughts. We are currently looking at environmental justice factors on Urban Arterials in the Denver Metro area, and I was wondering if you might have any insights into mapping low income population by census tract. The only data I have been able to find includes low and moderate income (from HUD), and I am having trouble even finding that data at the tract level. Do you know of a good data source for this? Any help or insights would be greatly appreciated.

6 years, 1 month

Troubles with data.census.gov

by jonathan lupton

Am I the only user having chronic problems with data.census.gov? After nearly a year of constant attempts at use and self-training, my personal experience is that data.census.gov is capricious, inconsistent, and inadequate. The potential is (probably) there but to my view it's not yet ready for prime time - yet it is the only way you can access the 2018 ACS. American Factfinder is going away in a matter of months, so soon the shaky and unstable data.census.gov system will be all that we have. Perhaps there's some magic bullet I have yet to find. Or an alternative that provides the professional reliability the data community needs. API? Can anybody in the data community offer insights? Thanks! Jonathan Lupton AICP Senior Planner - Publications Metroplan Little Rock AR

6 years, 1 month

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