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
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Baltimore Metropolitan Council
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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
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