Hope that some of you will have the time and interest in reviewing this new product (Beta) from the Geography Div at the Census  Bureau.  Please share your reviews and what you learn with our CTPP listserv!  Thanks in advance.  This notice came to me via the Association of Public Data Users (APDU).

Census Releases TIGERweb v2.0

http://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/tigerweb_main.html

The U.S. Census Bureau has released TIGERweb v2.0 (beta). This release includes the following:

•             Redesign of the TIGERweb main page

•             New version of the TIGERweb viewer application with the following functionality:

o             Capability to view current, ACS 2011, ACS 2010, and Census 2010 legal and statistical boundaries

o             New tool to compare entities from two different vintages

o             Print

o             Dynamic Legend

o             Terrain and Imagery background

•             An additional viewer, TIGERweb2010, dedicated to Census 2010 data

•             New map services dedicated to Census 2010 data which now include data for the island areas

•             New map services to support the following entities:

o             Estates

o             Subbarrios

o             Public Use Microdata Areas

o             Urban Growth Areas

o             ZIP Code Tabulation Areas

o             112th Congressional Districts

Elaine Murakami

FHWA Office of Planning