Date: February 2001
Description: This presentation has been designed for the novice data user as an overview of the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) for the Redistricting Summary Data (Public Law 94-171). The presentation serves largely as a direct demonstration of the methods to download individual data files directly to a user's PC. Included in this presentation is some background on the software needed to decompress the data files. This presentation can be used independently and in other training settings.
Time Required: 20-30 minutes
Prerequisites: None
Exercise: None
Instructor Materials: 26 Powerpoint slides with speaker notes
Participant Materials
and Reference Sources: Strength in Numbers: Your Guide to Census 2000 Redistricting Data from the U.S. Census Bureau - booklet, issued July 2000
http://ftp2.census.gov - Census Bureau's File Transfer Protocol site
www.winzip.com or www.pkunzip.com - free software programs available for decompressing zipped files
Credits: This presentation was prepared by Barbara Aldrich of the Data Access and Dissemination Staff with some assistance from JR Wycinsky of the Marketing Services Office.
Related Training Modules:
For More Information: Contact the Marketing Services Office @ 301-457-4081
Last revised: Friday, 23-Mar-2001 14:57:14 EST