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Notes:
TIGER/Line files, that became available in January 2001, are the public, accessible version of the Census’ Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER) system. This system contains legal and statistical geographic areas and codes, and the underlying street network. By obtaining these files along with the statistical data files, you can plot thematic maps using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). This will allow you to quickly determine the impact on the demographic makeup of a district when you move a boundary. These files are not graphic images of maps, but rather digital data describing geographic features.
NOTE: These files will be available in a 7 CD-ROM set (compressed files). Uncompressed, the Nation is about 30 gigabytes of data.
- Paper copies in February 2001
- HP-GL on DVD in March 2001 (large plotted maps)
- PDF on CD-ROM and Internet in April 2001
- Boundary Files will be available in April 2001
