Objective 1.2: Geographic Requirements

Meet geographic requirements of the 2010 Census by developing systems that employ new technologies, enhancing geographic partnerships, and integrating quality assurance measures into the geographic and Master Address File systems and databases

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The MAF/TIGER Enhancements Program improves the accuracy of the street and map features used for the American Community Survey and the 2010 Census. Having street and map features in Global Positioning System (GPS) alignment allows the Census Bureau to use GPS-enabled mobile computers to help enumerators be more efficient, facilitate the identification of duplicate addresses, and reduce the costs of finding housing units during non-response follow-up. Implementing a GPS-based MAF/TIGER system offers the opportunity to completely revolutionize data collection methodology. Because MAF/TIGER supports all Census Bureau statistical activities, the demographic survey programs and economic censuses also will benefit. Ultimately, the success of the MAF/TIGER Enhancements Program will be determined through its ability to meet the address and geographic information needs of the American Community Survey and the 2010 Census. This multiyear effort will require sustained program and budget support from the administration and the congress. The primary indicator of progress towards that ultimate goal will be the Census Bureau’s ability to complete the activities described above for all 3,141 counties and for Puerto Rico. Strategies and means: * Locate and bring into GPS alignment every street and other map feature in the TIGER database, and implement an effective automated methodology to find new streets. * Implement a modern processing environment for the MAF/TIGER system that will support the rapid development of new applications, allow extensive use of commercial off-the-shelf and geographic information system software, and reduce staff training time. * Expand geographic partnership programs with state, local, and tribal governments, including a "rolling" Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) program and Web based updates of addresses, streets, governmental unit boundaries, and other geographic entity boundaries. * Conduct Community Address Updating System operations for predominantly rural areas using automated technology. * Implement a comprehensive plan for periodic MAF/ TIGER evaluation and corrective activities that will guide planning for cost-effective improvements to coverage and geocoding operations. Measuring performance: * Cumulative number of counties for which map feature locations have been corrected in the MAF/TIGER database.

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