Working with Census Data and Mapping Tutorials
Here are a few free online tutorials for learning how to work with and create maps using US Census data.
The 25th Anniversary of the U.S. Census Bureau’s TIGER Project
It is something that many of us take for granted every day. If we need to find directions to an unfamiliar place, all we need … Read more
New Online Map Allows the Detailed Scrutinizing of U.S. Households
Demographic trends in the U.S. have always been a tradition and a wealth of information. After all, the United States government conducts an official census … Read more
New TIGER GIS Products
New 2013  TIGER/Line Shapefiles are set for release on Thursday, August 22, 2013.  The new release will include a new GIS file format: TIGER Geodatabases.  The US Census … Read more
Mapping News: ArcGIS 10.1, QGIS 1.8, Waze 3.2, Google Maps Coordinates
In the last few weeks of June 2012, ArcGIS 1.01 and QGIS 1.8 were released, Google slashed its Google Maps API prices and released a … Read more
US Census Participation Rates
As part of an effort to encourage census participation, the U.S. Census has partnered with Google Maps to on their “Take 10 Map” which shows updated census participation rates across counties.