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.. ready-to-use Geographic Information System Projects Did you know? Most users of with GIS use the Census Bureau TIGER digital map datasets. These files are normally are released with no integrated data .. find it and integrate the data yourself. These most widely used, unique, and official geographic data, shapefiles, are released/updated annually or more frequently with different vintages and geographic structures (precision, smoothed, not smoothed). How to choose, update? Next .. the next challenge is acquiring and integrating the subject matter data into the shapefiles .. required to use the data with your GIS tools. For example, even if you know that the Census Bureau has small area demographic-economic data, a first step is determining which data are right for you. If you correctly determine that, next is to acquire the data. If you do locate the right downloadable data, the next issue is integrating the subject matter into the shapefile (and then updating it). This is time consumptive, error prone and documentation might be non-existent. Many Federal statistical subject matter data are released with no geocodes and possibly worse obsolete geocodes. Benefits from using DataPaks .. the above, plus integrate your data with DataPaks, ready-to-use GIS projects and datasets. Benefits include reducing your time required to develop sets of commonly used GIS projects and data. Use these continuously updated geographic and subject matter data rather than using data with out-of-date or uncertain vintages. Ensure that you have all key relevant data to examine related administrative and statistical data. Are you using the data that you think you are using? Are the data the most current available? DataPaks The DataPaks listed below can be directly opened as GIS projects using the VDA GIS Desktop or CV XE GIS. DataPak1 • Ready-to-use GIS project integrating these shapefiles/layers: • World base map/topology -- OpenStreetMaps • World by country shapefile • U.S. by state shapefile • U.S. by CBSA/Metro shapefile • U.S. by county shapefile with demographic-economic subject matter DataPak2 -- extended geographic drill-down DataPak1 plus: • U.S. by City/Place shapefile • U.S. by ZIP code area shapefile demographic-economic subject matter • U.S. by Census Tract shapefile with demographic-economic subject matter Contact us about Block Group and Census Block optional add-ons. DataPak3 -- K-12 Schools & School Districts DataPak1 plus: • U.S. by School Districts current year update shapefile with integrated attributes • U.S. by K-12 Public Schools current year update shapefile with integrated attributes Contact us about School Attendance Zones optional add-on. DataPak3A -- K-12 Schools & School Districts & Block Groups & Tracts & Cities/Places DataPak3 plus: • U.S. by Block Groups current year update shapefile with integrated attributes • U.S. by Census Tracts current year update shapefile with integrated attributes • U.S. by Cities/Places current year update shapefile with integrated attributes Contact us about School Attendance Zones optional add-on. DataPak4 -- Congressional Districts & State Legislative Districts DataPak1 plus: • U.S. by Congressional Districts shapefile with integrated attributes • U.S. by State Legislative District upper shapefile with integrated attributes • U.S. by State Legislative District lower shapefile with integrated attributes Contact us about census block to congressional district or state legislative district equivalency data and additional derived data. DataPak5 -- Metro GIS for Specific Metropolitan Areas • See about MetroGIS DataPaks. Support Using these Resources .. goto top Learn more about accessing/using geographic, demographic, economic data and related analytical tools. Join us in a Data Analytics Lab session. There is no fee for these one-hour Web sessions. Each informal session is focused on a specific topic. The open structure also provides for Q&A and discussion of application issues of interest to participants. ProximityOne User Group Join the ProximityOne User Group to keep up-to-date with new developments relating to geographic-demographic-economic decision-making information resources. Receive updates and access to tools and resources available only to members. Use this form to join the User Group. Additional Information ProximityOne develops geographic-demographic-economic data and analytical tools and helps organizations knit together and use diverse data in a decision-making and analytical framework. We develop custom demographic/economic estimates and projections, develop geographic and geocoded address files, and assist with impact and geospatial analyses. Wide-ranging organizations use our tools (software, data, methodologies) to analyze their own data integrated with other data. Follow ProximityOne on Twitter at www.twitter.com/proximityone. Contact ProximityOne (888-364-7656) with questions about data covered in this section or to discuss custom estimates, projections or analyses for your areas of interest. |
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