Rob Chestnut Center for Enterprise Dissemination Services and Consumer Innovation (CEDSCI) U.S. Census Bureau The Future of Data Dissemination at the U.S. Census Bureau New York State Data Center Annual Affiliates Meeting September 14, 2018
Rob ChestnutCenter for Enterprise Dissemination Services and Consumer Innovation
(CEDSCI)U.S. Census Bureau
The Future of Data Dissemination at the U.S. Census Bureau
New York State Data Center Annual Affiliates MeetingSeptember 14, 2018
Census Bureau Mission and Vision
Mission: To serve as the nation’s leading provider of quality data about its people and economy.
Vision: To be the trusted source for timely and relevant statistical information, and the leader in data-driven innovation.
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The Census Bureau has lots of data.
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And, the Census Bureau has lots of tools for disseminating its data.
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But, Census.gov overwhelms users.
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Census Bureau Online History
1990 Decennial Lookup
1994
MABLE / Geo Correspondence
Engine
1994
DataFerrett(HTML)
1995
American FactFinder
1999
DataFerrett(Java)
1999
SAIPETable Viewer
2004
American FactFinder 2
2011
Open API
2012
WebMapper &TIGERWeb
2012
Quarterly Workforce
Indicators & On the Map
2006
QuickFacts
2000
PopClock
1997
CenStats (USA
Counties)
1996
Census.gov
1994
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Solution: Enterprise Dissemination
Streamline user access to dataMaintain the best of our current tools Reduce redundancies and operational costsProvide greater access to Census Bureau API
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Moving from Before to After
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The New Dissemination Platform:
How It All Works
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Future Integration Points
The Preview Site: data.census.gov
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Email us your thoughts: [email protected]
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Questions/Feedback?
Specific questions? Please feel free to contact me!
Rob ChestnutCommunication and User EngagementCEDSCI, U.S. Census [email protected]
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General feedback, please email: [email protected]
Thank you!