Making Sense of Census 2000 : A Guide to Understanding the New Data and Geography with CD-ROM

The U.S. census greatly determines government distribution of goods and services throughout the United States. This comprehensive guide to census 2000 covers the history of this complex process and explains the current methods by which data is gathered, including how GIS can be combined with databases such as Tiger to more accurately filter and manage massive amounts of data. Other topics explored include private sector use of census data, legal and political issues derived from the census, and public access to census information via the Internet.ESRI Press Editors is the author of 'Making Sense of Census 2000 : A Guide to Understanding the New Data and Geography with CD-ROM', published 2001 under ISBN 9781879102903 and ISBN 1879102900.