2010 Census: Census Bureau Needs to Take Prompt Actions to Resolve Long-standing and Emerging Address and Mapping Challenges

United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-06-15 monographic deposited born digital 43 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-272 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-272 P0b002ee180396275 f:d06272 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-272 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-272 GAO-06-272 Census Data collection Data integrity Global positioning system Operational testing Schedule slippages Maps 2000 Decennial Census 2010 Decennial Census Census Bureau Master Address File Census Bureau Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing System Other Written Product A55563 2010 Census: Census Bureau Needs to Take Prompt Actions to Resolve Long-standing and Emerging Address and Mapping Challenges To conduct a successful census, it is important that the U.S. Census Bureau (Bureau) produce the most complete and accurate address file and maps for 2010. For this review, GAO's specific objectives were to determine the extent to which (1) the Bureau's efforts to modernize the address file and maps are addressing problems experienced during the 2000 Census, (2) the Bureau is managing emerging address file and map issues, (3) the Bureau is able to collect and transmit address and mapping data using mobile computing devices (MCD) equipped with global positioning system (GPS) technology, and (4) the Bureau has a plan to update the address file and maps in areas affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. GAO reviewed the Bureau's progress in modernizing both the address file and maps. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-272/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-272.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-272/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-272.pdf GAO-06-272 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-272 Other Written Product GAO-06-272; 2010 Census: Census Bureau Needs to Take Prompt Actions to Resolve Long-standing and Emerging Address and Mapping Challenges; Census Data collection Data integrity Global positioning system Operational testing Schedule slippages Maps 2000 Decennial Census 2010 Decennial Census Census Bureau Master Address File Census Bureau Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing System United States Public Law 430 (103rd Congress) Public Law 103-430