Census 2000: Data Structures and GIS Applications
June 21-25, 2004
Lecture Materials
PowerPoint Presentations by Census Bureau Staff
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Census 2000: Data Concepts (PPT 1.10M)
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Census 2000: Geographic Concepts & Products (PPT 1.33M)
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American FactFinder Overview: Using Census Statistics (PPT 5.09M)
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The American Community Survey: An Overview (PPT 1.31M)
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Census 2000 Data Engine (PPT 462K)
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Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Files (PPT 136K)
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U.S. Census Bureau: The Other Nine Years (PPT 541K)
PowerPoint Presentations by Ronald E. Wilson
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Thematic Mapping Principals with Census Data (PPT 1.05M)
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Thematic Mapping Concepts (PPT 3.06M)
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Overview of ArcView 8.x (PPT 3.27M)
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Loading & Displaying Data (PPT 3.93M)
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Modifiable Aerial Unit Problem (MAUP) (PPT 9.34M)
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Map Elements (PPT 2.39M)
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Navigating & Data Exploration (PPT 2.67M)
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Selecting & Exporting Data (PPT 2.14M)
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Manipulating Geometry (PPT 1.67M)
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Manipulating the Database (PPT 1.73M)
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Thematic Mapping Principles (PPT 7.54M)
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Resources (PPT 1.09M)
Abstract of Presentation by Kenneth Sylvester
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Natural Capacities: Farm Scale and Cropland Resilience in the US Great Plains, 1870 to 1997 (PDF 131K)
PowerPoint Presentation by Chris Kurz
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Michigan Census Research Data Center (PPT 47K)
Exercises
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Data Concepts and Census.gov Quiz (PDF 170K)
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An Exercise in Working with Census Geography and Maps (PDF 200K)
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American FactFinder Data Quiz (PDF 137K)
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Name That Source (PDF 281K)
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Understanding Federal Statistics: The American Community Survey Quiz (PDF 169K)