RE: [CTPP] DataFerrett app by Census

I have just gotten around to trying out DataFerret Beta, using ACS PUMS. It was clunky, but it worked. I have not tried the advanced functions, just a crosstab. Mara Mara Kaminowitz GIS Analyst ......................................................................... Baltimore Metropolitan Council Offices at McHenry Row 1500 Whetstone Way Suite 300 Baltimore, MD 21230 410-732-0500 ext. 1030 <mailto:mkaminowitz@baltometro.org> mkaminowitz(a)baltometro.org <http://www.baltometro.org/> www.baltometro.org _____ From: Harun Rashid [mailto:hrashid@bcdcog.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 10:46 AM To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net Subject: [CTPP] DataFerrett app by Census Has anyone had success using this web based tool from Census? We are using IE v 8 with popup-blocker turned off . Still the application is not loading. Here's the mail-out from Census: The U.S Census Bureau announces the release of a new tool for accessing the 2005-2009 ACS 5-Year Summary File. The Census Bureau's DataFerrett <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTExOTcwN zEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPVBSRC1CVUwtMTE5NzA3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTEyNzY1N jM2ODYmZW1haWxpZD1ocmFzaGlkQGJjZGNvZy5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWhyYXNoaWRAYmNkY29nLmNvb SZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&100&&&http://dataferrett.census.go v/> web application now houses the summary file and provides additional methods for users to define and extract a subset of the estimates. The DataFerrett interface is easy to use and packages the data in six different file formats, including SAS, SPSS, and Stata. For more information about the 2005-2009 ACS 5-Year Summary Files, please visit the Summary <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTExOTcwN zEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPVBSRC1CVUwtMTE5NzA3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTEyNzY1N jM2ODYmZW1haWxpZD1ocmFzaGlkQGJjZGNvZy5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWhyYXNoaWRAYmNkY29nLmNvb SZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&101&&&htt… w/data_documentation/summary_file/> File Data and Documentation page on the ACS web site. Regards, American Community Survey staff Harun Rashid, AICP Senior GIS Planner BCD Council of Governments 1362 McMillan Avenue, Suite 100 North Charleston, SC 29405 T: 843.529.0400 F: 843.529.0305 www.bcdcog.org