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About Census 2000 Data Access and Use The Census 2000 Data Access and Use Web site was created and is maintained by Warren Glimpse, founder of Proximity. Glimpse is an econometrician and former Census Bureau official. While with the Census Bureau he was responsible for Census Bureau data access and user services programs. Glimpse established the Census Bureau State Data Center Program based in part on his own experiences in Missouri. He participated in the Census Federal State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates. He developed the Columbia, MO GBF/DIME which became the prototype for the TIGER system. Glimpse also served as associate director of the U.S. Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards where he developed a framework data access and user services for Federal statistical agencies and programs. Glimpse was a founding member of the Association of Public Data Users.Glimpse developed the School District Data Book for the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), for the 1990 Census and serves as advisor/developer to NCES for Census 2000 school district data. He developed the first set of national scope school district boundary files under sponsorship of NCES for use in mapping and GIS applications. Proximity develops wide ranging software and database tools focused on integrating multisourced data resources in modeling applications to develop, access, and use decisionmaking information. Glimpse is actively involved in developing demographic and geographic data resources for various businesses; Federal, state and local government agencies; universities; and associations. |
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