Online Cartographic
Online Cartographic & Geographic Resources
American FactFinder
U.S. Census Bureau
Your Gateway to Census 2000
http://factfinder.census.gov
Home Page
http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html
http://www.census.gov
State & County QuickFacts
Gazetteer (2000 and 1990)
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html
Maps
Geography
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/maps/
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/index.html
Map Products
Geographic Programs
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/maps/CP_MapProducts.htm
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/programs.html
Online Mapping
Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA)
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/maps/CP_OnLineMapping.htm
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/luca2010/luca.html
Cartographic Boundary Files
Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS)
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/bas/bashome.html
TIGER
Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP)
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/psap2010/psap2010_main.html
MAF/TIGER Accuracy Improvement Project
School District Review Program
http://www.census.gov/geo/mod/maftiger.html
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/school/sch-dist.html
TIGER/Line Files
Understanding Census Geography
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/reference.html
Census 2000 Urban And Rural Classification
Census 2000 Geographic Products
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/ua/ua_2k.html
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/census2k.html
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs)
Census Tract Resources
http://www.census.gov/geo/ZCTA/zcta.html
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tractez.html
LandView
http://landview.census.gov
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Online Cartographic & Geographic Resources
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The Census Bureau's Web site has numerous pages of statistics and technical information on various economic and
population topics. The following brief descriptions of online geographic and cartographic resources correspond to
the URL Web chart on the opposite side of this paper.
American FactFinder: American FactFinder is a data access and dissemination system that will find and retrieve
geographic information and plot the information on a map.
State & County QuickFacts: Quick, easy access to facts about people, business, and geography.
Your Gateway to Census 2000: Census 2000 vintage decennial data depot. Provides links to all Census 2000 data, reports,
briefs, demographic profiles, and geography.
Gazetteer: Census 2000 place, county, county subdivision and ZCTAâ„¢ files; 1990 place name search engine; 1990 place,
county, and county subdivision files.
Maps: This site provides access to Census Bureau maps, online mapping engines and cartographic resources.
Map Products: Links to publicly available printed maps and free, downloadable maps in PDF format.
Online Mapping: Links to two mapping applications derived from Census Bureau map data.
Cartographic Boundary Files: Generalized, digital files suitable for use with GIS in small-scale thematic mapping.
Geography: This site provides access to all geography related information, Geographic Programs, Glossaries, Maps,
Relationship Files, and the TIGER page.
Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA): A partnership program allowing the Census Bureau to benefit from local
knowledge in developing its Master Address File (MAF).
Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS): The BAS is used to update information about the legal boundaries and
names of all governmental units in the United States.
Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP): Information about local review and update of census block groups,
census tracts, census county divisions (CCDs), and census designated places (CDPs).
Census Tract Resources: List of resources for locating census tracts and address coding to census tracts.
School District Review Program: This site provides School District Review Program information and materials.
LandView: A basic geographic viewer that maps Census TIGER and demographic data as well as selected EPA and
USGS data.
Census 2000 Urban and Rural Classification: This site provides information about the Census Bureau’s urban and
rural classification and criteria.
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAsâ„¢): Approximate area representations of U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ZIP Code
service areas created by the Census Bureau to meet requests by data users for statistical data by ZIP Code area. ZCTAs
are based on the census blocks.
TIGER: TIGER®, TIGER/Line®, TIGER-Related Products and Frequently Asked Questions.
MAF/TIGER Accuracy Improvement Project: This site provides information about the Census Bureau's
MAF/TIGER Accuracy Improvement Project.
TIGER/Line files: Spatial data files extracted from the Census Bureau's TIGER database.
USCENSUSBUREAU
7/24/2006
Document Outline
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