Caliper's Maptitude 2012 On Its Way

Caliper corp. just released the latest Maptitude GIS 2012. Mine is on its way. As soon as I've had a chance to use it, I'll post a review. Maptitude has always been my GIS of choice for several reasons - affordability, ease of use, tons of free current data.... While you wait for the review you may want to check out Why We Use Maptitude GIS and new Maptitude 2012 features and bundled data.

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U.S. Zip Code Shapefiles Based on 2010 Census

Download the latest U.S. Zip Code Shapefiles based on 2010 Census. Access the Zip Code shapefiles now.

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U.S. Elementary, Secondary and Unified School District Shapefile Download

Now available for download are U.S. (50 states plus Puerto Rico) elementary, secondary and unified school district GIS shapefiles. Theses are the most current, based on the U.S. 2010 Census.

Download the school district shapefiles

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Census 2010 Interactive Population and Demographic Maps for Counties, States and Nation

The U.S. Census has completed the population and demographics portions of the 2010 census for redistricting congressional districts. This data is available in interactive maps at the county, state and national level.




Census 2010 Population Change. Click here for larger interactive maps.

Census 2010 Demographic Change by State. Click here for larger interactive maps.

Census 2010 Population and Demographic Change State Maps.

Go To Interactive U.S. Census 2010 Interactive Population and Demographic Change Maps

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2010 Census Redistricting [P.L. 94-171] Data and Shapefile Availability

Census 2010 Tiger/Line shapefiles are available for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Download from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 TIGER/Line products web page.

The technical documentation for the 2010 Census Redistricting [P.L. 94-171] TIGER/Line Shapefiles can be accessed here.

The following redistricting data files (2010 population and housing characteristics) are now available from the American Factfinder:

Alabama

Arkansas

Colorado

Delaware

Hawaii

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Louisiana

Maryland

Mississippi

Missouri

Nebraska

Nevada

New_Jersey

North_Carolina

Oklahoma

Oregon

South_Dakota

Texas

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Mapping America: Every City, Every Block

You can browse local data from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, based on samples from 2005 to 2009. Because these figures are based on samples, they are subject to a margin of error, particularly in places with a low population, and are best regarded as estimates. Here are some examples.

If you are interested in creating your own flashmaps like these, check out StatPlanet.









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Check out the NY Times Mapping America: Every City, Every Block.

Download Free 2009 Census Tiger / Line GIS Shapefile Layers

It used to be that the Census Tiger / Line files were difficult to work with, requiring specialized software to convert into a format that most GIS programs could work with. The last two years the U.S. Census Bureau has made them available in shapefile format saving us a ton of work. Here's a brief description of the shapefiles. If you are new to GIS, check out our free Learn2Map GIS Tutorial and Atlas. We also have listed many free GIS software programs that you can use to create maps with the Tiger / Line Shapefiles.

* TIGER/Line®Shapefiles are spatial extracts from the Census Bureau's MAF/TIGER database, containing features such as roads, railroads, rivers, as well as legal and statistical geographic areas.

* TIGER/Line®Shapefiles are made available to the public for no charge and are typically used to provide the digital map base for a Geographic Information System or for mapping software.

* TIGER/Line®Shapefiles are designed for use with geographic information system (GIS) software. The TIGER/Line®Shapefiles do not include demographic data, but they contain geographic entity codes that can be linked to the Census Bureau’s demographic data, available on American FactFinder.

Download the U.S. Census Tiger / Line GIS Shapefiles.

Download Free Census 2008 Tiger / Line Data in ArcGIS Shapefile Format

Amazingly, some vendors are charging high prices for the Census 2008 Tiger / Line Data in ArcGIS Shapefile Format. It's amazing because they are FREE. Click here to download.

Census Tiger 2007 Shapefiles Download

The U.S. Census Bureau has just made life much easier. Now Tiger/Line files are available county by county for the entire U.S. in easy to use shapefile format. Visit MapCruzin.com for more info.