1. The Geographic Support System Initiative (GSS-I): Working with Partners for Enhanced Data Management WVAGP Meeting: May 13, 2013 Kevin Holmes, Geographer US Census Bureau: Philadelphia Regional Office

2. Changes in PHRO Territory: January 2013 Previous Territory

3. The MAF/TIGER Database (MTDB) Master Address File (MAF)Master Address File (MAF) Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER)Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER) Developed to support 1990 CensusDeveloped to support 1990 Census –Digitized from USGS quads –Topologically Integrated Efficient storage/tabulationEfficient storage/tabulation Conflation ChallengesConflation Challenges

4. MAF/TIGER: Supporting the 2010 Census MAF/TIGER Accuracy Improvement Project (MTAIP): 2003-2008MAF/TIGER Accuracy Improvement Project (MTAIP): 2003-2008 Address Canvassing: Spring 2009Address Canvassing: Spring 2009 Geographic Partnership ProgramsGeographic Partnership Programs –Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) –New Construction (NC) –Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) –Redistricting Data Program (RDP) –Boundary & Annexation Survey (BAS)

5. MAF/TIGER: Supporting the 2020 Census + Geographic Support System Initiative (GSS-I)Geographic Support System Initiative (GSS-I) –Integrated program utilizing partner-provided geospatial data for: Improved address coverageImproved address coverage Continual spatial feature updatesContinual spatial feature updates Enhanced quality assessment & measurement (QI)Enhanced quality assessment & measurement (QI) –May allow for a targeted address canvassing operation in 2019 (cost avoidance) –Better quality throughout the decade to support intercensal surveys (ACS) http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gss/

6. GSS-I Partnership Program Update Launched the GSS-I Partnership Program in October 2012Launched the GSS-I Partnership Program in October 2012 Identified 56 initial partners to participate in ‘Phase 1' by providing their addresses, structure points, and street centerlinesIdentified 56 initial partners to participate in ‘Phase 1' by providing their addresses, structure points, and street centerlines Goal is to acquire and use partner data for a production test of our process and software first half FY13Goal is to acquire and use partner data for a production test of our process and software first half FY13

7. GSS-I Phase 1 Partners 7 CO35019GuadalupeNM CO35043SandovalNM CO35061ValenciaNM PL3506970BernalilloNM PL3517960CorralesNM PL3563460Rio RanchoNM CO36027DutchessNY CO36039GreeneNY CO36109TompkinsNY CO39041DelawareOH CO39101MarionOH CO41029JacksonOR CO42039CrawfordPA ST44Rhode IslandRI CO45003AikenSC CO45035DorchesterSC CO45041FlorenceSC CO45063LexingtonSC CO45071NewberrySC CO45083SpartanburgSC CO45091York CountySC PL4819000Dallas CityTX PL4857176PflugervilleTX CO51019BedfordVA ST50VermontVT CO53033KingWA CO55025DaneWI CO54037JeffersonWV TR0161TA2430Navajo Nation Reservation CO01097MobileAL PL0177256TuscaloosaAL CO05015CarrollAR CO04013MaricopaAZ CO06047MercedCA CO06079San Luis ObispoCA CO06085Santa ClaraCA CO08031DenverCO ST11District of ColumbiaDC CO10005SussexDE CO12009BrevardFL CO12013CalhounFL CO12071LeeFL CO13207MonroeGA CO13235PulaskiGA CO13237PutnamGA CO15001HawaiiHI CO15007KauaiHI CO20061GearyKS CO20091JohnsonKS CO20155RenoKS CO20161RileyKS CO24021FrederickMD CO24033Prince George'sMD CO27001AitkinMN CO27131RiceMN CO30031GallatinMT CO30049Lewis and ClarkMT CO30109WibauxMT *Community TIGER beta testers

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11. Preliminary Processing Results For Two States and 45 Counties… ~ 30% of the total records had no address classification code*

12. Next Steps ‘Phase 1’ feedback‘Phase 1’ feedback Planning for @ 300-500 'Phase 2' partnersPlanning for @ 300-500 'Phase 2' partners –Criteria-driven (Targeted Address Canvassing research, data quality issues in MAF/TIGER, existing BAS participants, whole states) *Kanawha County, WV *Kanawha County, WV Community TIGER IntegrationCommunity TIGER Integration Phase 2 feedback flowing starting in summer 2013Phase 2 feedback flowing starting in summer 2013 12

13. Thank You kevin.j.holmes@census.gov 215.717.1830 http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gss/