Data Tips + Occasional Cubit Stuff
Photo by timothy muza on Unsplash This post explains the differences between the American Community Survey (ACS) and the Decennial Census and how those differences will impact your work. Background: Long Form and Short Form Remember back to the Census 2000 when some people were complaining about the Census form taking forever to fill out? …
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Co-written by Aaron Herman Finding land use land cover data is a pain. Unless your project is within an MPO/COG that has historic and current land use shapefiles that are easy for your GIS guru to access, you can be up a creek without a paddle when it comes to finding good land use data. …
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Photo by Dan Gold on Unsplash This blog post was updated on April 30, 2021. I find myself googling for this data once a month or so. I just can’t seem to remember where to find it on the Federal Highway Administration’s website. Below are states by total 2019 lane miles–which is the most recent …
