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APDU Board Member Andrew Reamer Testifies at JEC Hearing on ACS
APDU Board Member and Past President Andrew Reamer recently testified at the June 19 Joint Economic Committee hearing on “The Economic Impact of Ending or Reducing Funding for the American Community Survey and Other Government Statistics.” Access the full list of witnesses and a video recording of the hearing here.
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Census Releases OnTheMap for Emergency Management 3
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released OnTheMap for Emergency Management Version 3. OnTheMap for Emergency Management Version 2 has been concurrently withdrawn. Version 3 is a significant upgrade and offers a number of new capabilities and data additions to assist emergency preparedness, response, and recovery activities.
Important changes and improvements include:
- Expanded Report Content – the addition of Decennial 2010 Demographic & Housing Characteristics; 2010 Jobs & Worker Data
- New Emergency Event Data – the addition of FEMA Disaster Declaration Areas & NWS Snowfall Probability Forecasts
- More Complete Hurricane Archives – capture & archiving of all daily NHC Storm Updates
- New Analyses & Visualizations – new Reports with charting & thematic map overlays showing population & worker distributions
- New Interoperability – new tool for exporting event areas to use in OnTheMap or other GIS applications
- Updated Interface and Help Documentation – improved user interface speed and navigability; improved event searching; newly updated help documentation
OnTheMap for Emergency Management Version 3 can be accessed here.
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Census Releases OnTheMap Mobile and OnTheMap Version 6.1
The U.S. Census Bureau has released Version 6.1 of the OnTheMap application. A major new feature of this release is OnTheMap Mobile, a mobile-optimized version of OnTheMap that can be accessed though IOS and Android web browsers. OnTheMap Mobile can be accessed here, and more information about the relase, including system requirements, is available here.
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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. 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):
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Consumer Price Index Housing Survey (August 17, 2012)
Food and Drug Administration
- Survey on the Occurrence of Foodborne Illness Risk Factors in Selected Retail and Foodservice Facility Types (2013-2022) (August 20, 2012)
Institute of Education Sciences
- National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2013 Wave II (Main NAEP Core, Reading, Mathematics, TEL, SD, ELL, and Special Studies) (July 19, 2012)
National Agricultural Statistics Service
- Floriculture Survey (August, 20, 2012)
Office of Justice Programs
- Survey of General Purpose Law Enforcement Agencies, 2012 (July 19, 2012)
- National Corrections Reporting Program (August 14, 2012)
- Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (August 14, 2012)
U.S. Geological Survey
- North American Breeding Bird Survey (July 16, 2012)
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Conference:
NCES 2012 Summer Forum and 25th Annual STATS-DC 2012 Data Conference
July 9-13, 2012
Mayflower Renaissance Hotel
1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
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The Summer Data Conference is an opportunity for professional networking, updates on federal and national activities affecting data collection and reporting, and information about the best new approaches in collecting, reporting, and using education statistics. The Summer Data Conference will include training and business meetings for state CCD and EDFacts data coordinators. In addition, NCES postsecondary education experts will provide sessions that increase your knowledge of postsecondary data environments and data systems such as IPEDS. There will also be a range of informative sessions targeted toward interests in Common Core of Data, Common Education Data Standards, data collection, data management, data privacy, data dissemination, data linking beyond K-12, data standards, data quality, data usage, growth models, education research, school finance, and Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems. Learn more here.
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Workshop:
2012 Consumer Expenditure Survey Microdata Users’ Workshop
July 18 – 20, 2012
Bureau of Labor Statistics Washington, DC
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The annual CE Microdata Users’ Workshop sessions are geared to microdata users of all levels of experience, from new and novice users to seasoned experts. Participants receive both “hands-on” instruction on how to compute results from the microdata and attend presentations describing both methodology and results of recent research. In addition, the workshop features individual appointments for users of any experience level to discuss their project or proposal with knowledgeable CE staff members. Attendance is free.
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Conference:
2012 National Conference on Health Statistics
August 6–8, 2012
Renaissance Washington DC
999 Ninth Street, NW
Washington, DC
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The 2012 Conference will emphasize current NCHS data activities and their relationship to today’s key health issues. Through presentations, interactive workshops, and other innovative approaches, the conference aims to further attendees’ understanding of the importance and relevance of public health data. Learn more here.
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