1. Mapping census variables in ArcMap Janina Mueller, University of Toronto Rosa Orlandini, York University DLI Ontario Spring Training 2013

2. Outline  Thematic mapping of census data  Activity 1: Population Density Mapping  Activity 2: Basics of Mapping Quantitative Variables (Thematic Mapping)

3. What you need to map census data 1) Aggregated census data (Census Analyser) 2) Geography boundary files for census geographies (Statistica Canada) 3) GIS Software (e.g. ArcMap or QGIS)

4. Census Boundary Files

5. YellowCartographic boundary file GreenDigital boundary file BlueCoastal Water file Census tracts Toronto

6. Handout for Exercise 1: http://maps.library.utoronto.ca/datapub/ workshops/Exercise1.pdf

7. http://maps.library.utoronto.ca/datapub/ workshops/exercise1data.zip

8. Hands-on activity 1 Create a printable map with a legend showing population density per census tract for the CMA of Toronto, for both the 2006 and 2011 census.

9. Hands-on activity 2 Learn different methods of data visualization using census data from the 2011 census.

10. Access the data at: maps.library.utoronto.ca/datapub/workshops/ exercise2data.zip Access the handout at: maps.library.utoronto.ca/datapub/worshops/ Exercise2.pdf

11. Handouts http://maps.library.utoronto.ca/datapub/worshops/ Exercise1.pdf http://maps.library.utoronto.ca/datapub/worshops/ Exercise2.pdf http://maps.library.utoronto.ca/datapub/workshops/ exercise2data.zip