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Census 2000
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Decision Making
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About Warren Glimpse

Warren Glimpse is leader of a diverse set of activities that focus on assisting businesses, government, and individuals realize their full potential by facilitating their development and use of "knowledge capital."

Warren Glimpse is founder and president of Proximity. Proximity is a business based in Alexandria, Virginia. Proximity develops, deploys, and uses decision-making information resources to help clients better formulate, manage, and assess strategy and operations. Proximity works with a wide range of clientele including businesses; Federal, state and local government agencies; universities; and associations. Proximity is a leader in helping communities, government agencies, and stakeholder organizations achieve order-of-magnitude performance improvements, set new performance standards and reshape opportunities. Proximity operates specialized programs focused on developing, accessing, and using geodemographics.

Warren Glimpse is an econometrician and former Census Bureau official. While with the Census Bureau he was responsible for Census Bureau data access and user services programs. Glimpse established the Census Bureau State Data Center Program based in part on his own experiences in Missouri.

Glimpse is an expert in issues concerning wide-ranging geodemographics including Census 2000 data access and use. See the Web page http://proximityone.com/cen2000.htm which provides general information, access to key data, and frequent updates on issues of general interest to the Census 2000 data user community.

Computer-related information resources developed by Glimpse:

• CommunityViewer GIS (PC; Windows; Web)
• Decision Making Information (DMI) Analyst: Site and Market Analysis System
• MetroDynamics -- analysis of metropolitan areas
• Decennial Census School District Special Tabulation
• Map Files and Wide Ranging Geographic Data
• TLFGeocoder: address matching & coding (PC; Windows)

Related background and initiatives:

•	Works with clients to implement more effective decisionmaking information solution strategies and processes.
•	Develops and conducts training and workshops on effective use of decisionmaking information.
•	Conceptualized and developed Census Bureau State Data Center Program.
•	Developer of Proximity software suite and many other information technology, software, and data resources.
•	Developer of wide-ranging GIS applications with specializations using TIGER/Line files.
•	Developed official demographic estimates and projections for the state of Missouri and participated in the Census Federal State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates
•	Developed the Columbia, MO GBF/DIME which became the prototype for the U.S. Bureau of the Census TIGER system - the most comprehensive digital map database for the U.S.
•	Served as assistant chief, Census Bureau Data User Services and implemented many innovative programs to enhance data access and use.
•	Served as associate director, U.S. Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards where he developed a framework data access and user services for Federal statistical agencies and programs.
•	Founding member of the Association of Public Data Users, promoting systemic ways to expand effective access and improved usability of public data.
•	Developed the School District Data Book for the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), of the U.S. Department of Education
•	Developed the 1990 Census School District Special Tabulation for NCES in coordination with the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
•	Developed tabulation and data access framework for Census 2000 school district special tabulation.
•	Developed the first set of national scope school district boundary files under sponsorship of NCES for use in mapping and GIS applications.

Contact information:

Warren Glimpse
Proximity
P.O. Box 7511
Alexandria, VA 22307-7511
http://proximityone.com