While the Census Bureau seeks input and comments on the criteria for delineating urban areas, the delineation process is carried out solely by the Census Bureau. We define urban areas for statistical purposes only-- for purposes of tabulating and presenting statistical data for individual urban areas and the urban and rural components of the population, housing, and land area of the nation, states, and other geographic areas. Although we are cognizant of other agencies' particular uses of our urban areas or urban/rural classification for implementing programs, we do ntake those uses into account when delineating urban areas. This has been the case since the Census Bureau first began identifying urban areas in 1910 and urbanized areas in 1950. So, to be clear, we have no plans to release an app for delineating urban areas. Mike Ratcliffe Michael Ratcliffe Assistant Chief, Geocartographic Products and Criteria Geography Division U.S. Census Bureau Michael.r.ratcliffe(a)census.gov 301.763.8977 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Seidensticker, Dan" [DSeidensticker(a)cityofmadison.com] Sent: 01/29/2010 09:17 AM CST To: ctpp-news maillist <ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net> Subject: RE: [CTPP] Re: 2010 Census - Urban/Urbanized Definitions Has anyone got word of the Census Bureau releasing any GIS tools that will aid in creating the Urban Area using the criteria? It would be disappointing to spend the time coding a model only to find out there was already an app for that. Thanks. Dan Seidensticker GIS Specialist Madison Area Transportation Planning Board: A Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) City of Madison Planning Unit 121 S. Pinckney Street, Suite 400 Madison, WI 53703 Voice: 608-266-9119 Fax: 608-261-9967 Email: dseidensticker(a)cityofmadison.com www.MadisonAreaMPO.org -----Original Message----- From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Ed Christopher Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 10:01 PM To: Garth Banninga; ctpp-news maillist Subject: [CTPP] Re: 2010 Census - Urban/Urbanized Definitions Garth--I am posting this to the Listserve since it is a common question and its important that we update everyone. You are right that we have been waiting for the Federal Register notice announcing the criteria that the Census Bureau will use for defining Urbanized area. You are equally right that it was expected in the fall of 2009. Unfortunately it has not come out yet and we are hoping to see it by the Spring of 2010. From what I have been told it has been drafted and is wending its way up the Census Bureau hierarchy to get all the approvals and sign offs. for now we can sit and wait for the process to do its thing. Incidentally, I am working with Mike Ratcliffe from Census Geography on a workshop that we will be having at the GIS-T conference in April where we will have the whole issue of Urbanized Area criteria on the agenda. Needless to say we are both hopeful that the Register notice will be out by then. Garth Banninga wrote: -- Ed Christopher 708-283-3534 (V) 708-574-8131 (cell) FHWA RC-TST-PLN 4749 Lincoln Mall Drive, Suite 600 Matteson, IL 60443 _______________________________________________ ctpp-news mailing list ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net http://www.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/ctpp-news _______________________________________________ ctpp-news mailing list ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net http://www.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/ctpp-news