TigerDLG.ppt

TIGER/Line?, STF, DLG Files INLS 110-111 GIS Digital Information: Uses, Resources Software Tools Vector Data: Two Popular types TIGER/Line Files Produced by: US Census Bureau Digital Line Graph Files Produced by: USGS Census Bureau Factfinding one of Americas oldest activities Early 1600s, census taken in Virginia people were counted in nearly all of the British colonies that became the US First census taken in 1790 counted 3.9 million inhabitants Sole purpose of the censuses surveys is to gather general statistical information Census Bureau: Long Form Replacement TIGER? Overview Acronym: Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing System developed at Census Bureau Supports mapping needs for Decennial Census other Bureau programs Geographic database features cover the nation TIGER? data base Vector model digital data (topological) census geography Federal Agency: Dept of Commerce Bureau of The Census Widespread format – contains important data Census Geography Models: GBF/DIME TIGER? Census Geography Model:TIGER? up close TIGER/LINE FILE (.shp): NC CountiesData Download from US Census Bureau Website Example: TIGER? Image Census Data Online:Cartographic Files Census: Generalized Boundary files ex: County and County Equivalent Areas: 2000 | 1990 Census: 2000 Tiger/Line Data ESRI: 2000 Tiger/Line Data Davis Library: GIS Datafinder Metadata: 1990 Tiger/Line files Census Data Online:Statistical Files Abstract: 1990 Census Summary Tape File 3 Understanding the Census STF3A File For CA The 1990 STF3 Codebook Explained (scroll down) Census Codebook: CA, 1990, STF3A US Census Bureau: 1990 Census Lookup Choose a database to browse: STF3ANCCountyOrangeview tables; STF3B; STF1A TIGER? data base creation Automated map scanning Many scanned directly from USGS 1:100,000-scale topographic quads Manual map ‘digitizing’ Standard data keying Computer file matching TIGER? Files: Hierarchal Structure Begins at National Level – 2 sub-branches Regions D