GIS, the Internet, and Geographic Partnership Programs

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United States CENSUS 2010
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TOPICS

• MAF TIGER ACCURACY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MTAIP
• LOCAL UPDATE OF CENSUS ADDRESS LUCA
• BOUNDARY AND ANNEXATION SURVEY BAS

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MAF/TIGER Enhancement Programs

• MAF Master Address File
• TIGER Topologically Integrated Geographic
  Encoding
• and Referencing system

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MAF/TIGER Enhancement Programs
MTAIP VISION

• Realign street centerlines to 7.6 meters or
  better
• Use existing state/local/county/tribal GIS
  files as available
• Complete before FY 2009 Address Canvassing
  operation

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MAF/TIGER Enhancement Programs

• Objectives
• Improve the spatial accuracy of
• street and map features
• Maintain file currency and completeness
• Continue to involve our partners, and your local
  knowledge, in a timely way

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MAF/TIGER Enhancement Programs

• Partners
• West Virginia Statewide Addressing and Mapping
  Board (WVSAMB) files used for repositioning
  features and adding new features to TIGER
• United States Postal Service provides new
  addresses

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JACKSON CO., WVTIGER AND WVSAMB FILE
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NATIONAL STATUS
Brown indicates county in production
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Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA)
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Local Update Of Census Addresses (LUCA )

• The Census Address List Improvement Act of 1994
  (Public Law 103-430), authorized the Census
  Bureau to provide individual addresses to
  officials of state, local, and tribal governments
  who agreed to the conditions of confidentiality.
• Your knowledge of your local
• jurisdiction is critical to the
• success of this program.

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Local Update Of Census AddressesTiming

• Involving local jurisdiction partners
• Letters inviting your participation mailed out
  in early 2007
• Participating communities trained in summer of
  2007
• Participating communities receive and review
  Census Address Lists in fall of 2007

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Local Update Of Census Addresses Timing

• Involving local jurisdiction partners
• Census field check of Address lists in
  winter/spring 2009
• Feedback provided to jurisdictions in the
  summer of 2009

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Local Update Of Census Addresses Ways to
participate

• We provide you our list (requires Title 13
  compliance) you receive detailed feedback.
• You provide us your list (requires Title 13
  compliance) you receive detailed feedback.
• You provide us your list (without Title 13
  compliance) you receive summary feedback.

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Local Update Of Census Addresses Improvements
from 2000

• Longer review period for communities 4 months
• We will do the review if you provide the address
  list
• Only one LUCA review for all address types
  (urban rural)
• Group Quarters will be included in LUCA review
• Well provide application software to assist
  with local review if requested

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BOUNDARY AND ANNEXATION SURVEY - BAS
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Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS)

• Annual survey to collect boundary changes for
  counties, cities, towns, townships, etc.
• All WV counties and incorporated places over
  5000 pop. will be surveyed in 2007.
• In years, 2008, 2009, 2010, all West Virginia
  communities will be surveyed.

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Questions?
Gordon Rector Detroit Regional Office (313)
656-0183 George.g.rector_at_census.gov