The regional offices send the maps on CD-ROM to the local offices for printing and distribution. The map data comes from Census' own Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing system. Each cluster has five 625-MHz Alpha processors, and together the clusters provide more than 3T of disk storage. The cluster has 2.4T of RAID storage, and a tape library provides up to 21T of backup. N.C. Once complete, Census 2000 data will go into the Data Access and Dissemination System, the Census Bureau's tabulation and publication system.
DADS data is available online at factfinder.census.gov .
Census 2000 results will hit the Web early next year, he said.