[CTPP] Re: Troubles with data.census.gov

+1 Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: Bob Schwartz &lt;schwartz(a)spcregion.org&gt; Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2020 7:12:23 AM To: ctpp-news(a)mailman.chrispy.net &lt;ctpp-news(a)mailman.chrispy.net&gt;et>; ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net &lt;ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net&gt; Subject: [CTPP] Re: Troubles with data.census.gov This email originated from outside of USF. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender or understand the content is safe. I agree with Jonathan. I HATE data.census.gov. Bring back American FactFinder. From: jonathan lupton [mailto:jlupton@Metroplan.org] Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 4:22 PM To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net Subject: [CTPP] Troubles with data.census.gov 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