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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: cedsci.feedback@census.gov

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Questions/Feedback?

Specific questions? Please feel free to contact me!

Rob ChestnutCommunication and User EngagementCEDSCI, U.S. Census Bureautammy.s.anderson@census.gov301-763-3786

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General feedback, please email: cedsci.feedback@census.gov

Thank you!