----------------------------Original message---------------------------- FYI to Maps-L. LC Forwarded message: >|I have been beta testing a CD called CensusCD from GeoLytics, Inc. which >|contains ALL 1990 STF3A-C data on a single disk. It operates via a W95 >|interface and allows all sorts of visualization and extraction and >|manipulation. Part of the novelty is in their compression algorithms, but >|a good deal of value is in the speed and functionality of their interface. >| >|It also includes TIGER data for geocoding. One can enter a street address >|and a zip code and generate detailed reports based upon any of the STF3 >|summary levels for the geographic unit of that address. The software >|allows for the definition of a radius, as well, to define truly customized >|areas. Output may be formatted to be easily merged with MapInfo, ArcView, >|etc. >| >|Has anyone else tried this product? Has anyone else seen this array of >|data on a single disk? I'm curious to know if I am just easily >|impressed..... >| >| >|-- Paul >| >|----------------------- >|Paul F. Bergen >|Coordinator of Instructional Computing >|Social Sciences Computing Support Specialist >|Faculty of Arts and Sciences Computer Services >|Harvard University >|617.495.1227 >|http://icg.harvard.edu >|------------------------ > >Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 09:43:26 -0400 >Sender: "IASSIST List (IASST-L)" <[log in to unmask]> >From: Henk Meij <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: CensusCD from GeoLytics >To: Multiple recipients of list IASST-L <[log in to unmask]> >In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 28 Jun 1996 08:47:50 CDT." > <v02140b06adf9901ccd34@[140.247.26.150]> > >Paul, no I have not, but it sounds like a product which should be on >the web, grin. Does it allow across state boundary extractions (like >Chicago MSA)? The point-and-radius area report based on STF3A is a >versatile product, albeit a bit outdated now, but very useful. Does >it simply spit back tabulation counts for table matrixes checked, or >can one define a report layout? > >Do they have a web site? First time AltaVista choked on me -- no >geolytics found anywhere. And price? > >-Henk > >-- Saved internet headers (useful for debugging) >Received: from odwin.ucsd.edu by mail.ucsd.edu; id HAA23204 sendmail 8.6.12/UC >Message-Id: <199606281406.HAA23204@ mail.ucsd.edu> >Received: by odwin.ucsd.edu (1.37.109.14/16.2) id AA098130795; >From: James Jacobs <jaj >Subject: Re: CensusCD from GeoLytics (fwd) >To: Larry_Cruse >Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 7:06:34 PDT >Reply-To: [log in to unmask] >X-Mailer: Elm [revision: 109.14