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Spatial Software in the Census RDCs

Explore the current GIS software available to RDC users, focusing on Linux-based tools like SAS, GRASS, R-spdep, STATA, and GeoDa. Analyze projects, potential, and limitations, and discuss the future of spatial software in the RDC network.

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Spatial Software in the Census RDCs

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  1. Spatial Software in the Census RDCs Javier Miranda 2nd Annual Census Workshop Series May 8, 2008

  2. GIS Software • GIS software currently available to RDC users • Only LINUX based • SAS: GIS Mapping/Geocoding (9.2)/Spatial Regression (limited to point pattern analysis-Kriging) • GRASS: GIS Mapping/Spatial Modelling • R-spdep: New.Comprehensive Spatial Regression tools • STATA: Mapping/Spatial Regression (Pisati ado) • GeoDa?: Spatial Regression (basic)

  3. GIS Software • Projects using GIS tools • Few over the years • Examples • Is there unmet need? What is causality? • CES Microdata & GIS apps • Business • Household • Admin • Examples: On the Map, Katrina

  4. GIS Software • Lots of potential • Geographers • Economics of Agglomeration • Small area statistics (e.g. Hurricane Katrina, retail) • Infrastructure protection • …

  5. GIS Software • Are we meeting all needs? • Geocoding/spatial analysis/mapping? • Lat/long coding is problem but SAS 9.2 • Need to use multiple apps for the different components • Not industry standard • Is there additional LINUX software? • Planning to introduce ArcGIS Server • Also limited?

  6. The Future of Spatial Software at the RDC Network • Current RDC Constraints • LINUX environment • Windows is not part of security plan • ITSO requirements • Technological challenges • Windows software • Full ArcGIS implementation • Time Line???

  7. Summary • Few projects thus far • Lots of Potential • LINUX apps do not satisfy all users • Is ArcGIS the future? • Not near future due to administrative and technological challenges (incremental approach).

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