1. Spatial Software in the Census RDCs Javier Miranda 2nd Annual Census Workshop Series May 8, 2008

2. GIS Software GIS software currently available to RDC users –Only LINUX based SAS: GIS Mapping/Geocoding (9.2)/Spatial Regression (limited to point pattern analysis-Kriging) GRASS: GIS Mapping/Spatial Modelling R-spdep: New. Comprehensive Spatial Regression tools STATA: Mapping/Spatial Regression (Pisati ado) GeoDa?: Spatial Regression (basic)

3. GIS Software Projects using GIS tools –Few over the years Examples Is there unmet need? What is causality? CES Microdata & GIS apps –Business –Household –Admin Examples: On the Map, Katrina

6. GIS Software Lots of potential –Geographers –Economics of Agglomeration –Small area statistics (e.g. Hurricane Katrina, retail) –Infrastructure protection –…

7. GIS Software Are we meeting all needs? –Geocoding/spatial analysis/mapping? –Lat/long coding is problem but SAS 9.2 –Need to use multiple apps for the different components –Not industry standard Is there additional LINUX software? –Planning to introduce ArcGIS Server –Also limited?

8. The Future of Spatial Software at the RDC Network Current RDC Constraints –LINUX environment –Windows is not part of security plan –ITSO requirements –Technological challenges Windows software –Full ArcGIS implementation Time Line???

9. Summary Few projects thus far Lots of Potential LINUX apps do not satisfy all users Is ArcGIS the future? Not near future due to administrative and technological challenges (incremental approach).