CENSUS 2010 Geography Update, Programs, Timelines Gail A. Krmenec U.S. Census Bureau Chicago Regional Office Westchester, Illinois 60154

Topics TIGER Realignment for Indiana (MTAIP) Other TIGER Updating Programs BAS Boundary & Annexation Survey LUCA Local Update of Census Addresses Statistical Areas Programs

MAF/TIGER Accuracy Improvement Program (MTAIP) Realignment of TIGER database to a minimum spatial accuracy of 7.6 meters to support field data collection with GPS for 2010 census After Before

Digital Data Layers Requested Street Centerline File with attribution Hydrography Rail Features Boundaries Centerline file is evaluated to determine CE95 spatial accuracy: results shared when they become available If no useable local source: HAS: Use other means for realignment

MTAIP Production Schedule Initial Realignment | 250 | 600 | 610 | 700 | 690 | 383 Cumulative | 250 | 850 | 1,460 | 2,160 | 2,850 | 3,233

MTAIP Production Schedule Need to have all state/county/local files in house by March 31, 2006 Last counties will be finished by Harris Corp. in April ’08

INDIANA MTAIP Status BY COUNTY 8 TIGER Re-aligned TSC&L 24 Local File Acquired 2 Local File Acquired; SE Candidate 18 Negotiating for Acquisition 28 TIGER Realigned as HAS 12 Future TIGER Realignment as HAS (As of 2/24/06)

MTAIP RESULTS: Hamilton County BEFORE… 2000 TIGER/Line File Local GIS File The CE95 for Hamilton Co. is 1.39 meters

MTAIP RESULTS: Hamilton County AFTER… st Edition TIGER/Line Local GIS File

Hamilton Co. MTAIP AfterBefore

TIGER/Line Files 2xs/year now instead of First Edition TIGER/Line-December Second Edition TIGER/Line- Summer 2006? Local Edition TIGER/Line Files

Other, Concurrent TIGER Updating Programs For HAS realigned files: request a GIS file for attribute updating Digitizing program for TIGER address range corrections/additions/some feature updates

2006 Boundary & Annexation Survey (BAS) MTAIP-realigned counties eligible for digital update submission If county not realigned, can still submit digitally, but limited, updates will be done manually BAS submission must be received by April 1, 2006 for inclusion in the POP Estimates Program (and others) American Community Survey: BAS will be conducted for all places every year (Starts 2008 for the 2010 Census)

LUCA: Local Update of Census Addresses First implemented in Census 2000 Purpose is to improve the census list using local knowledge Resulted from PL : Address List Improvement Act of 1994 authorized USPS to provide the DSF to Census Bureau Confidentiality of Address Info-covered by Title 13 U.S.C. Changes validated in the pre-census address canvassing operation

Improvements for 2010 LUCA Single cycle of review for address types Longer review period: 4 months More advance notice More comprehensive communication Proposal for State participation eligibility pilot studies in IN and WI in 2005/2006 Improved training

Options for LUCA participants (city-style address areas) Title 13 Full Address Review Title 13 Local Address List Submission Non-Title 13 Local Address List Submission

LUCA Milestones Fall 2006: Promotional materials Spring 2007: Invitation Letters Fall/Winter : participants perform LUCA review (complete by April 2008) Address Canvassing operation in Spring ’09 08/09 – 10/09: Feedback to LUCA participants 09/09-1/10: LUCA appeals process (independent office established by OMB)

PC-Based Geographic Update Tool For optional use by local government participants in geographic partnership programs * designed to operate on low-end computers * tailored to specific Census program functionality * contractor developed: M 3 : subcontracted to Caliper Corp. Support Stat Areas delineation, boundary updates, road updates & the LUCA program * for those without GIS capability * paper still available for LUCA/BAS

Questions? Gail A. Krmenec U. S. Census Bureau Chicago Regional Office (708)