Will the data fields for Stf 1, data by block level, be the same as they
were in the 1990 census? Or can anyone tell me where to find out. I have
looked through the Census web site.
Thank you to those of you have responded to TRB Committee on Travel Survey
Methods' (A1D10) request to participate in the Internet based survey of
transportation surveys. The response has been very good and your
participation is greatly appreciated.
If you have not done so, please respond by Wednesday, January 31st.
This is the last day that the instrument will be posted on the Internet. We
would like to get as large as a response as possible so that a thorough
assessment of the types and characteristics of the surveys conducted by
transportation organizations can be completed.
You can access the survey at:
http://production2.voxco.com/online/nustats.mpo
Thank you again for your time and help with this effort!!!!
The National Household Travel Survey (the NPTS/ATS) is starting up in early March, and will continue in the field for one calendar year. The national sample is 25,000 households, add-on areas may add another 20,000 samples.
The questionnaire combining the two surveys has been smoothed, and a few interesting data items have been added. We are obtaining information on work at home, internet availability and use, immigrant status, travel disability, and greater trip purpose detail. The questionnaire will be available on the website within the next week or two. The website address for the combined survey is: www.bts.gov/nhts
Thanks to everybody who let your needs for this data be known. We have really been heartened by the amount of interest and support for the surveys.
There are a few changes in Summary File 1 specifications. You can access the
SF1 specifications (current as of June 2000) from the State Data Center
Clearinghouse website at:
http://www.sdcbidc.iupui.edu/2k/products/products.html
The Census Bureau can correct me if there have been any changes in SF1 plans
since June 2000.
Thank you
Nanda Srinivasan
>>> jhoek(a)gvmc.org 01/15/01 10:08AM >>>
Will the data fields for Stf 1, data by block level, be the same as they
were in the 1990 census? Or can anyone tell me where to find out. I have
looked through the Census web site.
Thank you to those of you have responded to TRB Committee on Travel Survey
Methods' (A1D10) request to participate in the Internet based survey of
transportation surveys. The response has been very good and your
participation is greatly appreciated.
If you have not done so, please try to respond by January 17th. Would like
to get as large as a response as possible so that a thorough assessment of
the types and characteristics of the surveys conducted by transportation
organizations can be completed.
You can access the survey at:
http://production2.voxco.com/online/nustats.mpo
Thank you again for your time and help with this effort!!!!
Those Census 2000 'news alerts' that kept us informed of the
Congressional activities surrounding the census are back. For more than
four years the Census 2000 Initiative, a coalition of civil rights,
women's rights, labor and public interest organizations supporting
scientific sampling for Census 2000, distributed the News Alerts
detailing the planning and then the taking of the most recent decennial
census. Previous issues of the News Alerts, and fact sheets on all
aspects of Census 2000, are available at the Initiative's web site at
http://www.census2000.org.
I was on the mailing list for the 'news alerts' and the last one was
published in September 2000. Today I just receive a new 'news alert'
and a notice that the Census 2000 Initiative Group would continue
publishing them throughout 2001. They sent it along as a Word file
which i have attached.
Enjoy
To: CTPP-News
>From the Census Bureau's 12/29/00 "Tipsheet":
"Redistricting Census 2000 TIGER/Line Files -- The Redistricting
Census 2000 TIGER/Line files, intended to support the needs of state
redistricting efforts, are being released by state. Files for all 50
states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico will be available
over the next several weeks. These files do not contain Census 2000
population data."
The Census Bureau is releasing the new Census 2000 TIGER/line files,
for redistricting purposes. As of this morning (1/2/01), data for
seven states has been released (IN, LA, NJ, NY, OH, TX, VA).
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/index.html
I've reviewed the metadata and caveats regarding these "Redistricting
TIGER Files" and have some questions. Apparently these are the
"semi-final" TIGER 2000 files, and don't include the final address
ranges or the ZCTAs (zip code areas.), but:
1. Do these TIGER files include the "final" Census Tracts, Block
Groups, Blocks that will be used in PL 94-171, SF-1, etc, ?
2. Do these TIGER files include the "final" validated travel analysis
zones that we've been working on?
3. We're working in ArcView 3.x at my agency. There is a shareware
Arcview extension "TIGER Reader" (dated 12/7/98) by
www.mapclick.com, that I downloaded from ESRI's site. I was able to
import the TIGER 2000 data using MapClick's extension for some
county in Louisiana, but I'm not sure that this extension is working
perfectly with TIGER 2000 (and I haven't been able to access
mapclick's web site....) So, are there any users out there who know
about other more recent ArcView extensions to read in raw TIGER 2000
files, or can provide any other advice?
4. Are there any other GIS and Census related listservs (internet
mailing lists) that are relevant to this discussion?
5. *When* do we know when the TIGER files (and PL 94-171 files) for
our state are ready? Do I have to visit the Census Bureau's web site
once in a while to check out what's new? What about the Census Bureau
instituting some sort of "user notification system" that notifies
users when their relevant data files are now available (i.e., data
files released by state.) Or does this system exist already?
Thanks in advance & Happy New Years to All!
Chuck Purvis, MTC (SF Bay Area)
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e-mail: cpurvis(a)mtc.ca.gov
Chuck Purvis, AICP
Senior Transportation Planner/Analyst, Planning Section
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
101 Eighth Street, Oakland, CA 94607-4700
(510) 464-7731 (voice) (510) 464-7848 (fax)
WWW: http://www.mtc.ca.gov/
MTC DataMart: http://www.mtc.ca.gov/datamart/
MTC FTP Site: ftp://ftp.abag.ca.gov/pub/mtc/planning/
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To add to Bob's e-mail Chuck asked:
4. Are there any other GIS and Census related listservs (internet
mailing lists) that are relevant to this discussion?
THE CENSUS BUREAU'S STAFF TAKE QUESTIONS ON TIGER BY E-MAIL AT
tiger(a)census.gov. They are very responsive, and I have found their answers
informative.
Several listserves contain some questions on TIGER from time to time, but I
don't know if anyone solely deals with TIGER/Line.
Thank you Bob!
Nanda Srinivasan
>>> rlamacchia(a)geo.census.gov 01/02/01 01:04PM >>>
See the answers that I have for Chuck's message below.
Bob L.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net [ mailto:owner-ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net]On
Behalf Of Chuck Purvis (MTC)
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 12:23 PM
To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net
Subject: [CTPP] TIGER 2000 redistricting release
To: CTPP-News
>From the Census Bureau's 12/29/00 "Tipsheet":
"Redistricting Census 2000 TIGER/Line Files -- The Redistricting
Census 2000 TIGER/Line files, intended to support the needs of state
redistricting efforts, are being released by state. Files for all 50
states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico will be available
over the next several weeks. These files do not contain Census 2000
population data."
The Census Bureau is releasing the new Census 2000 TIGER/line files,
for redistricting purposes. As of this morning (1/2/01), data for
seven states has been released (IN, LA, NJ, NY, OH, TX, VA).
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/index.html
I've reviewed the metadata and caveats regarding these "Redistricting
TIGER Files" and have some questions. Apparently these are the
"semi-final" TIGER 2000 files, and don't include the final address
ranges or the ZCTAs (zip code areas.), but:
THIS IS MISLEADING. THESE ARE FINAL FILES. THE ONLY ITEM MISSING IS THE
ZCTAS (YET TO BE DELINEATED). IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE SOME MORE TWEAKING
OF THE ADDRESS RANGES WHICH SHOULD IMPROVE GEOCODING IN A FEW AREAS WHERE
THERE IS NO COVERAGE IN THE REDISTRICTING CENSUS 2000 TIGER/LINE FILES.
THIS ADDITIONAL TWEAKING IS BASED UPON THE FINAL MASTER ADDRESS FILE (THE
LAST TWEAKING WAS DONE IN THE SUMMER OF 2000 BASED UPON THE MASTER ADDRESS
FILE AT THAT TIME). SUBSEQUENT VERSIONS OF TIGER/LINE, AS ALWAYS, WILL HAVE
ADDITIONAL ADDRESS RANGE TWEAKING.
1. Do these TIGER files include the "final" Census Tracts, Block
Groups, Blocks that will be used in PL 94-171, SF-1, etc, ?
YES.
2. Do these TIGER files include the "final" validated travel analysis
zones that we've been working on?
YES
3. We're working in ArcView 3.x at my agency. There is a shareware
Arcview extension "TIGER Reader" (dated 12/7/98) by
www.mapclick.com , that I downloaded from ESRI's site. I was able to
import the TIGER 2000 data using MapClick's extension for some
county in Louisiana, but I'm not sure that this extension is working
perfectly with TIGER 2000 (and I haven't been able to access
mapclick's web site....) So, are there any users out there who know
about other more recent ArcView extensions to read in raw TIGER 2000
files, or can provide any other advice?
I WOULD NOT EXPECT THE EXTENSION TO WORK CORRECTLY. WE USE GIS TOOLS TO
MAKE SHAPE FILES, AND THE LATEST VERSION WORKS.
4. Are there any other GIS and Census related listservs (internet
mailing lists) that are relevant to this discussion?
5. *When* do we know when the TIGER files (and PL 94-171 files) for
our state are ready? Do I have to visit the Census Bureau's web site
once in a while to check out what's new? What about the Census Bureau
instituting some sort of "user notification system" that notifies
users when their relevant data files are now available (i.e., data
files released by state.) Or does this system exist already?
THEY ALL SHOULD BE OUT IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS (MID JANUARY)
Thanks in advance & Happy New Years to All!
Chuck Purvis, MTC (SF Bay Area)
*******************************************************
e-mail: cpurvis(a)mtc.ca.gov
Chuck Purvis, AICP
Senior Transportation Planner/Analyst, Planning Section
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
101 Eighth Street, Oakland, CA 94607-4700
(510) 464-7731 (voice) (510) 464-7848 (fax)
WWW: http://www.mtc.ca.gov/
MTC DataMart: http://www.mtc.ca.gov/datamart/
MTC FTP Site: ftp://ftp.abag.ca.gov/pub/mtc/planning/
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