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DMINews -- June 2008
Topics Planned for the June 2008 DMINews • County Single Year of Age Population Estimates/Projections, 2000 to 2020 • City/Place Demographic Updates • Updated Place Boundaries; Shapefiles • Geocoding Resources • Demographic Modeler County Single Year of Age Population Estimates/Projections, 2000 to 2020 How will the K-12 school age population, ages 5-17, change between now and 2020 by county? Use the new Proximity county single year of age population estimates/projections to roll up the single year of age data to age cohort of interest to you. City/Place Demographic Updates A review of the July 1, 2007 national scope city/place demographic estimates and trends. Updated Place Boundaries; Shapefiles A review of the latest January 1, 2007 U.S. by incorporated places boundaries and associated shapefiles for geospatial analysis. Geocoding Resources Use the new Census Bureau TIGER/Line shapefiles to create streets shapefiles using the CommunityViewer Edge2Street tool. Then use the streets shapefile to geocode your address data. Create your address location shapefile and add to a GIS project. Attach census block and higher level geocodes to each address-coded record. This section will provide a step-by-step summary geocoding how-to summary. This a continuing series of coverage using TIGER/Line shapefiles in DMINews, linking these files and their use to other map files, economic, and demographic data becoming available. Demographic Modeler An update on using the Proximity Demographic Modeler, a transportable software component that can be called/used by other programs (as well as being a stand-alone program). The Demographic Modeler component is used to develop age-race/ethnicity-gender demographic estimates and projection used in the EnrollmentAnalyst among other applications. Integrate the Demographic Modeler in your applications. Make your own demographic estimates and projections. Additional Information Contact Proximity for more information about any of the topics reviewed in this section. |
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