# Presentation: 403535

## Geographic Programs Update

- 2005 State Data Center/Business and Industry Data Center Mid-Year Meeting
- March 28-29, Philadelphia, PA
- Linda M. Franz
- Geography Division

## Presentation will cover:

- Status of  Work Underway:
- MAF/TIGER Accuracy Improvement 			Project
- Boundary and Annexation Survey
- Status of planning for upcoming geographic partnership programs
- How we can work together

## MAF/TIGER Accuracy Improvement Project

- Focused on improving horizontal positional accuracy for streets in TIGER
- This enables use of GPS technology to record structure locations in the field, which in turn improves accuracy and efficiency

## MAF/TIGER Accuracy Improvement Project Sources

- Priority is to use Tribal, State, County,and Local (TSCL) GIS Files as the source for improving TIGER coordinates
- Census Bureau regional offices contacting potential governmental source providers

## MAF/TIGER Accuracy Improvement Project Sources (Cont.)

- TSCL GIS files must meet Census Bureau accuracy standards (7.6 meters CE 95 or better)
- TSCL GIS files acquired for 1,694 counties, two-thirds of those evaluated have met the standard
- Status maps:  _http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/mtaip_status_

## MAF/TIGER Accuracy Improvement Project Sources (Cont.)

- Harris Corporation acquires source where no TSCL source meeting the standard is available
- 		--imagery
- 		--commercial GIS
- 		--field collection of centerline GPS a 	last resort

## MAF/TIGER Accuracy Improvement Project Sources (Cont.)

- Census Bureau and Harris looking at whether failed TSCL sources can be improved with imagery of known quality
- Will seek permission from GIS file provider before making improvements

## MAF/TIGER Accuracy Improvement Production Status

- 688 counties realigned using locally supplied sources
- 473 counties realigned using contractor-supplied sources
- Remaining counties to be completed by fiscal year 2008

## MAF/TIGER Accuracy Improvement Production Planning

- TSCL files must be available to the Census Bureau by April 2006 to be used as MTAIP sources
- Work plans negotiated substantially in advance of each fiscal year of work

## Boundary and Annexation Survey

- Thank you for your able assistance!!
- SDC followup done at an earlier stage for the 2005 BAS—indications are that it affected response favorably

## Boundary and Annexation Survey

- April 1 deadline for response must be met for changes to be reflected in next extracts used for for ACS and estimates program
- Respondents not seeing positional accuracy improvements on their maps this year will see them in 2006-2009 BAS

## Boundary and Annexation Survey

- Digital BAS
- Are at capacity in terms of accepting digital files to process for 2005 BAS
- Submitting a GIS file for MTAIP is not the path for providing a digital file for BAS
- See BAS web site for digital BAS requirements for next year’s survey

## Boundary and Annexation Survey

- http://www.census.gov/geo/www/bas/bashome.html

## Status of planning for upcoming geographic partnership programs

- --Local Update of Census Addresses
- --Statistical Areas Programs

## LUCA

- 2000 LUCA studies and evaluations by the National Academy of Sciences, the Anteon Corporation, and the Planning and Research Development Division have been analyzed
- Initial proposal developed—overarching goal is to improve participation

## LUCA

- Interdivisional team co-chaired by GEO and DMD began meeting 12/04 to refine proposal and integrate it with larger 2010 census plan
- Team focusing on operational, partnership, and coverage considerations
- LUCA in 1998 Dress Rehearsal

## LUCA

- Changes under consideration for 2010:
- One and only one LUCA; will precede address canvass
- Improved communication (earlier, more coordinated, and more timely)
- More regional agency and state 	involvement
- Provide options for participants

## LUCA

- Changes under consideration for 2010:
- Improved systems and technology (for 	participants and the 	Census Bureau)
- Increased review period
- Improved training

## Statistical Areas Programs

- Longer planning horizon
- Some limited changes under consideration
- Will be seeking stakeholder input

## Census Bureau and SDCs Working Together on Geographic Programs

- Following up with nonresponders—BAS now, LUCA in the future
- Identifying TSCL GIS files
- Helping us develop our communications
- Carrying and reinforcing our messages

## Census Bureau and SDCs Working Together on Geographic Programs (cont.)

- Assisting with training and technical support
- Improving contacts data base
- Delineating statistical areas where no local participant, especially outside of metropolitan areas

## Comments, Suggestions, and Questions?

- Linda M. Franz
- Geography Division
- (301) 763-9061
- linda.m.franz@census.gov