From espinello@rpmconsulting.com Fri Nov 7 12:16:29 2003 Received: from mxu3.u.washington.edu (mxu3.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.133]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.12.10+UW03.09/8.12.10+UW03.09) with ESMTP id hA7KGShW021754 for ; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 12:16:28 -0800 Received: from mail05b.webhosting-verizon.net (mail05b.webhosting-verizon.net [209.238.3.61]) by mxu3.u.washington.edu (8.12.10+UW03.09/8.12.10+UW03.09) with SMTP id hA7KGQpW008392 for ; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 12:16:26 -0800 Received: from www.rpmconsulting.com (208.55.49.200) by mail05b.webhosting-verizon.net (RS ver 1.0.88vs) with SMTP id 1-0518646171; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 15:16:12 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <0d4b01c3a56c$e9541a80$0200a8c0@rr2> From: "E. Spinello" To: Cc: References: <002701c3a565$244334d0$aa3c7780@dhcp.umass.edu> Subject: Re: land area data for 1990 ZIP codes? Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 12:22:46 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0D48_01C3A529.D9C9D070" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Loop-Detect: 1 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=XI, Probability=11%, Report='BIG_FONT, HTML_50_70, HTML_FONT_COLOR_BLUE, HTML_TAG_UNKNOWN, MAILTO_LINK, REFERENCES, SUPERLONG_LINE, __ANY_OUTLOOK_MUA, __CT, __CTYPE_HAS_BOUNDARY, __CTYPE_MULTIPART_ALT, __EVITE_CTYPE, __HAS_MIMEOLE, __HAS_MSGID, __HAS_MSMAIL_PRI, __HAS_OUTLOOK_IN_MAILER, __HAS_X_MAILER, __HAS_X_PRIORITY, __MIME_HTML, __MIME_VERSION, __NEXTPART_ALL, __NEXTPART_NORMAL, __OUTLOOK_MSGID_1, __OUTLOOK_MUA, __REFERENCES, __SANE_MSGID, __TAG_EXISTS_BODY, __TAG_EXISTS_HEAD, __TAG_EXISTS_HTML, __TAG_EXISTS_META, __USER_AGENT_OE' This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0D48_01C3A529.D9C9D070 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The 2000 Census TIGER files include zip code tabulation areas (ZCTA's) = which are block groups clustered together to approximate zip codes. = With either the ZCTA file or a zip code file from a 3rd party vendor, = almost any GIS program such as ArcView, Atlas GIS, or MapInfo can = calculate the area and append it to the attribute table. Elio Spinello California State University, Northridge ----- Original Message -----=20 From: James L. Craig=20 To: WAPHGIS@u.washington.edu=20 Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 11:27 AM Subject: FW: land area data for 1990 ZIP codes? I wonder if one of the list experts can easily respond to the enclosed = message,=20 with a copy for me? James L. Craig Biological Sciences Librarian/Instructional =20 Services Librarian Biological Sciences Library 214 Morrill Science Center - South University of Massachusetts 611 North Pleasant Street Amherst MA 01003-9297 jlcraig@library.umass.edu 413.545.6690 fx 413.577.1531 http://www.library.umass.edu/subject/healthsci/ Sisu ja Vive Deo et Vives=20 -----Original Message----- From: WAPHGIS-owner@u.washington.edu = [mailto:WAPHGIS-owner@u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Amy Abruzzi Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 2:11 PM To: waphgis@u.washington.edu Subject: land area data for 1990 ZIP codes? Hi, I'm a graduate student in epidemiology working on a fieldwork = project for which I need to calculate the population density for 1990 = ZIP codes. So far I've got the population data I need, but nothing for = land area. I recently found out that land area data for ZIP codes were = never included in the 1990 Census. (There is a column for it in STF3B = but all the values are blank). According to their Geography division, = the Census Bureau never had polygon information for 1990 ZIP codes, but = instead created a "ZIP to Block Equivalency file" to tabulate the = population data. The 1990 ZIP to Block Equivalency file appears to be = available through the MABLE'98 Geocorr v3.0 database = (http://plue.sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/plue/geocorr/).=20 Have any of you used MABLE for this purpose? Or, know of a better or = perhaps easier way to do this? =20 =20 I am currently exploring the private vendor options, so far without = success. As per their respective sales reps, GeoLytics 1990 Census discs = do not include land area and GDT no longer has their 1990 ZIP Code = product(s) available. Does anyone know of another company I can try?=20 =20 Thank you,=20 =20 Amy Abruzzi, MPH student School of Public Health, UMDNJ ------=_NextPart_000_0D48_01C3A529.D9C9D070 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The 2000 Census TIGER files include zip = code=20 tabulation areas (ZCTA's) which are block groups clustered together to=20 approximate zip codes.  With either the ZCTA file or a zip code = file from a=20 3rd party vendor, almost any GIS program such as ArcView, Atlas GIS, or = MapInfo=20 can calculate the area and append it to the attribute = table.
 
Elio Spinello
California State University,=20 Northridge
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 James L. Craig
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 = 11:27=20 AM
Subject: FW: land area data for = 1990 ZIP=20 codes?

I=20 wonder if one of the list experts can easily respond to the enclosed = message,=20
with=20 a copy for me?
 

James L. Craig
Biological Sciences=20 Librarian/Instructional  
  Services = Librarian
Biological=20 Sciences Library
214 Morrill Science Center - South
University = of=20 Massachusetts
611 North Pleasant Street
Amherst MA = 01003-9297
jlcraig@library.umass.edu413.545.6690
fx=20 413.577.1531
http://www.library.umass.edu/subject/healthsci/
Si= su   =20 ja    Vive Deo et Vives

 
-----Original Message-----
From:=20 WAPHGIS-owner@u.washington.edu = [mailto:WAPHGIS-owner@u.washington.edu] On=20 Behalf Of Amy Abruzzi
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 = 2:11=20 PM
To: waphgis@u.washington.edu
Subject: land = area data=20 for 1990 ZIP codes?

Hi, I=92m a graduate=20 student in epidemiology working on a fieldwork project for which I = need to=20 calculate the population density for 1990 ZIP = codes.  =20 So far I=92ve got the population data I need, but nothing for = land=20 area.  I recently found out that land area data = for ZIP=20 codes were never included in the 1990 Census. (There is a = column for=20 it in STF3B but all the values are blank).  = According=20 to their Geography division, the Census Bureau never had polygon = information=20 for 1990 ZIP codes, but instead created a =93ZIP to Block = Equivalency=20 file=94 to tabulate the population data. The 1990 ZIP to Block = Equivalency=20 file appears to be available through the MABLE=9298 Geocorr v3.0=20 database (http://plue.sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/plue/geocorr/).= =20

Have any of you used MABLE for this = purpose? Or,=20 know of a better or perhaps easier way to do this?   =

 

I am currently exploring the private vendor options, so far = without=20 success. As per their respective sales reps, GeoLytics 1990 Census = discs do=20 not include land area and GDT no longer has their 1990 ZIP Code = product(s)=20 available.  Does anyone know of another company I = can try?=20

 

Thank you,

 

Amy Abruzzi, MPH student

School of=20 Public Health,=20 = UMDNJ

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