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APDU 2011 Annual Conference
Public Data on a Budget:
Making Critical Policy Decisions in the Current Fiscal Climate
September 21-22, 2011
George Washington University, The Cloyd Heck Marvin Center
800 21st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
Preliminary Agenda
Registration Form
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Department of Labor Launches Tools for Data Application Development
The Department of Labor recently launched a first-of-its-kind federal website to make it easier for software developers to incorporate Labor Department data into online and mobile applications. The site features published application program interfaces, known as APIs, and software development kits, known as SDKs, which allow developers to remotely access data collected by the department. The site currently features seven APIs providing access to items ranging from employment and wage data gathered by the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics to details of inspections conducted by the department’s Wage and Hour Division and its Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Additional data will be added each week. SDKs are available for BlackBerry, Android, iOS, and .NET platforms.
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OMB Approves ACS Internet Test Plan
The Office of Management and Budget recently approved the Census Bureau’s revised plans to test an American Community Survey internet response option. Learn more here by clicking the document uploaded on June 15, 2011.
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New Demographic Visualization by Census Block Visually Demonstrates Changing American Cities
A new set of maps from the Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center provide a visual demonstration of changing demographic trends in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington D.C., Baltimore, Boston, Houston, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and San Francisco. Access the maps here (note: the creators recommend Google Chrome for optimal viewing).
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Notable Data Publications
Each week, the APDU Data Update identifies recent statistical data releases of interest to APDU members.
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Calls for Comment
APDU maintains a list of open calls for comment on proposed federal data collections (http://www.apdu.org/advocacy.asp). We periodically alert APDU members to newly added calls for comment. Over the last several weeks, calls for comment on the following proposed data collections were published in the Federal Register (with due date):
Bureau of Labor Statistics
- American Time Use Survey (September 12, 2011)
Department of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement
- Charter School Facilities National Questionnaire (September 6, 2011)
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Webinar
Delivering What Users Want: The History of U.S. Census Small Area Data
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
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Since the late nineteenth century, the U.S. Census Bureau has met the growing demand for new types of small area data. Beginning with the 1890 Census, the Census Bureau attempted to make small area data more routine and consistent and expand the scope of such data in its products. The Census Bureau was responding to requests from public health agents who wanted to investigate causes of disease, which, at that time, they saw as overcrowding, poor sanitation, and possibly topography. Tract level data, first introduced in New York City in the 1910 Census, was added for other cities and became essential for social welfare programming, business purposes, and local government planning. Fast forward to the internet age and widespread demand for Block Group and Block Level data for a host of applications. Michael Snow, historian at the U.S. Census Bureau, will present this fascinating history of the development of small area data products.
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